Bellator denies falsified medical report accusations, sues Zach Light for theft

Potentially explosive allegations were leveled against Bellator in May when a former employee accused company executives, CEO Scott Coker and matchmaker Rich Chou, of allowing falsified fighter medical reports. The former employee, Zach Light, is presently suing Bellator MMA and its parent company Viacom in Los Angeles Superior Court for wrongful termination.

On Tuesday, Bellator filed an Answer denying Light’s allegations and a Cross-Complaint accusing him of theft and conversion. “Bellator and Viacom deny each and every allegation of the Complaint and further deny that Light is entitled to any relief whatsoever,” wrote Bellator in its Answer.

In the Cross-Complaint, Bellator claims Light had difficulty managing his family budget and was experiencing “financial distress.” The company allegedly agreed to loan Light $9,403 and claims to have formalized a written agreement on Dec. 18, 2014 for the $6,974.57 balance in which Light was to repay the debt in installments of $240.50 every pay period.

According to Bellator, Light’s job duties as Talent Development Director included collecting and remitting money from the sale of consignment and VIP tickets for events. While Light would normally remit all of the money he collected within hours after each event, the company claims something else happened following Bellator 136 on Apr. 10, 2015.

“Although Mr. Light remitted to Bellator at least some of the money he collected from the sale of tickets in the days leading up to the event, he failed to remit thousands of dollars he collected. Mr. Light failed to turn in a total of $4,600 in VIP ticket money he …

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