Recent News on Sherdog.com · Dec 11, 2020
Judge Certifies Class for UFC Class-Action Lawsuit, Including Fighters From 2010-2017
Bout class includes fighters who fought in UFC from 12/2010-6/2017. Bout class is around 1200 fighters. Identity included any fighter whose likeness was used over same time in promos merch, etc. Basically means fewer fighters qualify for damages and UFC won't have to defend that. https://t.co/YZyUKK0rsn
— Josh Gross (@yay_yee) December 10, 2020A federal antitrust lawsuit filed in 2014 by former Ultimate Fighting Championship fighters cleared a make-or-break hurdle on Thursday.
Judge Richard J. Boulware, a U.S. District Court Judge in Nevada, confirmed what he teased in September by granting class certification in Cung Le, et al. v. Zuffa LLC.