The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a date for oral argument in Zuffa’s appeal of the district court ruling in the Mikhail Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit. The date of the hearing will be Friday, November 20th at 9:00 am in San Francisco. For those keeping score, the Cirkunov lawsuit deals with fighters contracted with the […]
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Shapiro addresses fighter pay
TKO President and and Chief Operating Officer Mark Shapiro spoke on Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference about the company. He spoke on multiple issues regarding business including UFC, WWE and Zuffa Boxing. One of the issues he spoke about was fighter pay. In the past, Shapiro has hinted of increases in […]
UFC announces an uninspired 332 main event
This past Saturday, the UFC announced its main event for October’s UFC numbered card in Salt Lake City, Utah. The main event will feature Natalia Silva taking on Wang Cong for the vacant UFC Women’s Flyweight Championship. The main event was hindered by injury as Valentina Shevchenko vacated the belt due to an injury that […]
Zuffa files Reply Brief in Cirkunov Antitrust Lawsuit
Zuffa recently filed its Reply Brief in its appeal of the district court’s ruling allowing discovery in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuit. Despite the ongoing lawsuit, Zuffa filed the appeal with the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals. Zuffa attempted to move this lawsuit into arbitration based on the clauses in the fighters’ agreements. Attorneys for the […]
UFC Paris bonuses
The UFC returned to Paris on Saturday and the promotion handed out its usual bonuses for standout performances. This past May Salahdine Parnasse was on the MVP MMA card featuring Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. On Saturday, Parnasse made his UFC debut in the main event and earned a $100K Performance Bonus for his first […]