The Court in the UFC Antitrust case has issued its order with respect to the June 1, 2017 hearing. Plaintiffs and Defendants submitted Proposed Orders but the Court decided to draft its own version. Officially, the Court denied Bellator’s Motion to Quash the UFC Subpoena and the UFC’s Motion to Compel Documents but granted Bellator’s […]
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Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order issued in UFC Antitrust Case
On Tuesday of this week, the parties in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit filed its Discovery Plan and Scheduling Order. The order is a result of the Motion to Compel and Motion to Quash earlier this month. The order extends fact discovery to July 31, 2017. Expert reports and expert deposition will go through the fall […]
Proposed Order outlines documents Bellator to produce to parties in Antitrust lawsuit
The Federal Magistrate has ruled on Bellator’s Motion to Quash the Subpoena and its Motion to Modify the UFC’s Subpoena. According to a Proposed Order drafted by Zuffa, the Court has denied Bellator’s Motion to Quash and granted its Motion to Modify. Although the Court has not yet signed the Order, barring an objection or […]
UFC Athlete Retreat did not go as expected
The UFC Fighter Retreat was held in Las Vegas this past weekend and a couple altercations occurred based on social media posts. First, Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos and Angela Magana were involved in a confrontation in which Cyborg allegedly hit Magana. Secondly, Kajan Johnson was removed from ta UFC discussion on the Reebok sponsorship. According to […]
UFC 211: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. This time we take a look at UFC 211 from Dallas, Texas where two titles were successfully defended. Stipe stops JDS Stipe Miocic withstood a couple stiff leg kicks to stop Junior Dos Santos in the first round of their Heavyweight title fight. Miocic dropped JDS after clipping […]