The UFC agreed to pay out a whopping $375 million in damages to settle the Cung Le vs Zuffa LLC anti-trust lawsuit out of court. Which surprised many analysts since the damages they were originally demanding was north of a billion dollars. And UFC legend Mark Hunt is among those unhappy with it, despite getting $2 million because of it!

“What I don’t like about it is they started this 12 years ago, and it went from $1.3 billion to $375 million. The truth about it is, Rob Maysey and his law firm—the antitrust lawyers—made a deal with the UFC lawyers. $9 million, I think, what it was for my percentage of this. It ended up being like just over $2 million at the end of the day. But it’s not about the money wise, it’s like they changed the goal post for themselves,” Hunt told ‘From The Stands’ in a recent interview.

Well, Hunt is making it seem like the Anti-trust lawyers, who come from five different law firms, colluded with the UFC’s legal team for nefarious purposes to stiff the fighters. On the other hand, it is important to remember that it was the fighters in the suit who submitted sworn affidavits to the judge in this case, asking him to accept this payout since they needed the money right now rather than go to trial and wait potentially years for it.

Not to mention going to trial would have been a risk since there is no guarantee they would have won. But Hunt feels like the damages were not adequate since most fighters will get very little in damages. Not to mention actually defeating Dana White and co. in court may have forced them to change some of their business practices.

“They didn’t help any other fighters. Other fighters get 5,000 bucks, yeah, you know. And they’re struggling… That’s not fair. We don’t want, you know, $5,000. We don’t want $375 million, we want you know, what exactly the damages were– $1.3 billion,” ‘WarHunt’ added.

Moreover, Hunt is no stranger to being involved in litigation against the UFC. The UFC legend, after all, had try to sue the UFC, Dana White, and Brock Lesnar over fraud, battery, and conspiracy. Since Lesnar had tested positive both before and after their UFC 200 clash, Hunt alleges that Dana White and co. conspired to keep the WWE superstar on the card despite knowing he was on steroids. This case was dismissed by a judge two years ago. But there is still hope, the UFC is still fighting a legal battle with an entirely different set of fighters.

UFC still being sued in the Johnson vs. Zuffa class-action lawsuit

The UFC was involved in two class-action lawsuits with fighters- the Le vs. Zuffa case, and the Johnson vs. Zuffa case. The former represents fighters who fought in the promotion between 2010 to 2017, while the Johnson case represents those who have fought in the UFC since 2017.

Both cases accused the UFC of pretty similar things- using monopolistic practices to stifle competition and suppress fighters’ wages. Dana White and co., of course, have long been accused of underpaying fighters. The most common stat that fans bring up is that fighters get just about 20% of the UFC’s revenue, while this number is around 50% in other major sports leagues like the NBA, NFL, and the MLB.

But with the Le case resolved, the UFC has only to contend with the Johnson suit. The Johnson parties, in fact, are seeking injunctive damages– they want the court to order the promotion to change their alleged anticompetitive activities– along with monetary damages. But with the Le case settled, it is very likely that Dana White and co. will do the same in the Johnson suit. And the UFC will be free to continue with its allegedly less savory business practices. What do you think about Hunt’s thoughts on the Le vs. Zuffa case settlement?