With Jon Jones facing felony charges based on allegations that he was involved in a hit and run motor vehicle collision the next question is what is required under New Mexico law to prove the case against him? Here is a quick breakdown – Section 66-7-203 NMSA 1978 requires every motorist to stay at the scene … More Jon Jones Facing Felony Hit and Run Charges – What is Needed for Conviction?
Reasons for judgement were released this week by the US District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division, confirming that the parties involved have agreed to participate in mediation with a mutually agreed upon mediator no later than September 30, 2015. Mediation is a routine step in civil lawsuits. It is simply an agreement to sit down … More Zuffa and Plaintiffs Agree to Mediation in UFC Class Action Lawsuit
On May 11 the Nevada Judiciary will resolve the ongoing legal challenge between Wandelei Silva and the NSAC with respect to the boundaries of their out of competition drug testing powers. MMAJunkie’s John Morgan attended this weeks judicial review and recorded the entirety of the parties submissions. For those interested here is the video- … More Full Wanderlei Silva v. NSAC Court Proceedings
In the latest judicial damage assessment following UFC PPV piracy, reasons for judgement were released by the US District Court, SD Ohio Eastern Division, assessing damages of $3,750 following the commercial piracy of UFC 160. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions , Inc. v. Buckman) the Defendants operated a sports bar which displayed UFC 160 … More $3,750 in Damages Assessed Following UFC 160 Piracy
It is a not so well kept secret that performance enhancing drug testing is all but non-existent in amateur mixed martial arts competitions. While addressing doping at the elite professional level is important, it is equally valuable to weed out a culture of cheating at the entry level to meaningfully address a potentially dangerous problem. … More IMMAF Announces Performance Enhancing Drug Policy
In the latest addition to this site’s archived cases addressing Pay Per View Piracy, reasons for judgement were released this month ordering a Defendant to pay just over $14,500 in damages and costs following the commercial piracy of UFC 150. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions , Inc v. KJ’s Wings and Ale, LLC) … More UFC 150 Piracy Leads to $14,500 Judgement
Adding to this site’s archived posts addressing safety studies in combative sports, an importation study was published in the Annals of Neurology this month finding that traumatic brain injury likely causes accelerated atrophy “aging” the brain by an average of over four years. In the recent study conducted by James H. Cole, PhD, Robert Leech, … More Traumatic Brain Injury Ages the Brain By Over Four Years
The UFC’s jurisdiction hopping business model exposes the promotion to a host of different regulatory requirements. The peculiarities in different jurisdictions create a variety of legal issues stakeholders must grapple with, for example the requirement to pay a headliner at least 10% of event receipts in Nova Scotia or Quebec’s bizzare rules of ‘mixed boxing’ … More Do UFC Contracts Comply With Quebec’s Legal Requirements?
Update February 16, 2016 – The nearly year old legal battle outlined below has apparently come to an end with the parties reaching a settlement with Jackson returning to Bellator who issued a press release today advising as follows “Following an amicable agreement to settle the litigation between the two parties, the always entertaining and … More Quinton Jackson Enjoined From Competing for UFC
Rapid Extreme Weight Cuts have taken their toll on the health of many combat sport practitioners and may even play a role in fatalities in combat sports such as boxing and MMA. Regulators and others involved in the industry have slowly started to take notice with calls for reform with perhaps the most viable suggestion being that … More Study Finds Rapid Extreme Weight Cuts Lead to “Increased Muscle Damage” in MMA Fighters
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