Earlier this week, Judge Kimba Wood of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a 44 page opinion dismissing 6 of the 7 claims brought by Zuffa in its lawsuit against the state regarding its legislation banning professional MMA. Zuffa’s claim that the MMA regulation is unconstitutionally vague is the […]
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Judge dismisses Zuffa’s First Amendment claim in New York lawsuit
UFC sees future gain in international expansion
The Las Vegas Journal Review reports on Zuffa’s international ambitions. In an interview with Lorenzo Fertitta, he indicated that the company projects to make more money overseas than domestically by 2015. The interview details its global strategy which is based upon outreach to international markets via media agreements to show its content. Notably, its brokered […]
Commission to decide whether Sonnen can fight at UFC Fight Night 26
MMA Junkie reports that the Massachusetts State Boxing Commission will conduct a meeting to determine whether to license Chael Sonnen for his fight August 17th on UFC Fight Night 26. The issue with the meeting has to deal with a complaint placed by a group called, Unite Here. According to its web site, the group […]
UFC spent $620K on lobbying efforts in 2012
The UFC ranked second to the NFL in terms of lobbying expenses of sports organizations for 2012. The UFC spent $620,000 last year in lobbying efforts which mostly relate to anti-piracy laws and educating legislators on MMA. According to MMA Junkie (via OpenSecrets.org), the UFC spent $620,000 which would be a 51% increase from 2011. […]