RJJ’s Square Ring, Inc sues Zuffa, Roy Nelson
Roy Jones Jr and his Square Ring, Inc. (SRI) filed suit in late Spring in Nevada court against both Roy…
Roy Jones Jr and his Square Ring, Inc. (SRI) filed suit in late Spring in Nevada court against both Roy Nelson and Zuffa, alleging that the two parties acted together to deprive SRI of its’ contractual rights.
Nelson initially entered into a relationship with RJJ and SRI when participating against Jeff Monson on the Boxing/MMA March Badness PPV, which was headlined by Roy Jones Jr. vs Omar Sheika. In his contract for the fight, SRI alleges that Nelson granted “exclusive first negotiation rights” on subsequent fights and under certain conditions the right to match any offers that Nelson received in the future.
SRI alleges that Nelson would negotiate first with Zuffa, did not provide SRI with the opportunity to match the Zuffa offer, and would sign an exclusive promotional agreement with Zuffa. SRI alleges that all these actions violated their agreement with Nelson. SRI also alleges that bouts that Nelson participated in while competing in the TUF 10 season were also in violation of the agreement. Zuffa was enjoined to the suit by SRI claiming that it was Zuffa’s intent to disrupt the contractual relationship between SRI and Nelson and intentional interference in their contractual relationship.
It should be interesting to see if this is a case that makes it to trial or if some other form of settlement.
