MMA Payout reported earlier in the day of Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Transfer Venue in its antitrust lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court of Northern California in the San Jose Division. We provide a little more insight into the filing by Plaintiffs on Friday. In its opposition briefing arguing that the lawsuit […]
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UFC Fight Night 64 bonuses
MMA Junkie reports on the bonuses from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 64 from Krakow, Poland. The main event came through as it was awarded the Fight of the Night. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga earned “Fight of the Night” honors. Cro Cop won the fight with a 3rd round TKO. In addition, Leon […]
Plaintiffs in Zuffa antitrust case file opposition to motion to transfer venue
The Plaintiffs in the Le v. Zuffa, LLC (and related) antitrust case(s) have filed its opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Transfer Venue to Las Vegas. Its main argument is that the forum selection clauses in the plaintiffs fight contracts are inapplicable in this antitrust action. Earlier this year, Zuffa filed a motion to transfer venue […]
Court opinion in Bellator-Rampage lawsuit made available
A copy of the court opinion by Judge Karen Suter which granted Bellator MMA’s injunction in its lawsuit against Rampage Jackson was made public. After oral argument on April 2nd, the Court issued its opinion on April 7th. MMA Fighting provides a copy of the lawsuit here. The court made it abundantly clear that it […]
UFC distances itself from Jackson injunction
The UFC has issued its own statement on the injunction granted against Rampage Jackson on Tuesday which forces him out of his fight at UFC 186 later this month. In the statement, the UFC indicates that Jackson may consider an “emergency appeal.” Via UFC.com: UFC has been advised of the New Jersey state court’s ruling […]