No other fight promoters were permitted to organize a fight at the casino during the term of the contract. The claim says the the terms granted Feldman exclusive rights to organize and exhibit mixed martial arts fights at the casino, which provided him with a free venue, chairs and tables, plus $10,000 cash. He also wants injunctive relief that would allow him to participate in the lucrative casino market.Īccording to the complaint, Feldman made his first casino deal in 2011 when he entered into a non-compete agreement with Harrah's. The plaintiff seeks $150,000 in compensatory and punitive damages against Feldman and Haydak, plus the owners and managers of Harrah's and Valley Forge Casino, for monopolizing the MMA casino market by denying access to competitors and driving up ticket prices. Ryan Kerwin, owner of Xtreme Caged Combat, alleges that David Feldman, who runs Xtreme Fight Events, and Rob Haydak, owner of Cage Fury Fighting Championships (CFFC), conspired together to form exclusive promotion deals with Harrah's Casino in Chester County, Valley Forge Casino and Resort and Sands Casino in Bethlehem, gaining 100 percent market share with the only casinos in the Philadelphia region that host MMA events. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A Philadelphia-based mixed martial arts organizer says that competitors have illegally muscled him out of the opportunity to host fights at three major regional casinos, according to an antitrust lawsuit filed at the U.S.
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