Mixed Martial Arts and the Law

Disputes, Suits and Legal Issues

Jason J. Cruz (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

218 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7930-3 (ISBN)

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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. This book provides an overview of the most important cases and controversies arising both inside and outside of the cage.

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.

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.

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

Erscheinungsdatum	01.10.2019
Zusatzinfo	notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	295 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Kampfsport / Selbstverteidigung
	Recht / Steuern ► Arbeits- / Sozialrecht ► Sozialrecht
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Privatrecht / Bürgerliches Recht ► Medienrecht
ISBN-10	1-4766-7930-4 / 1476679304
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7930-3 / 9781476679303
Zustand	Neuware