Craig Jones has announced last night that FloGrappling has filed a copyright claim against the broadcast of the inaugural Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) on YouTube.
And, even though FloGrappling has a history of issuing copyright claims against creators using their footage for highlights or breakdowns, this situation stands out because CJI was entirely independent of FloGrappling.
Jones detailed the situation in a recent social media post, revealing the specific reason FloGrappling cited for the claim:
I’ve just woken up out here in Tokyo and what do I see this morning on the B-Team YouTube channel?
A copyright claim on the Craig Jones Invitational for day 1 from none other than FloGrappling.What did they copyright?
Defense Soap paid us for a commercial on our stream and that same commercial was on a FloGrappling WNO broadcast, and now we have a copyright claim.
Jones didn’t hold back in his response – issuing a sharp warning to FloGrappling about the consequences of not retracting the claim:
FloSports, you have 3 hours to remove this copyright claim or we’re gonna run a god damn Craig Jones Invitational the same day as Who’s Number One, every single one of your events.
And if you don’t believe me, just ask Mo Jassim.
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FloGrappling has since retracted their copyright claim, as shared by Jones as well:
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