“That analysis is just wrong,” Boschee said.

One of the main points that Boschee brought up during Monday’s appeal court session was that he believed Judge Dorsey, for the purposes of dismissing the battery claims, was mistaken in comparing Hunt signing on for a fight as having the same assumption of risk as a baseball player who might get struck in the head by a high-velocity throw from a pitcher. Dorsey the following November, the last remaining charge, which accused the UFC of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, was also dismissed.

District Court (Nevada) judge Jennifer A. In February 2019, the majority of Hunt’s claims were dismissed by U.S. The bout was later overturned to a no-contest, and while Lesnar was fined $250,000 by the Nevada Athletic Commission, Hunt argued Lesnar should have forfeited his entire purse for UFC 200, which was a reported $2.5 million. Hunt’s team accuses the defendants of racketeering, fraud, battery and civil conspiracy, in addition to other claims, with Hunt seeking compensatory damages, declaratory relief, punitive damages, statutory treble damages and attorney’s fees.Īt UFC 200, Hunt lost a unanimous decision to Lesnar, who was later announced as having failed a pair of drug tests taken in the lead-up and on the day of their fight. The lawsuit, filed in 2016 and amended in June 2017, alleges the UFC, UFC President Dana White, and former UFC fighter Brock Lesnar conspired to allow Lesnar to compete against Hunt at UFC 200 with the use of performance-enhancing drugs. Zuffa was brought forth for appeal by Hunt’s attorney Brian W. Mark Hunt’s legal team is going another round with the the UFC and Brock Lesnar.Īt a session of The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday, the case of Hunt vs.

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