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Don’t Cash That Check Just Yet: Overeem’s UFC 141 Purse Garnished Pending Outcome of Golden Glory Lawsuit

“Excuse me, one moment please–where do you fink you’re going with that check?” (Photo: UFC.com)

Alistair Overeem should be sitting on a big pile of cash this morning, but moments after handing Brock Lesnar a crushing first round defeat, “The Demolition Man” learned that he won’t be seeing a dime of his $385,000-plus purse, at least not for awhile. A Nevada State Court has issued a freeze on Alistair’s UFC 141 earnings pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed by his former management team, Golden Glory (aka Knock Out Investments).

The lawsuit is the latest shot fired in the battle over fighter purses between Overeem, Golden Glory, and the UFC. Overeem was cut from Strikeforce after his representatives and Zuffa failed to see eye to eye on the post-fight payment process. Golden Glory wanted to be paid the full purse directly so that they could distribute the funds to their fighters in a timely fashion without the worry that they wouldn’t see their portion of the proceeds. According to the lawsuit filed yesterday, those concerns were not unfounded.

“Excuse me, one moment please–where do you fink you’re going with that check?” (Photo: UFC.com)

The firm has charged Overeem with breach of contract and alleges that it was never compensated for its services following his victory over Fabricio Werdum back in June. After signing his UFC contract, “The Reem” fired the management firm and filed a lawsuit of his own seeking damages in excess of $150,000.

Golden Glory’s legal team released the following statement regarding the lawsuit:

““There has been some consternation about the timing of a lawsuit filed by Knock Out Investment[s]/Golden Glory against Alistair Overeem,” the release stated. “We’ve been in discussions with Mr. Overeem’s legal counsel since Nov. 7, and there has been no progress regarding the dispute. The reality is that a fighter is paid within 24 hours of the bout. Given past failure to pay management and training fees, there is serious concern on my client’s part that Mr. Overeem will simply walk away with the money.

As of this morning, a Nevada District Court issued an Order directing the issuance of a pre-judgment writ of attachment and garnishment on Overeem’s fight purse, which would indicate that KOI/GG’s claims are meritorious.”

Matt Lindland Breaks Silence on Dan Henderson-Team Quest Lawsuit

(Back when Team Quest was all about fighting and orgies.)

Matt Lindland spoke to Sherdog.com today about the lawsuit filed against him in February by his onetime friend and business partner Dan Henderson regarding the use of the Team Quest trademark and name.

In court documents filed in California, Henderson claims that Lindland is unlawfully using the Team Quest brand to promote his gym and that he is the rightful owner of the name and logo made popular by himself, Lindland and Randy Couture in the 1990s. He is suing for trademark infringement, copyright infringement and unfair competition regarding the Team Quest brand. Lindland is countersuing Henderson for trademark and copyright infringement, unfair competition, deceptive advertising, breach of contract and interference with his future business relationships.

According to “The Law” he hasn’t spoken to Henderson about the case and was taken aback when he received notice that he was being sued as it was never discussed prior to court documents being filed.

(Back when Team Quest was all about fighting and orgies.)

“I never heard anything from [Henderson] before he filed the lawsuit,” he told Sherdog.com. “I thought we were friends. He never called me and said he had a problem with me. He just filed the lawsuit. That’s not how I do things. You don’t sue your friends.I guess we didn’t have the same opinion when it came to our friendship.Maybe that’s the way they do things [where Henderson lives]. Dan wouldn’t call me before the lawsuit, and we haven’t talked since it got filed.”

“The litigation is ongoing and I can’t talk that much about it, but I have no idea what the basis for the lawsuit is,” Lindland said. “None of the documents we’ve asked for have been delivered to us, so I have no idea what we’re being sued for. That would at least tell me why [Henderson] thinks he has a case. We’ll figure it out, though.”

Lindland, who in spite of rumors that his fighting days are behind him, says that he hasn’t retired, but explains that coaching and his other business ventures outside the cage have left him with little time to train.

“Lately, I’ve been in Vancouver doing a lot of business consulting,” said Lindland. “For the six weeks prior to that, I was running Okami’s camp to get him ready for [UFC 134]. I didn’t make the trip to Rio because I don’t speak Japanese. Josh Thomson just fell out of a fight [for Strikeforce] and we’re hoping to get a guy in his place, and [Chael] Sonnen has a fight camp coming up [for his matchup with Brian Stann at UFC 136], as well,” said Lindland. “I’ve been busy running the gym and being the head coach of Team Quest. I’m pursuing a lot of business opportunities that I didn’t have a chance to do when I was a more active fighter.I’m not retired. I still possess the skills and am learning new things every day. I just have no plans of fighting soon, and I’m prioritizing things differently. I’m focusing more on the money-making opportunities in MMA right now.”

He might need that money if he continues to be sued like he has been twice in the past year alone.

UFC News: Stephan Bonnar Explains Lawsuit Involving Josh Koscheck

It seems like no one can get along with Josh Koscheck, including Stephan Bonnar. The UFC light heavyweight competitor, recently gave his thoughts on the UFC welterweight and explained the situation regarding the lawsuit involving “Kos” and Bonnar’s clothing line, “Trash Talkin’ Kids,” during a UFC Q&A session last week. Koscheck did not respond kindly […]

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Members of Tapout Crew Admit Distributing Mask’s Ashes, Say Sister’s Lawsuit is Just a Cash Grab

(Call us crazy, but we have a hunch two grown men who call themselves “Punkass” and “SkySkrape” may not always weigh the legal consequences of their actions. Pic: CombatLifestyle)

Here come the admissions (and the counter-arguments) in one of the weirdest MMA-related stories we’ve ever heard: The co-founders of MMA’s best known apparel company confirmed through their lawyer on Thursday that they handed out their deceased business partner’s ashes at a memorial service following his 2009 death, but said the amounts were far less than originally reported and that there was “nothing wrong with dividing up a loved one’s ashes” among his close friends. These acknowledgements from Tapout front men Dan “Punkass” Caldwell and Tim “SkySkrape” Katz came after the sister of Charles “Mask” Lewis filed a lawsuit in California this week seeking unspecified damages for the “overwhelming and severe emotional distress” caused by the treatment of her brother’s remains.

Caldwell and Katz fired back that Lewis and his sister were estranged at the time of his death and dismiss her lawsuit as a cash grab. Damn. We’re beginning to think this is one of those situations where everyone is right … and wrong, at the same time. Public responses from both Punkass and ’Skrape are after the jump.

(Call us crazy, but we have a hunch two grown men who call themselves “Punkass” and “SkySkrape” may not always weigh the legal consequences of their actions. Pic: CombatLifestyle)

“You all who talk shit should know the whole story first!!!” SkySkrape posted to the UG on Wednesday. “She [Lewis’ sister] is a nut case that charles couldn’t stand (his words not mine)! And I was the closest person to him the past 13 years! She is reaching for SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!”

“Sad shit!” tweeted Caldwell, who appears in this photograph wearing a necklace bearing a vial with Mask’s name printed on it. “Relatives who hadnt talked to Charles in 10 years now comin out to get money! Not his Ashes! Anyway his ashes belong to his kids!”

Lewis’ sister – still being identified only as “Carla” – contends Caldwell and Katz borrowed Lewis’ ashes for viewing at the public memorial, but says she later learned between 50 and 100 vials containing bits of her brother’s cremated body were distributed to people on a “special list” during the service. She further charges that the men still have the urn containing the ashes and have refused to give them back. Though they now admit to giving out the ashes, Punkass and ’Skrape say it was only a “very small amount.” They also concede they still have Lewis’ ashes – kind of hard to deny when the Orange County Register has published photos of the weird room where they keep them – but say they’ll return the urn “so Mask’s two young children can eventually inherit their father’s remains.”

Caldwell and Katz say Lewis’ “close circle of friends had become his family” at the time of his death. All this seems reasonable, but the actual lawsuit will probably hinge on Carla’s claims that she was the only person with any legal rights over her brother’s ashes. If that’s true, our best guess is that the Tapout Crew is probably going to have to give her some money to go away.

As most of you know, Lewis – who founded Tapout in 1997 with Caldwell and added Katz to the team shortly thereafter — was killed in a car accident during a street race in 2009. The other driver in the race (who was drunk) was later convicted of vehicular manslaughter and sentenced to nine years in prison.