The California State Athletic Commission unanimously voted (6-0) to revoke Jon Jones’ fight license and invoke a $205,000 fine against him for a banned steroid in his system discovered in a pre-fight drug test at UFC 214. The $205,000 fine is 40% of his $500,000 disclosed pay (plus $5,000) for his matchup with Daniel Cormier […]
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Plaintiffs’ expert in UFC Antitrust lawsuit takes turn picking apart Zuffa’s economic expert
Dr. Andrew Zimbalist had the opportunity to offer a rebuttal report in response to a UFC’s economist undressing of his opinion on the damages in the plaintiffs’ case in the UFC antitrust lawsuit. In the report he goes after Zuffa’s economic expert, Dr. Roger Blair as he claims that his analysis “provides no insight into […]
UFC on Fox 28 draws 1.82M viewers in overnight ratings
UFC on Fox 28 drew 1.8 million viewers on Fox Saturday night’s fast overnight ratings. Despite stiff competition from the NBA and the Olympics the event was able to stave off its worst ratings since being shown on the network. The event drew 1.82 million viewers, a 0.6 rating in the A18-49 demo and a […]
UFC on Fox 28 attendance, gate and bonuses.
UFC on Fox 28 took place in Orlando on Saturday night and main event headliner Jeremy Stephens continued his winning ways earning a bonus for his stoppage against Josh Emmert. While the stoppage was not in dispute, the beginning of the end for Emmett started with what look like a knee to a grounded opponent […]
Zuffa’s economic expert dismisses Plaintiffs’ opinion on damages in Antitrust lawsuit
In the latest round of filings in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit, the UFC provided an expert report from Roger D. Blair. Dr. Blair’s report was meant to rebut the assertions made by Plaintiffs’ expert Andrew Zimbalist. Dr. Blair’s report argues Dr. Zimbalist’s “yardstick” method of assessing plaintiffs’ damages in the lawsuit was inappropriate and flawed. […]