Former UFC Fighters’ Case Slated for Las Vegas Trial in February

Aug. 20, 2024, 2:11 PM UTC

Ultimate Fighting Championship is set to face a trial in February 2025 over claims it suppressed wages of past fighters after a judge rejected a deal to end the multiyear clash.

Judge Richard F. Boulware of the US District Court for the District of Nevada slated the trial to begin Feb. 3, 2025 at a hearing on Monday, according to two people familiar with the matter. That case involves 1,200 fighters who won class action status last year.

Boulware set the trial date after denying preliminary approval for a deal that would have provided two classes of UFC fighters with ...

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