The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) antitrust lawsuit is heating up again. This year will see the case transition into the next key phases of class certification and summary judgment, where the respective arguments, strengths and weaknesses of each side should start to achieve clarification.
On Friday, the three plaintiffs suing the UFC, now-former fighters, the Bout Class of fighters who competed in qualifying bouts and Identity Class of those whose identities were allegedly expropriated, filed for a class action certification. To qualify, the plaintiffs need to show there are enough similarities among class members to justify joining them together.
On the same day, the UFC filed three motions to exclude the testimony of plaintiffs’ expert witnesses Andrew Zimbalist, Hal Singer and Guy Davis.
Including exhibits, the filings contain over 1,500 pages.
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