{"id":37539,"date":"2026-04-01T23:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/UFC-antitrust-settlement-update-Delays-encountered-for-some-fighter-payments-200694"},"modified":"2026-04-01T23:25:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T23:25:05","slug":"ufc-antitrust-settlement-update-delays-encountered-for-some-fighter-payments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ufc-antitrust-settlement-update-delays-encountered-for-some-fighter-payments\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC antitrust settlement update: Delays encountered for some fighter payments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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While the vast majority of eligible athletes have received their
\nportion from the $375 million UFC antitrust
\nlawsuit settlement<\/a>, there are still some distribution issues
\nregarding the rest of the payments.<\/p>\n

According to an update<\/a> from law firm Berger Montague, payments
\ntotaling more than $237 million have been issued to \u201c984 claimants
\nin 44 countries\u201d from the Le vs. Zuffa antitrust case, which
\ncovered fighters who competed in the
\nUFC<\/a> from 2010 to 2017. That represents more than 90 percent of
\nthe eligible athletes, according to a release. There were a total
\nof 1,088 class members who submitted claims related to the
\ncase.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are working around the clock to distribute settlement payments
\nto the remaining claimants,\u201d the release states.<\/p>\n

A Variety of Issues<\/h2>\n

There are a number of complications with payments for the remaining
\neligible fighters. These include processing issues, payment
\ninstructions under review and outstanding issues with ACH or wire
\ninstructions.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, there are others whose payments have not processed due
\nto legal issues, including \u201ccompeting claims on the distribution
\namounts (from spouses or taxing authorities), or it is unclear who
\nis the rightful recipient of some or all of the funds. The most
\ncommon examples arise when a claimant has died without a will, or
\nthe Class Member is divorced, or there are legal child support
\nobligations.\u201d<\/p>\n

Finally, another group includes fighters who \u201creside in countries
\nthat are subject to a sanctions scheme governed by the Office of
\nForeign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States. There are
\nstrict prohibitions on sending funds to residents of countries on
\nthe \u2018OFAC list.\u2019\u201d These claims \u201cwill likely require court
\nintervention,\u201d the release adds.<\/p>\n

The $375 million settlement was approved by Judge Richard Boulware
\nin 2025. In 2014, former UFC parent company Zuffa was initially
\naccused of engaging in a scheme “to acquire and maintain monopsony
\npower in the market for elite professional MMA fighter services\u201d by
\npurchasing rival organizations and limiting earnings by binding
\nfighters to exclusive contracts. Another antitrust lawsuit, which
\nincludes fighters who competed in the UFC from 2017 and beyond, is
\nstill ongoing. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While the vast majority of eligible athletes have received their portion from the $375 million UFC antitrust lawsuit settlement, there are still some distribution issues regarding the rest of the payments. According to an update from law firm Berger Montague, payments totaling more than $237 million have been issued to \u201c984 claimants in 44 countries\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37540,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-martial-arts-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37539"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37539\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37540"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}