Mark Hunt’s last hope for a judgment against the UFC is over.
A judge at a U.S. district court in Nevada ruled in the last bit of Hunt’s lawsuit against the UFC. The judge ruled in favor of the UFC in what was left of his case. In February, a judge dismissed with prejudice all but one of Hunt’s claims.
All that was left after February’s rulings was a single charge of breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. And now that one has been ruled on, as well.
In response, Hunt posted his frustration on Instagram and continued to blast the UFC – and he was none too polite about it.
“I tried to make things even on the battlefield of Mma but again the cheating company @danawhite @ufc with all its billions they ripped everyone off win again someone will die against a steroid using cheater and your shit rip off company will be at fault @ufc I hope all u fuckers burn filthy dog cunnnniesss u can go and get fuuuuuaaaaaarrrkkkkeddd Uwonthisbattlebutthewarwillcontinue #aliactmotherfuckers I am not the first to sue this rip off company and sure as hell wont be the last to sue the @ufc u can’t keep ripping fighters off and run monopoly on the market someone’s going to put u motherfuckers down @danawhite @ufc”
Nearly a year ago, Hunt left the UFC after fighting out his contract under plenty of bad blood with the UFC brass. In January 2017, the heavyweight filed suit against the promotion, UFC president Dana White, and former heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar, alleging conspiracy and fraud surrounding his UFC 200 loss to Lesnar. Lesnar’s decision win subsequently was overturned when a positive drug test, collected 11 days prior to the fight, came back positive for the estrogen blocker clomiphene.
Hunt wanted the UFC to turn over all of Lesnar’s $2.5 million purse for the bout and escalated to legal action when the promotion refused. He cited anti-corruption statutes – with treble damages at stake if proven – and sought “millions” from the defendants for conspiring to avoid anti-doping rules that might have prevented Lesnar from fighting.
At the center of Hunt’s claims was his UFC 200 fight with Lesnar, whom he believes worked with the promotion to conceal a return for the purpose of avoiding a mandatory four months of drug testing required by USADA. As a result, he lost out on money and other opportunities.
Lesnar served concurrent one-year suspensions from USADA and the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which regulated UFC 200. The ex-UFC and current WWE champ briefly tried to exonerate himself, claiming the positive test could be linked to a tainted foot cream. He subsequently retired from competition.
Hunt finished his UFC run on a 1-4 slide, including three straight setbacks to Curtis Blaydes, Aleksei Oleinik and Justin Willis. The Willis loss dropped Hunt’s overall record to 13-14-1, putting him under .500 for his MMA career. The 45-year-old New Zealand native has not fought since then.
Judge rules on final piece of Mark Hunt's lawsuit against the UFC, and Hunt isn't happy