Judge Richard Boulware held a status conference in the Misha Cirkunov antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa on December 18th. The Court set a number of deadlines to determine several discovery issues including having Dana White testify at some point during hearing that will span two days at the beginning of February (h/t John Nash). There are […]
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The Legal Submission Episode 105
Zuffa Boxing gets a start date
Mark Shapiro announced during an investors conference on Monday that Zuffa Boxing would start on January 23rd. The show will air one day before the UFC’s first event on Paramount January 24th. Shapiro did not provide any further information on the boxing event. UFC 324 has been announced to take place at T-Mobile Arena in […]
Update on discovery disputes in antitrust cases
The parties in the ongoing lawsuits in the Mikhail Cirkunov lawsuits filed Joint Status Reports in preparation for a status conference heard before Judge Boulware last week. The status conference included a disputes over “discovery deficiencies” between the parties. If you are familiar with big time lawsuits (or any civil lawsuit for that matter), there […]
White says Zuffa Boxing will recognize one belt
On the heels of announcing its media rights commitment to Paramount, Dana White made the media rounds to various outlets. In interviews, he noted that Zuffa Boxing would recognize The Ring belt alone as the championship for Zuffa Boxing. The Ring, owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF), will be working with Zuffa Boxing […]