The UFC has a new licensing partner in the United States as Zappos becomes the companies official sponsor. UFC lifestyle and fan apparel will be available for sale on the Zappos website starting January 18th per a press release. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Zappos will create officially licensed UFC apparel […]
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UFC Anti-Doping Policy amends stance on marijuana use
The UFC has made a change to its anti-doping policy as it will no longer punish athletes for positive tests for cannabis. The announcement was made Thursday. Positive tests for carboxy-THC, regardless of levels, will no longer be considered violations to the policy “unless additional evidence exists that an athlete used it intentionally for performance-enhancing […]
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Bellator files challenge to release of its documents in Zuffa antitrust lawsuit
Bellator MMA filed a legal challenge to the release of documents related to the organization in the UFC Antitrust lawsuit. The promotion provided documents in the lawsuit as part of a Court Order in 2017. Bellator marked the documents, “HIGHLY-CONFIDENTIAL – ATTORNEY’S EYES ONLY.” Bellator identifies the documents in its briefs: “…a detailed spreadsheet specifying […]
Zuffa objects to potential release of documents in Antitrust lawsuit
Zuffa has filed an opposition to a Court ‘minute order’ last week in the UFC lawsuit which declared that in releasing its opinion on Class Certification, it would also release all of the documents under seal in the case to the public. The ‘minute order’ last week allowed for comment on the ruling with those […]