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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 ...
Velasquez is a two-time UFC heavyweight champion after defeating Brock Lesnar in 2010 and Junior dos Santos in 2012. He defended his title two more times before losing it in 2015.
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 ...
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]
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.
Anthony Pettis blames USADA for a cut he suffered hours before fighting Nate Diaz.
Anik is a former ESPN anchor and the host of MMA Live on ESPN2. [7] He has anchored several live events for ESPN, including MMA Live's coverage of UFC 91, UFC 94, UFC 98, UFC 100, UFC 101, UFC 113, UFC 114 and UFC 126. From 2006 to 2008, Anik worked for ESPN Radio, where he anchored SportsCenter updates and served as a fill-in host on Game ...
A lawsuit was filed against UFC fighter Conor McGregor stemming from his attack on a UFC team bus at the Barclays Center in New York City in April.