New un-redacted legal documents from the UFC antitrust lawsuit reveal an interesting detail about Zuffa’s acquisition of Pride Fighting Championships. According to legal documents highlighted by Jonathan of Kowloon on Twitter, Zuffa paid $10 million to PRIDE CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara. This occurred during Zuffa’s acquisition of PRIDE. In return for the eight-figure sum, Sakakibara was to agree to a seven-year non-compete clause.
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Zuffa paid PRIDE CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara $10 Million for a 7-year non-compete clause