"Funds to eligible claim members are set to be distributed "no later than September 16," but it's the numbers breakdown that may raise eyebrows. Based on the newly filed report, the average payment to claimants who are part of the class action lawsuit will be $231,022.29. The median sits at $86,034.65, while the highest payment will be $10,334,240.72, which will go to Anderson Silva, per Nash. The lowest payment set to be issued, meanwhile, is $16,138.45."
"Per the terms of the settlement between Zuffa/UFC and the class members, eligible fighters should see 32.7% of their total bout compensation earned during the class period paid to them, plus $14,179.33 per fight. Dragging out through the court system in Nevada for over a decade, 2014's Le. et al vs. Zuffa alleged the UFC had underpaid its fighters, maintaining a Monopsony and utilizing anti-competitive business practices to keep fighter pay down. The two sides reached a settlement in 2024."
Class members in the Le. vs. Zuffa settlement will receive distributions by September 16, with average payment $231,022.29, median $86,034.65, highest $10,334,240.72, and lowest $16,138.45. Eligible fighters will receive 32.7% of bout compensation from the class period plus $14,179.33 per fight under the settlement terms. The 2014 lawsuit alleged UFC maintained a monopsony and used anti-competitive practices to suppress fighter pay and reached settlement in 2024. A subsequent class action covering the post-2017 period, Kajan Johnson et al. v. Zuffa, remains ongoing. Anderson Silva, now 50, last fought in 2020 and holds ten consecutive title defenses and two UFC Hall of Fame inductions.
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