Playing with fire? Zuffa sues DSE

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A strange news item today from Dave Meltzer claims that PRIDE FC Worldwide, the company UFC set up for the PRIDE asset sale transaction, is going to sue Dream Stage Entertainment for fraud in relation to the PRIDE asset sale agreement. Why is it a curious move? Because the lawsuit, if true, would likely justify [...] [link]

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Zuffa Files Lawsuit Against DSE
Published 2/6/2008 by John Chandler at MMA on Tap
... Zach Arnold of Fight Opinion points out that Zuffa’s due diligence done after the purchase of PRIDE most likely catch many of the potential problems during the evaluation of the PRIDE’s assets. Be sure to check out his post for more words of wisdom on the matter. ...

Zuffa, Fertittas Sue Dream Stage Entertainment
Published 2/6/2008 by Luke Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
... . The man who can sniff a Japanese scandal a mile away, Zach Arnold, breaks down what this case is really about. Notable quote: ...

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