New UFC antitrust lawsuit alleges all fighters harmed by 'UFC's scheme' to control MMA
The UFC is facing a new antitrust class-action lawsuit that argues the promotion's monosopsony powers financially harm all professional MMA fighters – not just those under contract with the UFC – and calls for an end to "the UFC's scheme."
Berger Montague, the lawfirm that secured a $375 million settlement against the UFC in February, filed the lawsuit Thursday in the U.S. District Court of Nevada, with former UFC and current PFL fighter Phil Davis named as the plaintiff. Zuffa LLC, TKO Group Holdings, which owns the UFC, and Endeavor Group Holdings are listed as the defendants.
Unlike the Le v. Zuffa lawsuit that was settled in February, the Davis lawsuit seeks to be certified with all-non UFC fighters represented and does not seek monetary damages. In a written statement, Berger Montague said it seeks an injunction to prevent the UFC "from continuing its allegedly illegal scheme" and aims to "create conditions for free and fair competition among professional MMA promotions which, in turn, would bolster their careers and pay of professional MMA fighters across the sport."
"I am proud to stand up for professional MMA fighters to unlock the UFC's stranglehold on the entire sport," Davis said in a statement.
According to the lawsuit, "the UFC's scheme impairs professional MMA promotions like PFL in their ability to attract a critical mass of top-level MMA fighters necessary to compete with the UFC at the top tier of the sport of professional MMA, and otherwise substanstially forecloses competition in the markets relevant to this case. The UFC's scheme further restrains top-level fighters such as Mr. Davis from applying their trade by preventing these fighters from competing for titles in a free and unfettered market. As a result of the UFC's scheme, rival MMA promotions have been foreclosed and, as a result, would-be top-level MMA fighters at PFL and other non-UFC MMA promotions have had their careers impaired and their pay suppressed below the compensation that would prevail in a more competitive market."
The lawsuit seeks to eliminate an array of restrictive clauses from UFC contracts and requests that fighters have the ability to terminate their contracts without penalty after one year.
"The suit alleges that the UFC impairs the ability of would-be UFC competitors to attract a critical mass of top-level MMA fighters necessary to compete with the UFC at the top tier of the sport," Eric Cramer, lead attorney for Berger Montague, said in a statement. "We intend to prove that the UFC engaged in a predatory scheme to undermine would-be competitors to the UFC, which the suit claims had the effect of maintaining and enhancing the UFC's dominance, and thereby impairing the careers and pay not just of the UFC's own fighters, but also of professional MMA fighters like Mr. Davis competing for MMA promotions across the MMA industry."
The Le v. Zuffa case covered UFC fighters who competed between 2010 to 2017. While that was still unfolding another lawsuit, Johnson v. Zuffa, representing fighters from 2017 to present day was filed and is still ongoing.
The Davis lawsuit comes on the heels of another filed by former UFC light heavyweight Misha Cirkunov to represent fighters who have signed the most recent and restrictive UFC contracts.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: New UFC antitrust lawsuit aims to end 'scheme' against all fighters
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Ketlen Vieira UFC women's featherweight debut event: UFC on ESPN 68 | Las Vegas | May 31, 2025 UFC on ESPN 68 | Las Vegas | May 31, 2025 UFC women's featherweight debut result: TBA TBA UFC women's featherweight record: 0-0 0-0 Where she is now: Vieira's weight cut was so rough for her bantamweight fight against "TUF" winner Macy Chiasson that the fight was moved to featherweight, which will make it her debut in the weight class in the UFC. Chiasson has fought at 145 before and won "TUF" there. After a 4-0 start in the UFC, she's gone 4-4 with up-and-down results. Danyelle Wolf UFC women's featherweight debut event: UFC 279 | Las Vegas | Sept. 10 UFC 279 | Las Vegas | Sept. 10 UFC women's featherweight debut result: Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) UFC women's featherweight record: 0-1 0-1 Where she is now: Wolf, a three-time national boxing champion at 152 pounds, made it to the UFC through Dana White's Contender Series. Her official promotional debut was a decision loss to Normal Dumont in just her second pro fight. Her DWCS bout, also at featherweight, was her pro debut. She hasn't fought since that loss to Dumont and pulled out of a scheduled return in 2023. Cat Zingano UFC women's featherweight debut event: UFC 232 | Inglewood, Calif. | Dec. 29, 2018 UFC 232 | Inglewood, Calif. | Dec. 29, 2018 UFC women's featherweight debut result: Megan Anderson def. Cat Zingano via TKO (eye injury) – Round 1, 1:01 Megan Anderson def. Cat Zingano via TKO (eye injury) – Round 1, 1:01 UFC women's featherweight record: 0-1 0-1 Where she is now: Zingano's lone UFC fight at featherweight wound up as her final UFC fight, period. She lost by TKO when Anderson's toe grazed her eyeball and blurred her vision. It was her first shot at featherweight after a 3-3 run at bantamweight in the UFC, including a title shot. In 2019, she signed with Bellator and went 4-1 at featherweight. The lone loss was a 2023 first-round knockout loss to champion Cris Cyborg. When PFL bought Bellator and then killed it, Zingano signed with the Global Fight League, which made a big splash and big production about being the next big thing and then scrapped its first event. 2017 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC 208 | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Feb. 11, 2017Germaine de Randamie def. Holly Holm via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) UFC 214 | Anaheim, Calif. | July 29, 2017Cris Cyborg def. Tonya Evinger via TKO (knees) – Round 3, 1:56 – to win vacant women's featherweight title UFC 219 | Las Vegas | Dec. 30, 2017Cris Cyborg def. Holly Holm via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47) – to retain women's featherweight title 2018 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC 222 | Las Vegas | March 3, 2018Cris Cyborg def. Yana Kunitskaya via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:25 – to retain women's featherweight title UFC 225 | Chicago | June 9, 2018Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26) TUF 28 Finale | Las Vegas | Nov. 30, 2018Leah Letson def. Julija Stoliarenko split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:11 – to win women's featherweight tournament UFC 232 | Inglewood, Calif. | Dec. 29, 2018Megan Anderson def. Cat Zingano via TKO (eye injury) – Round 1, 1:01 Amanda Nunes def. Cris Cyborg via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:51 2019 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC Fight Night 152 | Rochester, N.Y. | May 18, 2019Felicia Spencer def. Megan Anderson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:24 UFC 240 | Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | July 27, 2019Cris Cyborg def. Felicia Spencer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) UFC 243 | Melbourne, Australia | Oct. 6, 2019Megan Anderson def. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:57 2020 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC Fight Night 169 | Norfolk, Va. | Feb. 29, 2020Megan Anderson def. Norma Dumont via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 3:31 Felicia Spencer def. Zarah Fairn Dos Santos via TKO (elbows, punches) – Round 1, 3:37 UFC 250 | Las Vegas | June 6, 2020Amanda Nunes def. Felicia Spencer via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-44, 50-45) – to retain women's featherweight title 2021 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC 259 | Las Vegas | March 6, 2021Amanda Nunes def. Megan Anderson via submission (triangle armbar) – Round 1, 2:03 – to retain women's featherweight title UFC Fight Night 188 | Las Vegas | May 22, 2021Norma Dumont def. Felicia Spencer via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28) UFC Fight Night 195 | Las Vegas | Oct. 16, 2021Norma Dumont def. Aspen Ladd via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) UFC Fight Night 197 | Las Vegas | Nov. 13, 2021Felicia Spencer def. Leah Letson via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:25 UFC Fight Night 199 | Las Vegas | Dec. 18, 2021Raquel Pennington def. Macy Chiasson via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:07 (148.5-pound catchweight; Chiasson missed weight) 2022 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC Fight Night 202 | Las Vegas | Feb. 26, 2022Josiane Nunes def. Ramona Pascual via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) UFC 274 | Phoenix | May 7, 2022Macy Chiasson def. Norma Dumont via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27) (146.5-pound catchweight; Dumont missed weight) UFC 275 | Kallang, Singapore | June 12, 2022Joselyne Edwards def. Ramona Pascual via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) UFC Fight Night 209 | Paris | Sept. 3, 2022Stephanie Egger def. Ailin Perez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:54 UFC 279 | Las Vegas | Sept. 10Norma Dumont def. Danyelle Wolf via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) 2023 UFC women's featherweight fights UFC 283 | Rio de Janeiro | Jan. 21, 2023Josiane Nunes def. Zarah Fairn dos Santos via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) UFC Fight Night 222 | Las Vegas | April 22, 2023Norma Dumont def. Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) UFC on ESPN 47 | Las Vegas | July 1, 2023Karol Rosa def. Yana Santos via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) UFC on ESPN 49 | Las Vegas | July 15, 2023Norma Dumont def. Chelsea Chandler via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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UFC legend B.J. Penn reportedly arrested for 3rd time in 6 days amid claims of family being replaced with imposters
UFC Hall of Famer B.J. Penn reportedly was arrested again Friday in his home state of Hawaii in relation to his ongoing claims that his family has been murdered and replaced with imposters. It was Penn's third arrest over a six-day span. Penn's latest arrest occurred as a result of the former two-division UFC champion failing to appear in court and thus violating his bail agreement, per a report from MMA Fighting. Penn was previously arrested on Sunday and then again on Monday, both times on charges of abuse of a family or household member. Penn, 46, was once again released on bail following his latest arrest. Hawaiian news outlet KHON2 reported Penn unsuccessfully claimed he missed court due to him being ill with COVID. Penn's request to the court to recall his warrants was also denied. Penn's mother, Lorraine Shin, 79, filed for a temporary restraining order against her son this past week. Judge Jeffrey Ng approved the order Tuesday, which is to remain active for at least 180 days, according to MMA Fighting. Penn is expected in court again on June 10 for a hearing on the matter and must remain at least 100 feet away from his mother. He is also not allowed to contact Shin while the temporary order is in place. Violating the judge's terms could result in a misdemeanor and potential jail time. According to court documents obtained by MMA Fighting, Shin alleges she has endured 'extreme psychological abuse' at the hands of her son, with Penn accusing her of being an imposter who 'killed his family' and assumed his mother's identity. Shin told a Hawaii court she believes her son suffers from Capgras syndrome, a rare psychological disorder that often causes people to falsely believe those close to them are imposters masquerading as family or friends. While there is no single known cause, brain injuries and neurodegenerative diseases are believed to be among the potential mitigating factors, along with schizophrenia or other mental-health conditions. 'I believe my son [B.J. Penn] is suffering from Capgras delusional syndrome [a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a delusion that a friend, spouse, parent, other close family member has been replaced by an identical imposter],' Shin wrote in a statement provided to authorities. 'He believes I'm an imposter who has killed his family to gain control of the family assets.' In Shin's request for a restraining order, she alleged a disturbing pattern of behavior from Penn. After returning from a trip earlier this month, Shin said, she noticed many of her belongings 'such as clothes, shoes, jewelry, personal items' and even her bed had all been removed from her bedroom. Shin filed a police report after Penn denied taking the items, she said, and a few days later her purse 'with my driver's license, credit card and locks for my safe' were also stolen. Shin said she then put up security cameras inside and outside the home, while also installing a deadbolt lock on her bedroom door. According to Shin, Penn took down or tampered with the cameras and 'also put glue into my dead bolts that stopped me from opening my bedroom door.' Shin claimed Penn then stole her mail and aggressively shined a flashlight in her face on the night of May 25 when confronted. In order to prevent her from calling the police, Shin claimed Penn "grabbed my arms and shoved me against the 4-door gray sedan, which I felt a sharp pain in my back," resulting in her screaming for Penn's younger brother, Reagan, to come help. Penn was ultimately arrested and ordered to stay away from his mother's home for 48 hours, however Shin claimed she caught Penn breaking into her home again the following day. As a result, Penn was again arrested for violating the police order. Penn has made multiple posts on social media in recent months alleging his family has been murdered and replaced by imposters. A video posted May 17 shows Penn arguing with a woman who appears to be Shin, accusing her of being an 'identity thief' who is not actually his mother. Penn last fought in the UFC in May 2019, suffering a then-record seventh consecutive loss. He was subsequently released by the UFC after video surfaced of Penn in a street fight outside a Hawaii bar. 'He won't fight again. That's it. That's a wrap,' UFC CEO Dana White said in 2019. 'It's not even that this was the last straw. I didn't love him continuing to fight anyway. But when you have the relationship that he and I have, and he's getting me on the phone begging me for another fight, begging me for another opportunity, it's hard for me to turn him down. But after what I saw on that video, B.J. needs to focus on his personal life and get himself together before he thinks about fighting again.'
