The plaintiffs are suing the UFC for damages, with a range of $811 million to upwards of $1.6 billion. Due to the case being related to antitrust regulations, the damages would be tripled by the court should the plaintiffs win the case. Additionally, future business dealings involving the UFC and its fighter contracts would also be significantly transformed if they prevail.
The fight for fighter justice continues!”, Judge Boulware noted that the UFC had “willfully engaged in anticompetitive conduct to maintain or increase their market power.” It did so in multiple ways, including “through the enforcement of exclusionary contracts” and “through extracontractual methods to make fighter contract effective perpetual” as well as “through acquisition and shutting down of rivals.” The case will proceed via a status conference on Aug. 21.