This week Koloni, Reklam, Sanayi, Tigater LTD, a minority shareholder of Bellator Sport Worldwide LLC, sued the company’s majority owner in the Superior Court of California. The lawsuit alleges that since December 2011, when Viacom purchased a controlling interest in the company, the media giant has failed to provide the plaintiff with … More Minority Bellator Shareholder Sues Viacom Alleging Diverted Income

Zuffa is attempting to delay their obligations for discovery in the UFC Anti Trust Lawsuits until after their motion to dismiss the claims is heard.  Reasons for judgement were released this week by Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen scheduling July 28th as the hearing date for this motion with the Court noting as follows – PEGGY … More Zuffa Motion to Stay Discovery Scheduled for July 28, 2015

The UFC was quick to put rumours to rest that the heavily marketed featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor was at risk after word came out that Aldo may have suffered a broken rib while training. The UFC assured the public that they had “received official medical confirmation from several doctors that … More Jose Aldo’s Broken Rib and Lessons from the NFL Concussion Lawsuit for the UFC

Today the USADA has released the nuts and bolts of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy publishing the following documents – UFC-anti-doping-policy UFC-arbitration-rules UFC-tue-policy UFC-whereabouts-policy While this policy can and should be applauded as the most comprehensive private solution in the professional combat sports industry in relation to doping, there are a few significant loopholes that appear … More Details of USADA Anti Doping Policy Revealed – Let’s Talk Loopholes

He’s back!  After a brief hiatus “Showdown” Joe Ferraro has relaunched his podcast.  Today I had the pleasure of appearing on Joe’s revamped show along with UFC commentator Jon Anik discussing some of the latest legal topics in combat sports.   You can listen to the full episode here. I’d like to thank Joe for having me as … More Welcome “The Showdown” Podcast Listeners

Update June 14, 2015 – Jason Cruz reports the cases have now been consolidated in Nevada with Judge Richard Boulware taking conduct.  You can click here for background information on Judge Boulware. _____________________________________ With the various anti-trust lawsuits against Zuffa being transferred from California to Nevada earlier this month comes some expected administrative disarray.  In … More Zuffa Motion To Stay Discovery Dismissed By Nevada Judge