August 31, 2023
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sought Wednesday to back Ultimate Fighting Championship's bid for Ninth Circuit intervention against the certification of a class of fighters whose claims of repressed wages could top $4.8 billion, with the trade group arguing the district judge made a "classic" mistake.
August 24, 2023
The Ultimate Fighting Championship sought Ninth Circuit intervention Wednesday against fighters accusing it of antitrust violations, warning that newly granted class certification could force a settlement lest it face damages that could top $4.8 billion on allegations around coercive, exclusive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters.
August 09, 2023
A Nevada federal judge gave Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters a crucial, long-awaited win Wednesday with the certification of one of two proposed classes in an antitrust suit alleging the organization repressed wages by up to $1.6 billion through coercive, exclusive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters.
September 13, 2019
The Ultimate Fighting Championship and fighters suing it over an anti-competitive "scheme" that allegedly keeps their earnings low have just traded some of the most important blows in the potentially multibillion-dollar case, with each side trying to knock out the other's experts ahead of a class certification decision.
September 24, 2018
A proposed class of mixed martial arts fighters told a Nevada federal court Friday that they have proof the Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company pushed out competitors and depressed their wages, and that their antitrust suit should proceed.
July 31, 2018
UFC's parent company urged a Nevada federal court Monday to end an antitrust suit lodged by a proposed class of mixed martial arts fighters who accuse the organization of pushing out rival promoters and stifling wages, saying fighters' wages are increasing and there's no evidence that competitors are being shut out.
February 20, 2018
Mixed martial arts fighters urged a Nevada federal judge Friday to grant class certification in a lawsuit claiming UFC's parent company stifled wages and blocked rivals in the market using an anti-competitive scheme, saying they can prove that the impact of the organization's actions was widespread and damaging.
July 17, 2017
The UFC urged a Nevada federal court Friday to reject a bid by mixed martial arts fighters to force the production of purportedly privileged documents in an antitrust suit against the organization, arguing it has already reviewed thousands of documents at the fighters' request.
June 14, 2017
A Nevada federal magistrate judge overseeing an antitrust lawsuit by mixed martial arts fighters against the UFC told MMA promoter and UFC rival Bellator Sport Worldwide LLC on Tuesday to respond to subpoenas by the parties, but limited the scope of their requests to fighter contracts and financial information.
May 25, 2017
The UFC on Wednesday hit back at a request by mixed martial arts fighters to turn over text messages from cellphones used by owner Dana White in their lawsuit accusing the organization of illegally dominating the sport, saying the fighters are asking for information they already have.