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UFC hit with major class-action lawsuit
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January 22
Escaping the champion’s clause? Ngannou’s unique opportunity helped by UFC contract changes
The UFC has made changes to their standard contract, giving even champions a chance to now fight out their contracts
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June 25, 2021
New billion dollar lawsuit could incentivize UFC to settle earlier
Plaintiff and UFC vet Kajan Johnson also says this lawsuit is to fight for those athletes "who are afraid to speak out."
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June 24, 2021
Two fighters behind new class action lawsuit filed against UFC and Endeavor
There’s a new major class action lawsuit against the UFC.
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May 2, 2021
Video: UFC antitrust lawsuit explained
Bloody Elbow’s John S. Nash explains the UFC antitrust lawsuit.
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December 10, 2020
Judge grants class certification for the Plaintiffs in UFC antitrust lawsuit
One of the major hurdles for the Plaintiffs was officially overcome today as the Judge in the case announced that he would be granting class certification for the ‘Bout Class’ of fighters.
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April 28, 2020
Hunt supports class-action UFC lawsuit, calls Dana ‘a thieving little grub’
The Super Samoan wants to see the Ali Act brought to MMA and to the UFC. The fighters are getting "ripped off," Hunt said in a recent interview.
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February 6, 2020
An in-depth look at Bellator’s finances
Here’s what we know about the finances of the "no. 2 promotion in mixed martial arts."
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February 3, 2020
Lawsuit documents reveal more details on UFC’s business, fighter pay
More details on fighter pay from the filings in the UFC antitrust lawsuit.
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October 21, 2019
Joe Silva details locker room bonus process during UFC Lawsuit hearing
The former UFC matchmaker answered questions about his structuring of UFC contracts, ‘of the night’ bonuses, and the less publicized ‘locker room bonuses’ distributed to fighters.
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October 2, 2019
Zuffa outlines how Joe Silva will testify about fighter pay in UFC lawsuit
Plaintiffs in the UFC Anti-Trust Lawsuit had some of Joe Silva’s testimony stricken from the record. The UFC wants to change that.
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September 30, 2019
Zuffa Finances: Examining the UFC’s PPV business
How many PPVs do they sell, how much do they make off them, and who sells the most?
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September 23, 2019
Zuffa Finances: The economics of a UFC event
A look at what the UFC makes and spends on their events
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September 16, 2019
Court filings reveal more info on how much ‘top’ UFC fighters are paid
An internal UFC document entered as evidence details, without revealing names, what the top UFC fighters made from 2012-2015.
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September 9, 2019
What we now know about the UFC’s finances
Here’s a compilation of Zuffa’s financial information.
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September 3, 2019
What we learned at the UFC antitrust hearings
Last weeks hearings clarified the Plaintiffs’ and Defendant’s positions in the UFC antitrust lawsuit.
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September 1, 2019
Zuffa paid PRIDE CEO Sakakibara $10 Million for non-compete clause
New documents shed light on Zuffa’s acquisition of Pride Fighting Championships.
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August 27, 2019
Fighter pay details revealed during UFC antitrust hearing
John Nash was on-site at the first day of of hearings at the UFC antitrust lawsuit.
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August 22, 2019
UFC lawsuit docs reveal Fertitta and White’s desire to ‘crush’ opposition
Documents reveal Lorenzo Fertitta texted, "We gotta keep taking these f*****s oxygen" to Dana White.
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August 13, 2019
UFC lawsuit docs reveal pages from Joe Silva’s playbook
The UFC Anti Trust lawsuit includes snippets that detail Joe Silva’s negotiation tactics with Nick Diaz, Jon Jones, Hector Lombard and more.
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August 8, 2019
UFC lawsuit docs show potential PPV paydays for McGregor, Rousey, Lesnar
Thanks to the UFC Anti-Trust lawsuit we now know at least one formula for fighter compensation based on pay-per-view buys.
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August 5, 2019
Machida may have earned huge stoppage bonuses in UFC career
The UFC anti-trust lawsuit revealed a huge bonus that was available to former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida.
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August 2, 2019
Lesnar’s UFC earnings may be way higher than we thought
Documents related to the UFC anti-trust lawsuit reveal Brock Lesnar’s champion level pay grade.
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September 26, 2018
Plaintiffs: UFC grew through ‘restrictive contracts’ and ‘buying out rivals’
A look at the latest filing by the Plaintiffs in the Zuffa antitrust lawsuit... including some terrible redactions.
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September 25, 2018
Judge set to decide on whether UFC anti-trust lawsuit goes to trial
Plaintiffs in the UFC anti-trust lawsuit offered a last ditch rebuttal to the UFC’s call for the case to be thrown out.