Thomas Hauser wrote an article in The Guardian this week which detailed fighter contracts for the newly formed Zuffa Boxing which had its debut last Friday. Of the notable items in the revealing article, it notes that California State Athletic Commission head Andy Foster admitted to not seeing a Zuffa Boxing contract. While one could […]
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Judge Boulware issues order Zuffa will not be happy with in Johnson antitrust case
Judge Richard Boulware issued a Supplemental Order on Tuesday in response to Zuffa’s attempt to stay a discovery order issued on January 6th. As a result, Judge Boulware gave a detailed accounting of the discovery issues. This includes calling out Zuffa for an “unfortunate pattern of obfuscation and discovery violations.” Judge Boulware also noted that […]
Zuffa Boxing 01 Bonuses
Zuffa Boxing debuted this past Friday at the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Similar to the UFC, Dana White gave out fight bonuses in addition to the fighter purses. Julian Rodriguez was the bigger winner bringing home a $100,000 bonus for his performance and a Fight of the Night with Cain Sandoval. Rodriguez is […]
White announces main event for inaugural Zuffa Boxing show
Dana White announced the main event for the inaugural Zuffa Boxing show set for Friday, January 23rd. Interviewed by Stephen A. Smith on his show, White announced that Callum Walsh will face Carlos OCampo in the main event at The Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada. Walsh, who has been managed by White for several years […]
Top 10 of 2025 No 3 Phil Davis files antitrust lawsuit
In addition to the Misha Cirkunov lawsuit, the same attorneys involved in the Le, Johnson and Cirkunov cases filed a case on behalf of Phil Davis. The difference with Davis’ lawsuit is that he requests a change to the landscape of future MMA contracts. Instead of monetary damages which is the primary reason for the […]