Le et al v. Zuffa, LLC

  1. November 02, 2023

    9th Circ. Won't Hear UFC Appeal Of Fighter Wage Class Cert.

    The Ninth Circuit has declined to take on an appeal from the Ultimate Fighting Championship challenging the class certification granted to a group of UFC fighters accusing the organization of repressing their wages to the tune of more than $1 billion.

  2. October 26, 2023

    Attys For UFC Wage Class Want Rival Firm To Back Off

    The attorneys for a class of Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters alleging the organization repressed wages through coercive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters have once again asked a Nevada federal court to stop a competing firm from attempting to contact their clients, renewing a 2021 motion following class certification.

  3. August 31, 2023

    Chamber Backs UFC's Class Cert. Appeal At 9th Circ.

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sought Wednesday to back Ultimate Fighting Championship's bid for Ninth Circuit intervention against the certification of a class of fighters whose claims of repressed wages could top $4.8 billion, with the trade group arguing the district judge made a "classic" mistake.

  4. August 24, 2023

    At 9th Circ., UFC Says Class Cert. Could Force Settlement

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship sought Ninth Circuit intervention Wednesday against fighters accusing it of antitrust violations, warning that newly granted class certification could force a settlement lest it face damages that could top $4.8 billion on allegations around coercive, exclusive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters.

  5. August 09, 2023

    UFC Fighters Get Class Cert In Wage-Suppression Suit

    A Nevada federal judge gave Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters a crucial, long-awaited win Wednesday with the certification of one of two proposed classes in an antitrust suit alleging the organization repressed wages by up to $1.6 billion through coercive, exclusive contracts and the purchase of rival promoters.

  6. September 13, 2019

    UFC, Fighters Trade Blows Ahead Of Class Cert. Decision

    The Ultimate Fighting Championship and fighters suing it over an anti-competitive "scheme" that allegedly keeps their earnings low have just traded some of the most important blows in the potentially multibillion-dollar case, with each side trying to knock out the other's experts ahead of a class certification decision.

  7. September 24, 2018

    Fighters Say They Can Prove UFC Depressed Their Wages

    A proposed class of mixed martial arts fighters told a Nevada federal court Friday that they have proof the Ultimate Fighting Championship's parent company pushed out competitors and depressed their wages, and that their antitrust suit should proceed.

  8. July 31, 2018

    UFC Seeks To Knock Out Fighters' Antitrust Class Action

    UFC's parent company urged a Nevada federal court Monday to end an antitrust suit lodged by a proposed class of mixed martial arts fighters who accuse the organization of pushing out rival promoters and stifling wages, saying fighters' wages are increasing and there's no evidence that competitors are being shut out. 

  9. February 20, 2018

    UFC Fighters Aim For Class Cert. In Antitrust Battle

    Mixed martial arts fighters urged a Nevada federal judge Friday to grant class certification in a lawsuit claiming UFC's parent company stifled wages and blocked rivals in the market using an anti-competitive scheme, saying they can prove that the impact of the organization's actions was widespread and damaging.

  10. July 17, 2017

    UFC Blasts Emergency Doc Bid In Fighters' Antitrust Suit

    The UFC urged a Nevada federal court Friday to reject a bid by mixed martial arts fighters to force the production of purportedly privileged documents in an antitrust suit against the organization, arguing it has already reviewed thousands of documents at the fighters' request.

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