Yesterday, The Ultimate Fighting Championship learned they are being sued courtesy Jon Fitch, Cung Le, and Nate Quarry.
Today we have an analysis of the legal docs, from Attorney turned MMA Writer, Todd Martin.
Check it:
Just finished reading through the class action lawsuit against the UFC. Bottom line, as an attorney, I don't see a strong case laid out.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014
The primary problem is that even conceding UFC's powerful market share, the allegations of anticompetitive conduct just aren't very strong.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014
I don't buy signing fighters to exclusive contracts is anticompetitive, even putting aside the independent contractor/employee distinction.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014
Locking up venues is potentially anticompetitive, but it's not as if competitor has struggled to find arenas or that it affected anything.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014
And while UFC has taken almost unnerving glee in competitors dying, they almost all were struggling or dying on their own.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014
What you have at heart is a brash company, but not a lot of evidence of anti competitive conduct that secured its dominant market share.
— Todd Martin (@ToddMartinMMA) December 16, 2014