UFC Sues Bar Owner

By Josh Stein on Jan 06, 2010

As they said they would, the UFC brass are going to court over an illegal video stream of UFC 104 at a bar in Allston, Massachusetts. The promotion’s leadership is accusing Derek Brady, a bar owner, of evading the cost of “illegally [procuring a] pay-per-view signal without purchasing it through exclusive closed circuit providers.”

The UFC is suing Brady for $640,000 plus the cost of legal fees. The report has been verified by an eyewitness and the UFC seems to be taking the piracy crackdown seriously. Apparently, the bar owner streamed UFC 104.

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