UFC Agrees to $375 Million Settlement in Decade-Long Antitrust Case

The settlement resolves claims from fighters who accused the UFC of suppressing wages and limiting competition between 2010 and 2017.

Judge Richard Boulware granted preliminary approval for a $375 million settlement in the antitrust lawsuit filed by former UFC fighters.
The settlement covers fighters who competed in UFC bouts from December 2010 to June 2017, with payments expected to start next June.
Fighters accused the UFC of engaging in anticompetitive practices, including restrictive contracts and wage suppression.
The lawsuit, initiated in 2014, alleged the UFC maintained monopsony power over the MMA labor market, violating antitrust laws.
A separate antitrust case, Johnson v. Zuffa, addressing similar issues for fighters from 2017 onward, remains unresolved.