Johnson et al v. Zuffa, LLC dba Ultimate Fighting Championship et al

  1. January 26, 2026

    9th Circ. Pauses Discovery Order In UFC Wage Suits

    A Ninth Circuit panel temporarily paused a Nevada federal court's discovery order in wage suppression lawsuits against UFC after the mixed martial arts organization said the order violated attorney-client privilege and the First Amendment.

  2. January 21, 2026

    UFC Asks 9th Circ. To Nix 'Overbroad' Discovery In Wage Suits

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship urged the Ninth Circuit to immediately stop a Nevada federal court from enforcing a "breathtakingly overbroad" discovery order in wage suppression lawsuits, saying it violates attorney-client privilege and the First Amendment.

  3. November 12, 2025

    Fighters Say UFC Withheld Arbitration Evidence In Wage Suit

    Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters suing the mixed martial arts organization for wage suppression are accusing it in Nevada federal court of withholding a large amount of evidence key to the UFC's bid to force their antitrust claims into arbitration.

  4. September 02, 2025

    Court Denies UFC's Attempt To Block Fighters' Class Cert.

    A Nevada federal judge has rejected Ultimate Fighting Championship's motion seeking to deny class certification for fighters suing it over alleged suppressed wages, saying the request is premature.

  5. August 13, 2025

    UFC Fights Sanctions Bid, Cites Massive Document Dump

    Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent companies told a Nevada federal court Tuesday that they have already filed nearly 4 million pages to comply with discovery deadlines in a wage dispute with fighters, arguing that the fighters' July request for sanctions, including default judgment, is unwarranted.

  6. July 30, 2025

    UFC Fighters Seek Penalty For Discovery Delays In Wage Spat

    Fighters suing UFC over allegations of wage suppression have asked a Nevada federal judge to impose terminating sanctions on the organization and its parent company, TKO Operating Co. LLC, for failing to turn over court-ordered documents.

  7. July 25, 2025

    Fighters Push Sports Agency For Docs In UFC Wage Dispute

    Fighters engaged in an ongoing battle over wages with UFC are asking a Nevada federal court to force a sports talent agency to turn over documents they say will shed light on their antitrust claims and help build their case.

  8. April 03, 2025

    UFC Asks Court To Deny Class Cert. In Fighters' Antitrust Suit

    UFC has urged a Nevada federal court not to certify a class of fighters in the second antitrust lawsuit it is facing over allegedly suppressed wages, saying the class is legally defective because the plaintiffs who filed the lawsuit cannot represent the group of fighters.

  9. March 07, 2025

    Off The Bench: NASCAR Feud Grows, ACC Peace, NCAA Wins

    In this week's Off The Bench, NASCAR insists that the two teams suing it are the real antitrust bullies, the ACC keeps two valued and valuable members in the fold, and a baseball player ends his court fight to play another year in college.

  10. March 05, 2025

    Fighters' Attys Get $115M In Fees For UFC Settlement Work

    A Nevada federal judge has awarded more than $115 million to the attorneys who struck a $375 million settlement with the UFC on behalf of more than 1,100 fighters alleging vast wage suppression, nodding to the considerable effort involved in litigating the decade-long case.