Eddie Alvarez’s attorneys will seek a preliminary injunction to allow the free agent lightweight to sign a Zuffa contract to fight at UFC 159 on April 27, 2013. The Order to Show Cause hearing is set for January 25th. According to Court papers filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey […]
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Top 10 of 2012: No. 2 The end of Strikeforce
MMA Payout’s No. 2 business story of 2012 is the demise of Strikeforce. January 12th will be the end of the organization after 27 years of existence and 7 as an MMA promotion. The purchase of Strikeforce by Zuffa was for a reported $40 million and repayment of debt. Dana White has denied Zuffa trying […]
Top 10 of 2012: No. 8 Zuffa continues international expansion
The number 8 business story of 2012 is the continued international expansion of the UFC. This year saw the launch of international TUFs, an Indian television deal and its first event in China. The first international TUF was in Brazil and involved Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva as coaches. The show ran on Globo television […]
New York files Reply Brief in Support of its Motion to Dismiss
Zuffa files opposition to New York’s motion to dismiss
Last Friday, Zuffa filed its opposition brief to the Attorney General for the state of New York’s motion to dismiss its case in New York. As you may recall, Zuffa (and its fighters named personally in the Complaint) filed its lawsuit against the state of New York for its ban on MMA. To provide a […]