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A federal judge scuttled the proposed $335 million settlement between the UFC and fighters in two separate class-action lawsuits who alleged the Mma promoter violated antitrust laws.

On Tuesday, Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II of the U.S. District Court in Nevada issued a ruling denying the settlement. The judge, who did not provide any explanation in the initial ruling, set a status conference for Aug. 19 and a trial date of Oct. 28 for one of the two cases that were part of the settlement, Le v. Zuffa. It’s possible the parties could reach a new settlement agreement before then for the court’s consideration.

The decision comes after Tko Group Holdings, UFC’s parent company, announced an agreement in March 2024 to pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits. Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March...

Tko Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, disclosed that it will pay $335 million to settle two class-action lawsuits filed by former UFC fighters alleging the Mma promoter violated antitrust laws.

Zuffa, the predecessor entity that owned and operated UFC, was the defendant in five related class-action lawsuits filed between December 2014 and March 2015, which were consolidated into a single action in June 2015 (Le et al. v. Zuffa). An additional lawsuit, Johnson et al. v. Zuffa, was filed in 2021.

On March 13, 2024, Tko reached an agreement to settle all claims asserted in both class action lawsuits for a total of $335 million payable in installments over a period of time, the company disclosed in an SEC filing Wednesday. “The terms will be memorialized in a long-form agreement and then submitted to the court for approval,” Tko said, adding that it anticipates the settlement amount will be deductible for tax purposes.

The lawsuits alleged...

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Errol Spence Jr. and Terence Crawford will finally enter the ring together this weekend, marking one of the most anticipated events of boxing’s modern era.

The undefeated fighters will be looking to unify Spence’s Ibf, Wba, and...

A common ploy in modern action and horror films is the use of employing combat sports veterans in prominent roles, both for the believability of the character to realistically perform such activity on-screen and also to help boost profits by attaching a popular name amongst the crowded cast. Whether it's the world of Mma with the likes of Michael Bisping, Ronda Rousey, or Randy Couture or pro wrestling with “The Rock” Dwayne Johnson, Dave Bautista, and John Cena being among the biggest stars in the industry, the stage is rife for veterans from all aspects of the sport to move into the acting field. That's definitely the case with Joey De Guzman's upcoming Philippine-lensed zombie title “Day Zero,” which serves as kickboxing champion Brandon Vera's chance in the spotlight, to be released shortly on digital and physical media from WellGo USA.

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This week is the final week of May, and it’s also the unofficial start of summer. We’re headed towards the 3-day Memorial Day Weekend, which should give you some extra time for movie-watching. And that’s a good thing because this week is loaded up with fresh horrors.

Here’s all the new horror releasing May 23 – May 28, 2023!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

Viral horror stories have come to life in CreepyPasta, a brand new Screambox Original that’s streaming exclusively on Bloody Disgusting’s Screambox beginning today.

In the brand new horror anthology, “Trapped in an abandoned house, a young man desperately searches for clues to how he got there. The answer is hidden within a series of disturbing viral videos – each of which begins to infect his mind.”

Watch the official CreepyPasta trailer below.

And start screaming now with Screambox on iOS,...

Former Mma fighter Brandon Vera stars in the upcoming zombie action movie Day Zero, and Bloody Disgusting has been provided with a Bloody exclusive clip today.

Directed by Joey De Guzman (The Ghosting), Day Zero is a Filipino action thriller and it’s first releasing on Digital May 23. The film later hits Blu-ray & DVD on July 11.

In the film, “After serving eight incident-free years in prison, a former elite soldier is released, finally free to reunite with his estranged wife and young daughter. However, he re-enters civilization only to discover that the outside world has been completely overtaken by a dangerous virus with terrifying effects on the human body.

“Chased by hordes of the undead, he races through the dangerous urban landscape in a final desperate attempt to redeem himself and rescue his family.”

Vera stars alongside Pepe Herrera, Mj Lastimosa, Joey Marquez, and Ricci Rivero.

Check out Bloody Disgusting’s action-packed exclusive clip below,...

In the tenth episode of Amp Talks, Panos Kotzathanasis, Adriana Rosati and Rouven Linnarz discuss BuyBust

1. The surge of action films with women protagonists from Asean countries (on Netlifx)

2. Duterte’s War on Drugs and the way it is implemented in the film

3. The labyrinth slums the film takes place in and the cinematography of the film

4. Making social comments in action movie

5. The action scenes and the choreography

6. Anna Curtis, Brandon Vera, Arjo Atayde...

Sports media group One Championship is launching its own version of reality TV show “The Apprentice” that kicks off from March this year. It has amassed a suitably muscular array of broadcast partners.

“The Apprentice: One Championship Edition” assembles 16 fight candidates to compete through business and physical challenges over 13 episodes. Their $250,000 prize is the chance to work for a year directly under One Championship chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong.

Contestants hail from 11 countries and were named as: Lara Pearl Alvarez (Philippines); Alvin Ang (Singapore); Irina Chadsey (Russia); Eugene Chung (U.S.); Teirra Kamolvattanavith (Thailand); Joy Koh (Singapore); Monica Millington (U.S.); Paulina Purnomowati (Indonesia); Jessica Ramella (Venezuela); Niraj Puran Rao (India); Nazee Sajedi (U.S.); Louie Sangalang (Philippines); Sho Takei (Japan); Clinton Tudor (New Zealand); Roman Wilson (U.S.); and Kexin Ye (Germany).

With the Singapore Tourism Board as partner, “The Apprentice: One Championship Edition” was filmed entirely in Singapore...

Erik Matti is one of Asia’s most ambitious filmmakers. An assistant director to Peque Gallaga, he made his debut with Scorpio Nights 2 (1999), a sequel to his mentor’s erotic classic. He has made subversive horrors, world-building fantasy epics, gritty crime dramas and costumed superhero films. While always audience-focused, Matti and his films are becoming more political; they have recently focused on systemic corruption and religious hypocrisy in the Philippines. BuyBust is his headiest achievement yet, spinning high-octane action tropes into a scathing commentary on the ongoing drug war.

On the occasion of his film screening at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival, we speak with him about his career, and his way of shooting films, Anne Curtis and Brandon Vera, the most impressive scene in the movie, Duterte’s War on Drugs, and many other topics

Your career basically begun through your cooperation with Peque Gallaga. Can you...

Filipino director Erik Matti’s latest high octane action movie “BuyBust” will be released in Us cinemas on the 10th of August, courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. Expect an exhilarating mashup of “The Raid”, “Escape from New York”, “Mad Max” and “The Villainess”. Introducing a spectacular new kick-ass super-lady! You can read our review here.

“One of the best action films of the year and a must-see for all fans of the genre”

Panos Kotzathanasis

Synopsis: After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan (Anne Curtis), is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila. But when her new mission in the city’s most dangerous slum goes south, the angry civilians turn on her squad. Trapped between a brutal drug gang and hordes of bloodthirsty citizens, their only...

Police director Alvarez (Nonie Buencamino) and his prized team leader Dela Cruz (Lao Rodriguez) are finally making headway with their war on drugs throughout the slums of Filipino capital Manila. They’ve already cleaned sections long-thought lost to crime and currently have one of kingpin Biggie Chen’s (Arjo Atayde) mid-level operatives (Alex Calleja’s Toban) in custody. A little “good cop/bad cop” sets the stage for how far law enforcement will go to earn their collar as well as how loyal Chen’s foot soldiers might prove. If they can cajole Toban into wearing a wire while helping them smoke out his extremely elusive boss, Alvarez’s mission would move even closer to completion. Compile the right support team to surround them on this sting operation and victory appears within their grasp.

Let’s just say writer/director Erik Matti isn’t interested in tactics or covert precision...

"The only way out - is to fight." Well Go USA has debuted an awesome new full-length official trailer for an action thriller from the Philippines titled BuyBust, the latest film made by veteran Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti. The teaser trailer was promising, and this trailer has some impressive action as well. Might actually be worth a watch. The plot of BuyBust involves the anti-drug enforcement agency staging a massive drug bust in the slums of Manila in the Philippines. But when things go wrong, they get stuck in the middle of a brutal drug gang and hordes of bloodthirsty citizens, so their only option is to fight their way out. Hell yes. Anne Curtis stars, with Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Victor Neri, Joross Gamboa, Nafa Hilario-Cruz, Brandon Vera, and Nonie Buencamino. The action in this looks totally badass! These fights plus Anne Curtis kicking ass - this film is on my...

BuyBust is a 2018 Philippine action thriller that has been getting rave reviews in North America and we now have a fresh look at Erik Matti's intense trailer for the movie, which debuted at Comic-Con today. In addition to directing the film, Matti also co-wrote the screenplay with Anton Santamaria. Pre-production started back in 2016, which is also when the cast was announced. Anne Curtis and Mma fighter Brandon Vera star in BuyBust, which Matti calls his first "full-on action film," and declared that it's the most ambitious project that he's ever been a part of.

After surviving the slaughter of her entire squad in a drug raid compromised by dirty cops, anti-narcotics special operative Nina Manigan (Anne Curtis), is eager to go head-to-head with the drug cartels that hold a bloody grip on Manila. But when her new mission in the city's most dangerous slum goes south, the angry civilians turn on her squad.

“BuyBust” is a superbly executed action film about drug squad members fighting for their lives in a maze-like Manila slum that resembles nothing less than hell on earth. Director and co-writer Erik Matti has delivered an explosive exercise in kinetic cinema that also offers potent commentary on the devastating social consequences of the Philippine government’s war on drugs. Following its world premiere at New York Asian Film Festival, “BuyBust” will become a must-see item for genre fans. It looks certain to spark controversy and attract large audiences when it releases locally Aug. 1, and should enjoy a successful run in selected North American cities from Aug. 10. Worldwide Netflix rollout is set for Nov. 1.

“BuyBust” barely digs into the background of any characters and doesn’t need to. All we need to know is that Drug Enforcement Agency recruit Nina Manigan (Anne Curtis) is the sole survivor of a team that...

The 17th annual New York Asian Film Festival closed July 15 after two weeks of boasting four world premieres, 21 North American premieres, and 12 New York premieres. Produced by Subway Cinema and the Film Society at Lincoln Center, the Nyaff aims to showcase Asian cinematic excellence, and to expose audiences to non-Eurocentric, emotionally compelling, and provocative Asian film. The festival kicked off June 29 with the North American premiere of celebrated Japanese director Masanori Tominaga’s “Dynamite Graffiti,” an idiosyncratic drama about the Japanese pornography publisher Suei Akira. For its closing, the festival chose box office darling Erik Matti’s “BuyBust,” an action film starring megawatt actor Anne Curtis and Mma world champion Brandon Vera, all of whom attended the screening. The festival also delivers awards, this year honoring Hong Kong’s Dante Lam with a Daniel A. Craft Award for Excellence in Action Cinema. The festival’s schedule included a special screening...

Erik Matti is one of the most recognizable and most crucial figures of the Filipino film industry, with films like “On the Job”, “Honor Thy Father” and “The Aswang Chronicles” among others, along with his work on production. “BuyBust” is a film that comes to establish his prowess on creating genre films through a humongous production that included 309 stuntmen and 1,278 extras, and relentless action.

“BuyBust” screened at the 17th New York Asian Film Festival

Nina Manigan is the new recruit of an elite anti-narcotic squad. However, she is definitely not a rookie, since a few months back, she was a member of another team which was completely eradicated after their leader gave them the wrong orders. This time, Nina and a group of the best men and women of the squad have to accomplish a buybust, with the help of a captured “asset”, Teban, who used to be a member...

"Welcome to the squad." Well Go USA has released the first teaser trailer for a new action thriller from the Philippines titled BuyBust, the latest film made by veteran Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti. This looks action packed and intense as all hell, with some badass fight scenes for sure. The plot of BuyBust involves the anti-drug enforcement agency staging a massive drug bust in the slums of Manila in the Philippines. But when things go wrong, they get stuck in the middle of a brutal drug gang and hordes of bloodthirsty citizens, so their only option is to fight their way out. Anne Curtis stars, along with Chutimon Chuengcharoensukying, Victor Neri, Joross Gamboa, Nafa Hilario-Cruz, Brandon Vera, and Nonie Buencamino. This looks way better than you're probably expecting - it's worth a watch. Here's the first official teaser trailer for Erik Matti's BuyBust, direct from Well Go's YouTube:...

New York, NY – The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Subway Cinema announce the 17th edition of the New York Asian Film Festival (Nyaff), June 29 – July 15, 2018.

From vicious, life-destroying phone scams to balletic battles between equally corrupt cops and yakuza, Nyaff offers films that reflect on contemporary society while offering extreme genre pleasures. There are self-referential takes on cinematic zombies, existential date nights, and teens finding their own corners of the world despite familial and societal expectations.After last year’s Sweet Sixteen, this year’s program is dubbed the Savage Seventeenth edition with four world premieres, three international premieres, 21 North American premieres, three U.S. premieres, and twelve New York premieres, showcasing the most exciting comedies, dramas, thrillers, romances, horrors and arthouse films from East Asia.

Savage Seventeen: The festival has a rich history of presenting films that deal with the social issue of teenage bullying. Many of these...

Well Go USA has nabbed North American rights to Buybust, the new action thriller from Filipino filmmaker Erik Matti (On the Job, Honor Thy Father).

The indie action and genre distributor will do a platform theatrical release for the film later his year, followed by a digital and home video rollout.

Australian actress Anne Curtis stars in the pic as a rookie cop who joins an elite anti-narcotics squad. Rushed into a poorly planned buy-bust mission, her squad finds themselves trapped in the most dangerous slum in Manila and have to fight their way out. Mma star Brandon Vera co-stars....

Erik Matti (Tiktik: The Aswang Chronicles, Rigodon), the maestro Filipino director, really knocked it out the park with his 2013 hired-assassin thriller On the Job. Not one to rest on his laurels, his latest crime flick, Honor Thy Father (not-related to The Godfather spin off) has also been garnering much praise among critics.

But Matti is nothing if not versatile, and as such has now decided to turn his attention towards the martial arts genre with the upcoming film, Buy Bust. Although still just in pre-production, it has already been announced that the film will feature American-Filipino mixed-martial arts Ufc star Brandon Vera (Kamandag), and Filipino-Australian female actor, Anne Curtis (Blood Ransom, The Gifted).

Information regarding the film’s plot remains sparse, but if we were to hazard a guess we would expect gangsters, drug-lords and of course ball-busting police officers, all no doubt served up with a heavy dose of...

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Shogun Rua is a legend. Make no mistake about that. He has had wars in Pride. He has been Ufc Light Heavyweight champion. He took part in a fight against Dan Henderson in 2011 that many feel is up there as the greatest Ufc fight of all time, if not the greatest Mma fight of all time.

However, his career has been in something of a tailspin since losing his title to Jon Jones in March of 2011. Jones made the most of a last minute title shot, shocked the world, took Shogun’s belt, and went on to become the most dominant champion in Ufc history. Shogun, meanwhile, struggled to get back on track. He beat Forrest Griffin later in the year, then lost the aforementioned bout with Dan Henderson. He picked up a win over Brandon Vera in 2012, then dropped two straight, to Alexander Gustafsson and Chael Sonnen. He...

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According to a report by Fox Sports, Brandon Vera, who once promised to hold a belt in two weight classes in the Ufc, has been released by the promotion – or two be more specific, the two sides have “cut ties.”

Vera started his tenure with the company in 2005, at Ultimate Fight Night 2 where he won via Ko against Fabiano Scherner. After a 3-0 run at heavyweight, it was announced that his next match, against Frank Mir, would be a title eliminator.

It looked like Vera’s promise of holding two belts would have a chance of coming to fruition – especially after he won the Mir fight by Tko. However, a contract dispute saw him lose his shot at the belt. He would then suffer the first two losses of his career, to Tim Sylvia and Fabricio Werdum, before dropping to light heavyweight.

He would go 4-4 (1) at light heavyweight...

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Remember when Jon “Bones” Jones first burst onto the Ufc scene in 2008? He dominated Andre Gusmao in his debut, threw Tuf 1 runner-up Stephan Bonnar around the Octagon like a rag doll, smashed Vladimir Matyushenko and Brandon Vera, submitted Jake O’Brien and Ryan Bader, then won the Ufc light heavyweight title by stopping Mauricio “Shogun” Rua via Tko in 2011. At just 23-years old Jones had become the youngest champion in Ufc history.

Fans were enamored and enthralled as Jones continued to smash the competition. He made legends look like children and fans began contemplating a super fight between Jones and then reigning Ufc middleweight champ Anderson “The Spider” Silva. Onlookers wondered in amazement if the young upstart could finally be the one to match Silva’s skills inside the Octagon.

Then something happened, not all at once, but fans started turning on Jones. Holes...

The excitement and adrenaline of the Octagon is about to come to your very own DVD player.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be releasing its best moments in a partnership with Anchor Bay Entertainment with "Ufc: Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights." The 8-disc DVD set will be released on November 10 with a numbered, limited edition collector's box. The highlights of Pay-Per-View event Ufc have previously been shown on Spike TV, but the demand from fans for the full fight experience led the establishment to manufacture "Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights."

The Top 100 fights features the best of the best in the no-holds-barred mixed martial arts bout. The championship, which traces its earliest origins to 1993, has evolved since its creation, undergoing numerous changes to the rules, format and its controversial presentation. The Octagon, the enclosure in which the battle takes place, has seen an increased usage in recent years with more and more bouts per year.

The excitement and adrenaline of the Octagon is about to come to your very own DVD player.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will be releasing its best moments in a partnership with Anchor Bay Entertainment with "Ufc: Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights." The 8-disc DVD set will be released on November 10 with a numbered, limited edition collector's box. The highlights of Pay-Per-View event Ufc have previously been shown on Spike TV, but the demand from fans for the full fight experience led the establishment to manufacture "Ultimate 100 Greatest Fights."

The Top 100 fights features the best of the best in the no-holds-barred mixed martial arts bout. The championship, which traces its earliest origins to 1993, has evolved since its creation, undergoing numerous changes to the rules, format and its controversial presentation. The Octagon, the enclosure in which the battle takes place, has seen an increased usage in recent years with more and more bouts per year.

Channing Tatum fans near Del Mar, California should mark your calendars, because Chan and his 'Fighting' co-star Cung Le will be promoting the movie at "The Fight Expo" next month.

"The Fight Expo" is a massive two-day Mixed Martial Arts and Extreme Sports extravaganza and will be held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the weekend of March 21-22, 2009 from 10am - 6pm each day.

It's the first event of its kind, infusing Mma, Grappling, Pankration, and several Extreme Sports -- Motocross, Skateboarding, Harley Davidson Pulls and much more -- into one giant entertainment supershow.

Most importantly, dreams will come true for 5 Make-a-Wish children!!! The event has chosen The Make-a-Wish Foundation of San Diego as its beneficiary with portions of proceeds from every ticket sold, charity auctions, and Mma seminars going to this worthwhile cause.

Ufc announcer, Bruce Buffer, "The Voice of the Octagon," has joined the team to...