Earlier this month the UFC filed its appeal brief to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals with respect to its dismissed lawsuit against New York. The appeal focuses on Zuffa’s claims that MMA is protected by the First Amendment and that Plaintiffs have standing to press their challenge that the law prohibiting MMA in the […]
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Should the UFC suspend the Diaz brothers or Khabib?
Ronda Rousey was the big story in the UFC last night with her 34 second victory at UFC 190. However, the second biggest story in MMA on Saturday night may be a scuffle caught on video between the Diaz brothers and Khabib Nurmogomedov at a WSOF event in Vegas. The raw footage (via MMA Interviews) […]
UFC Fight Night 71 draws 801K viewers
Sports TV Ratings reports that Wednesday night’s UFC Fight Night drew an average of 801,000 viewers and a 0.4 rating in adults 18-49. The prelims drew an average of 543,000 viewers. UFC Fight Night 71 which officially aired from 7pm-10:04pm PT and featured Frank Mir and Todd Duffee drew 801,000 viewers. The prelims which featured […]
Plaintiffs file opposition to Zuffa’s Motion to Stay Discovery
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 […]