Bellator MMA has filed a lawsuit against the UFC attempting to block two subpoenas from the Las Vegas-based promotion that would allow the release of “confidential” fighter contract and negotiation documents.
Bellator filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The Sporting News first reported the lawsuit.
An anti-trust lawsuit was filed against the UFC by Jon Fitch, Nate Quarry, Cung Le and others in 2015 accusing the company of “maintaining an illegal monopoly….by systematically eliminating competition from rival promoters, artificially suppressing fighters’ earnings from bouts and merchandising and marketing activities through restrictive contracting and other exclusionary practices.