SUMMARY
- Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt claimed that the UFC will cease to exist in the next six months.
- In 2023, Hunt lost his lawsuit against the UFC and Dana White due to insufficient evidence.
Former UFC fighter Mark Hunt made a sensational claim about UFC’s existence in the coming six months. Recently, Dana White and the UFC announced a UFC PPV for Perth, Australia. UFC 305 is scheduled to be held Down Under in August 2024. However, Hunt claimed that the UFC will not even exist in the coming six months.
Mark Hunt took to his Instagram and posted the promotional image released by the UFC for their UFC 305 announcement. He captioned the image,“This company @ufc won’t be around by August @danawhite please tell the people truth u been lying to long boy I been telling u lot for a minute now but u seen it here first”
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Many believe this is just an attention-grabbing post from the 50-year-old who wants to see the UFC in trouble after he lost his lawsuit against the promotion. However, the fact that he is calling out the UFC CEO and asking him to reveal the news also makes it seem like the former UFC fighter knows something the world does not.
Mark Hunt lost his lawsuit against UFC as he could not provide sufficient evidence
Mark Hunt fought Brock Lesnar at UFC 200 and lost. Following the event, Lesnar tested positive for an illegal substance twice and the fight result was turned into a No Contest (NC).
Hunt initiated a lawsuit against the UFC in 2016 claiming that the promotion and Dana White knew about Lesnar’s consumption of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs). ‘Super Samoan’ levied a series of allegations including battery and fraud.
BREAKING: Mark Hunt loses lawsuit filed against the UFC, Dana White, and Brock Lesnar after Court grants defendants’ motion for summary judgment on all claims.
Hunt claimed that White and the UFC knew Lesnar was using PEDs but encouraged Lesnar to fight Hunt in UFC 200 anyway. pic.twitter.com/N6cFzH7TRJ
— Jason Morrin (@Jason_Morrin) September 26, 2023
The claims were dismissed but an appeals court reversed the dismissal of battery, fraud, and conspiracy in 2021. In 2023, a Federal Judge in Nevada again dismissed these resurrected claims. Reports suggest that U.S. District Judge Jennifer A. Dorsey concluded that Hunt could not provide substantial evidence for his claims against the UFC and Dana White.
UFC enters into a deal with Saudi Arabia as Dana White announces its debut in the KSA
Dana White has repeatedly expressed his intention to take the UFC all over the world. He tries to add new countries to the list each year. This year, the UFC has planned on holding an event in Saudi Arabia.
BOOOOOOM!!!!!!
UFC is heading to Saudi Arabia for the first time with a BAD ASS card, headlined by Whittaker vs Chimaev LIVE and FREE on ABC on June 22nd pic.twitter.com/2OZW2AEmLH
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 28, 2024
Initially, reports suggest that UFC was planning to schedule an event for March in Saudi Arabia. However, the KSA authorities were not pleased with the fight card that was being set up for the event. Recently, White took to his social media to announce that UFC will hold a Fight Night in Saudi Arabia on June 22, 2024.
Khamzat Chimaev will take on Robert Whittaker in the main event of the Fight Night in the KSA. Sergei Pavlovich, Johnny Walker, and Sharabutdin Magomedov will also be involved in the card. UFC follows in the footsteps of WWE after merging with the pro-wrestling promotion a few months ago. WWE has held several PPVs in Saudi Arabia over the last few years.
