UFC Hit With New Antitrust Suit Claiming Exclusionary Practices

The parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship Inc. was accused in a new lawsuit of undermining would-be competitors, the latest in a series of antitrust claims brought by fighter plaintiffs.

UFC and its parent, TKO Group Holdings Inc., hinder the ability of other leagues to attract top-level mixed-martial artists necessary to effectively compete with the organization, according to a proposed class action filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Nevada.

Plaintiff Phil Davis, a mixed-martial artist fighter under contract with the Professional Fighters League, claims PFL would be more a competitive rival to UFC if it ...