UFC agrees new £281m payment to former fighters

The UFC's genitor institution TKO Group has agreed a $375m (£281m) colony successful narration to 1 of 2 ineligible cases affecting astir 1,200 erstwhile UFC athletes.

The group of erstwhile fighters declare nan UFC's contracts suppressed athletes' abilities to discuss different promotional options.

TKO Group's first colony successful March of £263m was rejected by nan judge, Richard Boulware, who said nan fig was excessively low.

In a statement, TKO Group said it believes "the caller statement addresses Judge Boulware's stated concerns" regarding nan Cung Le case.

A new tribunal day of 3 February 2025 was group and nan colony will now person to beryllium signed disconnected by nan judge.

TKO Group support they felt nan original colony was "fair" but said it was "in nan liking of each parties to bring this litigation to a close".

The anti-trust lawsuits had sought up to $1.6bn (£1.25bn) successful damages.

There are 2 abstracted ineligible claims, 1 revenge by fighters Le and Nate Quarry successful 2014 representing fighters who competed from 2010 to 2017, and a 2nd revenge by fighters including Kajan Johnson that represents fighters from 2017 to nan present.

The 2014 declare alleges nan UFC attempted "to get and support monopsony powerfulness [where location is only 1 purchaser aliases client] successful nan marketplace for elite master MMA combatant services".

TKO Group said that successful regards to nan Jung case, a mobility to disregard remains "pending".

The UFC merged pinch World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) successful 2023 to shape nan TKO Group.