Victoria, Australia’s most densely populated State, has not been a friendly venue for the UFC as the Government allowed MMA but banned events from taking place in a cage. This prohibition kept the UFC out of the Country’s second largest City due to their desire to only hold events in their trademarked ‘Octagon”.. After years … More Victorian Government Lifts Ban on Cages in MMA
Two separate sets of reasons were released last month awarding damages for commercial piracy of UFC Pay Per View Broadcasts. In the first case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. RLPR Management LLP) the Defendant broadcast UFC 101 at a commercial establishment without paying the sub licencing fee. The evidence showed the program being televised on eleven … More Two Latest UFC Piracy Awards Total $7,200 and $60,000
When it was announced that Quinton Jackson resigned with the UFC Bellator President Scott Coker was quick to respond with the following tweet: It appears Coker’s words were not an empty threat with the organization announcing they have now filed suit seeking an injunction to keep Jackson from fighting with the rival promotion. Here is … More Bellator Takes Legal Action to Keep Quinton Jackson From Fighting in UFC
A recurring theme at this website is pointing out the real dangers that come with Rapid Extreme Weight Cut practices in MMA. Documented harm has become so common that my list of injuries from Rapid Extreme Weight Cut practices has to be amended on a far too frequent basis. Kirik Jenness, owner of MixedMartialArts.com and … More The Solution For Dangerous Rapid Extreme Weight Cuts in Combat Sports
Adding to this site’s archived judgments of lawsuits addressing UFC piracy claims, reasons for judgement were released this month by the US District Court, D. South Carolina, ordering a commercial establishment to pay $37,757 following piracy of UFC 135. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Upstate Recreation) the Defendants operated a Nightlclub. … More $37,757 In Damages Ordered After Commercial Piracy of UFC 135
While not a case involving combat sports, reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, demonstrating that a sports league can be liable in negligence when they fail to take reasonable steps to ensure their rules of play are being followed. There are lessons to be learned in cases such … More Sport Organizer Negligent For Failing to Take Reasonable Steps to Enforce Own Rules
Update February 23, 2015 – I’d like to thank MMA’s official record keeper, Kirik Jenness, for reproducing portions of this story and featuring it prominently at his flagship site mixedmartialarts.com. I encourage anyone interested in the subject to visit there and engage in the dialogue. ______________________________________ Yesterday the UFC announced their plans for stricter Performance … More Practical Barriers for the UFC’s Planned Random Drug Testing Program
Earlier today UFC President Dana White, CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and Chief Operating Officer Lawrence Epstein held a press conference acknowledging the extent of the doping problem in elite MMA. Fertitta acknowledged the need for overhaul. The high rate of out of competition drug test failures was contrasted with the lower in competition rate (when athletes … More UFC Acknowledges “Alarming” Doping Problem in the Sport, Solutions Discussed
In the latest decision addressing damages for piracy of Pay Per View broadcasts, reasons for judgement were released last week by the US District Court, E.D. North Carolina, assessing damages for piracy of UFC 116 by a private club. In last week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Johnson) the Defendant operated a private club … More Court Declines High Damage Award Following UFC Pay Per View Piracy
Recently MMA personality Front Row Brian suggested that the UFC sent anonymous samples to the US Anti Doping Agency for testing and that “about 70% of the samples came back dirty“. It was suggested that this is the reason why the UFC “decided to abandon their out of competition drug testing program“. Here are the … More 70% of UFC Roster Using PED’s?
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