Adding to this site’s archived posts addressing combat sports piracy, reasons for judgement were released recently by the US District Court W.D. Kentucky, Paducah Division, awarding $2,200 in damages for the commercial piracy of UFC 165 In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Dick) the Defendants displayed UFC 165 in a bar without … More $2,200 in Damages Awarded for UFC 165 Piracy
Update – This week the NYSAC dismissed Weidman’s appeal Update – Today the NYSAC released a statement defending the result noting “In New York State, it has been held that the Commission may review video evidence in order to meet its obligation to render correct determinations and act in the best interest of the sport“. … More Legal Considerations in Chris Weidman’s Appeal
Update – the NYSAC has now, fortunately, reversed this decision and Gonzalez has been cleared to fight _______________________________________ As first reported by Marc Raimondi, the New York State Athletic Commission pulled Pearl Gonzalez from her UFC 210 bout on Friday morning because she has breast implants. This occurred after she officially weighed in. While a … More Legal Thoughts on New York Athletic Commission Breast Implant Controversy
Update June 2, 2017 – today the NYSAC rejected Anthony Johnson’s disciplinary complaint against Cormier. It is worth noting that they have overhauled their weigh in rules since the Cormier incident. The NYSAC’s full letter denying Johnson’s request can be found here (courtesy of Marc Raimondi) ______________________________________________ This morning some controversy arose during Daniel Cormier’s … More Legal Breakdown of Daniel Cormier Weigh in Controversy
Today the World Anti Doping Agency published their 2015 Anti-Doping Rule Violations (“ADRV”) Report. The full report can be found here. Combative sports only made up 2 of the top 10 sports with the most anti-doping rule violations. Specifically boxing and wrestling placed 8th and 9th on the list. Of the overall adverse samples, 65% resulted in … More WADA’s 2015 Statistics Shed Light on Doping in Combat Sports
Today the US Anti Doping Agency announced that they have sanctioned Leonardo Pires Nogueira for testing positive for Clomiphene at the 2016 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships held in Long Beach, California. The event was organized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). IBJJF contracted with USADA to conduct anti doping testing at the event. Below is the … More BJJ Competitor Handed Two Year Ban for Doping
In March of 2014 Dennis Munson Jr. died in his debut, unregulated, amateur kickboxing bout in Wisconsin. At the time the State did not regulate the sport. Munson’s family has, as first reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a host of parties involved in organizing and overseeing the bout … More Legal Keys in the Dennis Munson Jr. Kickboxing Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Reasons for judgement were published recently by the US District Court, W.D. Arkansas, Texarkana Division granting default judgement for the commercial piracy of UFC 165. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Moore) the Defendant operated a commercial establishment and aired UFC 165 without paying the commercial sub licencing fees to the Plaintiff. … More $3,800 in Damages for UFC 165 Piracy
A typical narrative seen in commercial Pay Per View piracy litigation is a Plaintiff seeking substantial damages disproportionate to any harm caused to them with Courts rarely awarding the hefty damages sought. In a sensible judgement released earlier this month the US District Court, D. New Jersey struck a reasonable position in awarding a total … More UFC 183 Piracy Leads to $5,411 Judgement
New York State Athletic Commission chief medical officer and practicing neurologist Dr. Sethi published an article in the latest edition of the South African Journal of Sports Medicine addressing best practices for medical stoppages of boxing bouts with the sensible conclusion that it is better to err on the side of safety. In the article, … More Neurologist – “It Is Far Better to Stop a Fight Early Rather Than Too Late.”
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