Mixed Martial Arts and the Law - Disputes, Suits and Legal Issues

Barbaric. Savage. Violent. Words often used by critics to describe the sport of mixed martial arts. To this can be added lucrative, popular and flourishing. MMA has seen astronomical growth since the 2000s, spurred on by its biggest promotion, the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC).
Along the way, legal issues have plagued the sport. This book provides an overview of the most important cases and controversies arising both inside and outside of the cage--antitrust suits by fighters against promoters, fighters suing other fighters, drug testing, contractual issues, and the need for federal regulation.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

¿1.¿The Fight for New York

¿2.¿MMA's Drug Problem-Enter USADA

¿3.¿After Clearing Name with USADA, Athletes Sue

¿4.¿Independent Contractor or Employee

¿5.¿Injunctions and Matches-Trying to Leave a Promotion

¿6.¿Contractual Ties and Attempts to Break Them

¿7.¿The ­Athlete-Agent Relationship

¿8.¿Should the Ali Act Include MMA?

¿9.¿RICO, Defamation and Slavery-More Legal Disputes Featuring UFC and Disgruntled Fighters

10.¿The UFC Antitrust Lawsuit

11.¿The MMA Startup-Problems Abound in the World Series of Fighting

12.¿MMA and IP

13.¿The Fight to Promote Fights

14.¿Odds and Ends

15.¿Emerging Legal Issues

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the author

Jason J. Cruz is an attorney and writer based in Bellevue, Washington. He owns Cruz Law, PLLC where he practices business law and also writes for MMA Payout, a web site dedicated to the legal and business aspects of combat sports.

Product details

• Authors: Jason J. Cruz
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.12.2019
• EAN: 9781476679303
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7930-3
• No. of pages: 218
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 11 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; USA, Mixed Martial Arts, LAW / Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice, LAW / Sports, United States of America, USA, Sport & the law, Combat sports & self-defence, SPORTS & RECREATION / Martial Arts / General, Sport and the law