October 23, 2024
A federal judge in Las Vegas has preliminarily approved a class action settlement requiring Ultimate Fighting Championship to pay $375 million to fighters who said they were underpaid for their bouts for years.
Lawyers for the mixed martial arts fighters called the decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Boulware II a “monumental achievement that will get significant relief to hundreds of deserving MMA fighters.”
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The case is Le v. Zuffa LLC, U.S. District Court for the District Of Nevada, No. 2:15-cv-01045.
For the class: Eric Cramer of Berger Montague; Benjamin Brown of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll; and Joseph Saveri of Joseph Saveri Law Firm
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