UFC to Move Soon to Consolidate 3 Automatic-Renewal Fraud Class Actions

Defendant Zuffa, d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship, filed notice Wednesday (docket 2:23-cv-01211) in U.S. District Court for Nevada in Las Vegas that plaintiff Saul Garcia’s fraud class action is related to one case pending in the Nevada District, plus another in the Central District of California that was just transferred to Las Vegas. Zuffa submits that all three cases are related under Local Rule 42-1, said its notice. The plaintiffs and putative class members in all three cases are California consumers who signed up for Zuffa’s UFC Fight Pass streaming service, said the notice. They allege they're improperly charged monthly or yearly fees for a subscription service without proper disclosures that the service would automatically renew or how to cancel it, in violation of the California Automatic Renewal Law and other consumer protection statutes and common law, it said (see 2308030039). Because the three cases name the same defendants, are based on similar claims and events and involve similar questions of fact and law, “Zuffa submits assignment to a single district and magistrate judge will promote judicial efficiency and economy,” said its notice. It plans to file a motion soon to consolidate the three actions in Las Vegas, it said.