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$20,000 Damages Suggested For Piracy of UFC 175

December 17, 2015

Update January 12, 2016 – this week Magistrate Judge Delaney vacated the below default judgement. _________________________________ Reasons for judgement were recently published by the US District Court, ED California, suggesting damages of $20,000 following the commercial piracy of UFC 175. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions Inc. v. Toto) the Defendant operated a sports bar … More $20,000 Damages Suggested For Piracy of UFC 175

White House Responds to Nick Diaz Nevada Suspension

December 9, 2015

After surpassing the 100,000 signature threshold the White House was forced to respond to Nick Diaz’s 5 year suspension issued by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Unsurprisingly the official response was short noting this is not a matter in the Federal Government’s jurisdiction.  Of interest the comment notes if there are federal issues in the … More White House Responds to Nick Diaz Nevada Suspension

What Standards Do the UFC/USADA Have For TUE’s?

December 7, 2015

Update  December 15, 2015- USADA’s media relations specialist Ryan Madden has replied and confirms that, despite the silence in the TUE policy, that USADA uses WADA standards when reviewing TUE applications under the UFC anti doping policy.  Madden advised as follows Thanks for your patience… I apologize for not getting back to you sooner. Regarding … More What Standards Do the UFC/USADA Have For TUE’s?

$4,750 in Damages Awarded Following UFC 173 Piracy

December 7, 2015

Adding to this site’s archived cases of UFC pay per view event piracy prosecutions, reasons for judgement were released recently by the US District Court, ED California, rejecting a claim for $110,000 in damages but instead awarding $4,750 in total damages. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions Inc. v. Dhillon) the Defendant operated a … More $4,750 in Damages Awarded Following UFC 173 Piracy

The Problem With Rumored USADA IV Exemption

December 3, 2015

Update – Donald Cerrone now says he was only joking about having a TUE for IV use . ____________________ Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone has apparently been given a Therapeutic Use Exemption allowing him to rehydrate via an otherwise banned IV by the United States Anti Doping Agency ahead of his upcoming UFC lightweight title bout. If … More The Problem With Rumored USADA IV Exemption

Ontario Pledges To “Clarify The Legal Status of Amateur Combative Sport”

December 1, 2015

The Province of Ontario has been one of the slowest in Canada to respond to their Criminal Code powers to legalize amateur mixed martial arts and other combat sports.  As previously discussed, Ontario’s response to date has been silence making amateur MMA along with a host of other combative sports technically illegal in the Province. Last … More Ontario Pledges To “Clarify The Legal Status of Amateur Combative Sport”

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic Handed Two Year Ban for Doping

November 25, 2015

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic recently retired from MMA in the midst of a doping scandal.  Cro Cop admitted to out of competition use of HGH shortly after being subject to USADA testing and now has the distinction of being the first fighter to be sanctioned under the UFC’s/USADA anti doping regime. He was handed a 2 … More Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic Handed Two Year Ban for Doping

39% Kickboxing Injury Rate Revealed in 15 Year NSAC Record Review

November 17, 2015

Note – The below findings likely exclude concussions which appear to be “significantly underreported” with the authors noting that 40% of contests end in KO/TKO and concussions are likely in many of these bouts.  In other words, the study finds there is a 39% reported injury rate in kickboxing bouts in addition to the likely … More 39% Kickboxing Injury Rate Revealed in 15 Year NSAC Record Review

Welcome BJPenn.com Readers – Martial Artists Hands as Deadly Weapons!

November 12, 2015

Earlier today I had the privilege to co-author an article with Michael Martin, JD, Content Manager for Strong Sports Gymnasium in downtown Los Angeles, for BJPenn.com detailing how fighter Jamual Parks had his MMA trained hands recognized as deadly weapons. The full article can be found here.   For readers looking for more on this … More Welcome BJPenn.com Readers – Martial Artists Hands as Deadly Weapons!

UFC 133 Piracy Leads to $7,000 Damage Award

November 3, 2015

Adding to this site’s archived cases of UFC pay per view event piracy prosecutions, the latest reasons for judgement were released last month assessing damages for piracy of UFC 133. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc v. Thirsty Camel, Inc) the Defendant establishment displayed UFC 133 without paying sub-licencing fees to the Plaintiff. … More UFC 133 Piracy Leads to $7,000 Damage Award