The biggest potential MMA story of 2024 is already over.
On Wednesday, news broke that TKO Group Holdings — the parent company of UFC — reached a proposed $335 million settlement that will bring an end to a pair of long-running antitrust lawsuits. The settlement ensures that the antitrust cases, the first of which was initially filed in 2014, will not go trial when and if Judge Richard Boulware signs off on the terms of the agreement — a seismic development in a story that threatened to change the landscape of MMA as we know it.
While the terms of the settlement have yet to be fully revealed, Wednesday’s news still elicited plenty of reaction from the MMA community, with some fighters calling the terms a win for the UFC and the legal team for the plaintiffs stating its satisfaction with the outcome.
Check out that reaction below. This story will be updated throughout the day.
We are pleased with the settlement and will disclose more when we file with the Court in 45-60 days.
— MMAFA (@MMAFA) March 20, 2024
We Love All of these guys!
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.@NateRockQuarry - who has been very instrumental and present in both the antitrust lawsuit and Ali Act efforts - had this to say about today’s news: pic.twitter.com/Wr8Wo7oPAS
— Luke Thomas ️♀️ (@lthomasnews) March 20, 2024
Can't wait for the fine details. https://t.co/TklkWtUoeP
— Mike Pierce (@MikePierce170) March 20, 2024
Do I get some ? I don’t want a regular job when I retire
— Brian BOOM Kelleher (@brianboom135) March 20, 2024
#truth https://t.co/0JsEGzIWks
— Gray Maynard (@GrayMaynard) March 20, 2024
You were right when we talked a long time ago. They will settle before it goes to trial for around $300 million. https://t.co/LVBOzUX5NH
— Gray Maynard (@GrayMaynard) March 20, 2024
Good question. I do not know https://t.co/ljweTLepYl
— Gray Maynard (@GrayMaynard) March 20, 2024
I don’t really know the details of it. But does seem low. Again, I would’ve liked to have seen it go to trial with all the information that would’ve been exposed. https://t.co/12NROxTwM4
— Gray Maynard (@GrayMaynard) March 20, 2024
Huge victory for UFC. Not sure what the overall goal was for the fighters. Least it’s something but appears nothing will change moving forward. https://t.co/ZmDyxG4K1b
— Brendan Schaub (@BrendanSchaub) March 20, 2024
Excited for my $4 check to show up https://t.co/MEbGWNqRGi
— David Michaud (@bulldawg_170) March 20, 2024
This. https://t.co/kDeJW4HmCV
— Mike Jackson, Esq. (@TheTruthJackson) March 20, 2024
Donn Davis is asked his thoughts on the UFC antitrust lawsuit news.#TheMMAHour pic.twitter.com/IwmgVtspZ6
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) March 20, 2024
All my glory to You Father God! Thank you for your blessings every single day and thank you for standing with me, along with all the fighters and lawyers on this case “For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; And Holy is His Name.”
— Cung Le (@CungLe185) March 20, 2024
Luke 1:49 KJV https://t.co/hVegewBgz1
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