Zuffa is attempting to delay their obligations for discovery in the UFC Anti Trust Lawsuits until after their motion to dismiss the claims is heard. Reasons for judgement were released this week by Magistrate Judge Peggy Leen scheduling July 28th as the hearing date for this motion with the Court noting as follows – PEGGY … More Zuffa Motion to Stay Discovery Scheduled for July 28, 2015
The UFC was quick to put rumours to rest that the heavily marketed featherweight championship bout between Jose Aldo and Conor McGregor was at risk after word came out that Aldo may have suffered a broken rib while training. The UFC assured the public that they had “received official medical confirmation from several doctors that … More Jose Aldo’s Broken Rib and Lessons from the NFL Concussion Lawsuit for the UFC
Update – July 21, 2016 – according to Ken Pavia Alexander Shlemenko won his appeal and is free to fight _________________ This week the California State Athletic Commission handed out a three year suspension to Alexander Shlemenko who tested positive for prohibited PED’s following his last Bellator bout. This is no doubt evidence of a … More Lessons From the Shlemenko Affair
The California State Athletic Commission has been one of the more vocal regulators about the dangers of Rapid Extreme Weight Cuts in combative sports. They continue to take action with the AC’s Executive Officer, Andy Foster, recently being grated permission to purchase a Body Composition Analyzer to use at weigh ins. In a meeting held … More CSAC Takes Further Steps to Crack Down on Rapid Extreme Weight Cutting
With the recent creation of the Saskatchewan Athletics Commission and with the Province set to host their first UFC event in August, 2015 the SAC has now finalized their professional MMA Rules. I have obtained a copy and you can access these here –Saskathewan Pro MMA Rules The rules largely mirror the so-called unified rules of MMA with few … More Saskatchewan Finalizes Professional MMA Rules
The one night elimination tournament is at the foundation of the history of modern mixed martial arts but the format has all but disappeared since the early days of the sport. Today, Bellator MMA announced plans to host a one night 4 man elimination tournament in California. Is that even legal in the State? The … More A Statutory Breakdown of Bellator’s Planned One Night Elimination Tournament
Today the USADA has released the nuts and bolts of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy publishing the following documents – UFC-anti-doping-policy UFC-arbitration-rules UFC-tue-policy UFC-whereabouts-policy While this policy can and should be applauded as the most comprehensive private solution in the professional combat sports industry in relation to doping, there are a few significant loopholes that appear … More Details of USADA Anti Doping Policy Revealed – Let’s Talk Loopholes
He’s back! After a brief hiatus “Showdown” Joe Ferraro has relaunched his podcast. Today I had the pleasure of appearing on Joe’s revamped show along with UFC commentator Jon Anik discussing some of the latest legal topics in combat sports. You can listen to the full episode here. I’d like to thank Joe for having me as … More Welcome “The Showdown” Podcast Listeners
Update June 14, 2015 – Jason Cruz reports the cases have now been consolidated in Nevada with Judge Richard Boulware taking conduct. You can click here for background information on Judge Boulware. _____________________________________ With the various anti-trust lawsuits against Zuffa being transferred from California to Nevada earlier this month comes some expected administrative disarray. In … More Zuffa Motion To Stay Discovery Dismissed By Nevada Judge
Update June 10, 2015 – Jim Genia has tweeted the following update announcing that the Senate has accepted the revamped Bill leaving it in the hands of the NY State Assembly – ___________________________________________ As the New York State Assembly struggles to gather the needed votes to pass proposed legislation to legalize professional MMA, the Bill … More New York Overhauls MMA Bill as Deadline Looms
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