UFC antitrust lawsuit payments totalling over $237 million paid to fighters, reasons for delays revealed
By Eddie Sanchez
Over $237 million has been paid out to fighters involved in the UFC antitrust lawsuit that settled in 2025
More than 90 percent of eligible fighters from the $375 million UFC antitrust settlement have already received their payouts. Attorneys representing the athletes have also explained why a small number of payments remain delayed.
The settlement, officially approved in 2025, resolved a lawsuit originally filed in 2014 by fighters including Cung Le and Nate Quarry. It covered athletes who competed in the UFC between 2010 and 2017. As part of the agreement, the UFC paid $375 million to settle the claims. Additional antitrust lawsuits are still ongoing, including a prominent case involving fighters who competed from 2017 to the present.
Following approval, Berger Montague, the law firm representing the fighters, began distributing the funds. So far, $237,386,515.53 has been paid to 984 claimants across 44 countries, accounting for more than 90 percent of eligible athletes.
Several factors have delayed payments for the remaining fighters.
According to the attorneys, 10 fighters have not yet received funds “due to outstanding legal issues, including competing claims on the distribution amounts (from spouses or taxing authorities), or it is unclear who is the rightful recipient of some or all of the funds.” The most common situations involve cases where a fighter has “died without a will” or where there are “legal child support obligations” following a divorce.
Another group includes 17 fighters who “reside in countries that are subject to sanctions scheme governed by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States,” where there are “strict prohibitions on sending funds to residents” of those countries.
Additional complications have also slowed some payments. Attorneys say they are continuing efforts to resolve outstanding issues and encourage affected fighters to come forward so funds can be distributed.
“We are working around the clock to distribute settlement payments to the remaining claimants,” Berger Montague said in a press release about the remaining funds still owed to fighters.
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