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Plaintiffs file opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Stay Discovery

July 4, 2015 by Jason Cruz 23 Comments

Attorneys on behalf of the plaintiffs in the UFC Antitrust Lawsuit have filed an opposition to UFC’s Motion to Stay Discovery in the lawsuit that is now in the U.S. District Court of Nevada. You might recall that Zuffa filed a Motion to Stay Discovery pending the court decision in its Motion to Dismiss. The Motion […]

With no vote in Assembly, MMA Bill dead in New York

June 25, 2015 by Jason Cruz 11 Comments

A bill to legalize mixed martial arts in the state of New York has failed to reach an Assembly vote once again this year. Despite a concerted effort to attempt to push the bill through, which included revamping the bill to attempt to appease legislators, it appears that it will not make it to a […]

Nevada court consolidates Zuffa antitrust cases

June 12, 2015 by Jason Cruz 2 Comments

On June 11th, Judge Richard Boulware of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada signed an order which would consolidate all of the cases in the Zuffa Antitrust Lawsuit. Earlier this month, the U.S. District Court in Northern California determined that the venue of the lawsuit filed by Cung Le and several other […]

Show Money Episode 5 discusses UFC and PBC lawsuits

June 7, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

Show Money Episode 5 is back with Bloody Elbow’s John Nash and Paul Gift. In this episode we discuss the status of the UFC antitrust lawsuit and the PBC lawsuit filed by Golden Boy. If you would like to know a little more about the PBC lawsuit, you can find some more information here.

MMA Bill in New York may see adjustments

June 5, 2015 by Jason Cruz Leave a Comment

In the waning days of the 2015 New York State Assembly, the bill seeking to legalize MMA in the state is being revamped in hopes of passage according to the Press & Sun Bulletin in Albany. Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle expects to expand the MMA bill to include other legalized combative sports as well […]