UFC executives Dana White and Hunter Campbell faced intense questioning in Nevada court over missing communications and cell phones in a major antitrust case. Judge Richard Boulware warned that the lost records represent 'sanctionable offenses' as the UFC battles multiple lawsuits alleging monopsony power and wage suppression from 2017 onward.

This follows the $375 million Le v. Zuffa settlement covering 2012-2017, with Johnson v. Zuffa now targeting the subsequent period. The hearing focused on five years of missing communications from White and UFC lawyer Tracy Long, plus a phone from Campbell allegedly containing over 3,000 messages to matchmakers. Legal expert John Nash testified that the UFC's record-keeping was 'extremely sloppy' despite court orders to preserve documents.

Judge Boulware gave UFC lawyers 30 days to recover the missing data, though years of White's communications appear unrecoverable. The stakes are enormous - if adverse inferences are applied due to sanctioned discovery violations, it could invalidate arbitration agreements and expand the class of affected fighters. The potential damages could far exceed the previous $375 million settlement.

The legal fallout from Boulware's ruling could be massive, potentially forcing another multi-million dollar settlement with fighters. The judge's clear frustration with the UFC's failure to maintain required records suggests significant penalties may be forthcoming, which could fundamentally alter how the organization conducts its business operations.