Former UFC light heavyweight Phil Davis has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Nevada which seeks to turn the business of MMA on its head. Davis’ lawsuit is an offshoot of the now-settled Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa, the current Kajan Johnson, et al. v. Zuffa and the recently filed Mikhail Cirkunov, […]
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Another UFC fighter files an antitrust lawsuit
Mikhail Cirkunov has filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Zuffa in Nevada Federal Court. The lawsuit will be assigned to Judge Richard Boulware who presided over the Le case and currently the Kajan Johnson case. The Complaint appears to be a mirror image of the Le and Johnson cases. However, this one is updated to […]
TKO getting into boxing business
President and COO of TKO Group Holdings, Mark Shapiro, confirmed what many suspected for a while that TKO would be entering the boxing business. Obviously, Dana White will be playing a major part in the endeavor while working with Saudi Arabia’s Tuki Alalshikh. It was revealed during TKO Group’s earning call that it was meeting […]
Judge Boulware preliminary approves Le antitrust settlement
On Tuesday, Judge Richard Boulware preliminarily approved the Le antitrust settlement of $375 million for the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs will receive between $240 million and $260 million after attorney fees and costs per Paul Gift who was in the courtroom. The Cung Le antitrust settlement is preliminarily APPROVED. Over the next year the #UFC will […]
UFC and Plaintiffs in Le-Zuffa case tentatively settle for $375M
On Thursday morning, Zuffa and the plaintiffs in the Le lawsuit agreed to settle the case for $375 million. The settlement is pending Court approval by Judge Boulware. TKO Group filed a Form 8-K this morning informing its investors of the settlement for $375 million. The settlement is for the Le plaintiffs only. If the […]