MMA fighters argue class certification is appropriate in US antitrust case against Zuffa
( June 10, 2025, 15:32 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Zuffa’s motion to deny class certification to a proposed class of plaintiffs accusing it of illegally blocking rival fight promoters is both too early and too late, plaintiffs said in an opposition. “[The] motion articulates no reason why plaintiffs cannot adequately represent the interests of absent class members with arbitration clauses, let alone why their inadequacy is so apparent that this court should make that determination now, without the benefit of discovery and full class certification briefing,” they argued. See attached file. ...
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