Press Release: New Era Fighting (NEF) has filed a lawsuit against the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), Armando Garcia (CSAC Executive Director) and Frank Munoz (CSAC Staff Services Analyst). NEF President Ron Kort filed the lawsuit alleging a pattern and practice by the CSAC of intentionally interfering with a licensed and approved event, NEF tryouts. Kort says he has received reports of staged fights, payoffs, favoritism, threats of suspension, bully intimidation tactics, and much more. “I’m pleasantly surprised and tremendously encouraged by the amount of responses our claim has triggered in the fight world,” Kort said. “The support has been overwhelming and is helping to level the playing field between the CSAC and the people it ‘licenses.’ We want to provide a platform to others who have been abused by the CSAC but may be fearful of repercussions for speaking on the record. “When I first started investigating the CSAC, I was given lots of information from people who were initially afraid to give up their name because they were scared of Armando Garcia. One member of the media had interviewed Armando where Armando openly said, ‘There are a lot of people that try and take care of my back…..so when they hear things they contact me and give me a heads up…..’ However, many people are starting to realize that there is now little to fear and that Armando is not invincible. We will have our day in court.  Anybody who would like to share their stories about the CSAC can send emails to FightBack@ NewEraFighting.com. Your names and identities will be kept confidential without your express permission to use them.”