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The American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion in the world. [1] Since its inception in 1993, the UFC has been the subject of controversies, ranging from moral condemnation of its events by politicians, which resulted in MMA being banned in many US states, to criticism for underpaying its athletes and for criminal behavior committed by ...
On August 9, 2023, U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware granted class action status to more than 1,200 former UFC fighters who competed between December 2010 and June 2017 and are suing for $800 million upward to $1.6 billion in wages, as the lawsuit claims Zuffa had abused its power to suppress UFC fighters' wages.
Vince McMahon in 2006. The Vince McMahon sex trafficking scandal is an ongoing lawsuit regarding professional wrestling promoter Vince McMahon, long-time owner of WWE, and allegations by a former WWE employee that McMahon sexually trafficked and assaulted her at WWE's corporate headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
UFC parent company TKO Group Holdings reached a $335 million settlement regarding two antitrust lawsuits brought by former fighters in the organization, according to TKO's disclosure to the U.S ...
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Former two-time UFC champion Cain Velasquez is also suing the man's family and the business where the alleged molestation occurred. UFC: Cain Velasquez sues man he tried to kill for allegedly ...
Andrew "A.J." Befumo, [3] who is of Italian descent, previously worked as a professional wrestler for independent promotions around New Jersey, under the name "the American Powerchild Eric Justice", starting when he was in college and throughout the 1990s until 2005. [4] His son, Eric, was named after his wrestling persona and born in 2013. [5]
UFC star Conor McGregor was sued on Tuesday over sexual assault allegations stemming from a bathroom incident at the Kaseya Center during a Miami Heat NBA Finals game in 2023. The woman, who is ...