The complaint
Zuffa, LLC d/b/a Ultimate Fighting Championship v. Antonio Scotto, Individually, and as officer, director, shareholder, principal, manager and/or member of Twin Rivers Pub LLC d/b/a Exit 8 Lounge and Liquor, and Twin Rivers Pub LLC d/b/a Exit 8 Lounge and Liquor, No. 3:26-cv-11328-ZNQ-RLS (D.N.J., Trenton Division), is a twelve-page complaint filed September 2, 2026, ECF No. 1. The docket shows the case is assigned to District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi and Magistrate Judge Rukhsanah L. Singh.
The broadcast
Zuffa alleges it owns the UFC 328 - Chimaev vs. Strickland pay-per-view broadcast of May 9, 2026, including the undercard, and that the broadcast is registered with the Copyright Office as PA 2-599-273, filed June 5, 2026.
What it alleges
The complaint alleges, on information and belief, that Antonio Scotto was a member of Twin Rivers Pub LLC with supervisory control over the Exit 8 Lounge and Liquor in East Windsor, New Jersey, that the bar charged a $5 cover on May 9, 2026, and that the defendants obtained the broadcast through unauthorized means, such as a residential purchase, and showed it to patrons without paying the commercial licensing fee. Count I pleads unauthorized reception and publication under 47 U.S.C. § 605. Count II pleads unauthorized interception under 47 U.S.C. § 553. Count III pleads copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. § 501(a).
Zuffa seeks a declaration that the exhibition violated the Communications Act willfully and for commercial advantage, statutory and enhanced damages under 47 U.S.C. §§ 605 and 553, actual or statutory and enhanced damages under 17 U.S.C. § 504, attorneys' fees, interest, and costs.
On the docket
Returns of service were filed on September 22, 2026. An answer to the complaint was filed on October 27, 2026, and the court entered an order for an initial scheduling conference the same day.