Today the BC Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development announced that Wayne Willows is replacing Dave Maedel as BC’s Athletic Commissioner.  Dave Maedel has accepted a position at the Ministry of Forest, Lands, and Natural Resource Operations. Below is the full announcement – Wayne Willows has been an accomplished public servant with 35 years … More BC Appoints New Athletic Commissioner

Zuffa, the UFC’s parent company, is now facing a fourth anti trust lawsuit.  Filed by Mac Danzig and Gabe Ruediger, this claim largely mirrors the previous claims currently before the courts filed by Cung Le, Nathan Quarry, Jon Fitch, Luis Vazquez, Dennis Hallman, Brandon Vera and Pablo Garza.  The full claim can be found here – Danzig et al … More Mac Danzig and Gabe Ruediger File Fourth Anti Trust Suit Against UFC

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of making an appearance on the Fight Network’s MMA Meltdown with Gabriel Morency discussing some of the latest legal topics in combat sports.   You can find the full interview here: I’d like to thank Gabriel for having me as a guest  If you are visiting here for the first time after listening … More Welcome MMA Meltdown Viewers!

Last month, Judge Edward J. Davila related the three separate anti-trust class action complaints filed against UFC parent company Zuffa and transferred them to his courtroom. The first battle in this litigation has been waged by Zuffa seeking to move these cases away from California, where they were filed, and into Nevada. Judge Davila will preside … More Zuffa Class Action Transferred To Judge Edward J. Davila’s Court Room

Update – Zuffa’s Motion To Change Venue is now publicly available and can be found here: Zuffa Motion To Change Venue ______________________________________ Zuffa has announced their first substantive step in defending the anti-trust lawsuit against them by seeking to move the claim to Nevada.  They have released the following statement: “We care about our fighters and our … More Zuffa Seeks to Move UFC Class Action Lawsuit to Nevada

UPDATE –  January 16, 2016 – the full CIR test results were released and can be found here – jon-jones-ufc-182-steroid-profile January 8, 2015 – Bleacher Report has interviewed NSAC Director Bennett who confirms that CIR testing was indeed done and that “none of the results were a concern“. ———————————————- In the wake of Jon Jones’ recent … More Will the Nevada State Athletic Commission Seek CIR Testing for Jon Jones?

Reasons for judgement were released today by the BC Supreme Court, Vancouver Registry, finding that a fee charging martial arts school is no different than any other business and is required to purchase a business licence. In today’s case (City of Burnaby v. Gildemeester dba Master Gee’s Black Belt Academy) the Respondent failed to pay … More Yes Martial Arts Schools, You Need to Buy a Business Licence too