California State Athletic Commission head Andy Foster will today hear arguments on the validity of a contract tying UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey to a management firm. A ruling should come late next week on an arbitration request made earlier this month by Fight Tribe Management. But Rousey’s legal representative is digging in for a fight. “This might take a while,” Rousey’s attorney, Steven Bash, today told MMAjunkie, adding the UFC champ will be in attendance at the meeting, which takes place in Los Angeles. On March 7 Fight Tribe filed a request for arbitration in Los Angeles Superior Court, asking a neutral party to decide whether Rousey is legally bound to a representation agreement it signed with the fighter. In California, contractual disputes between managers and fighters are subject to the state’s business and professions laws, and the CSAC has the power to adjudicate disputes
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UFC champ Ronda Rousey enters arbitration for management dispute – MMA Junkie