Fighters are "independent contractors" but are forced into multiyear contracts that they can't leave. The employer of these independent contractors can dictate frequency of paydays and have the contractors work for no money (fighters pay for camp/nutrition and train for months to have their fight pulled from card for various reasons outside their control). Then dictate that half their pay rides on outperforming another contractor, which can be wrongly decided by judges who have no experience in the contractors field. All while forcing the contractor to wear a uniform that drastically lowers their potential pay so the employer can make more money and seem legit. Which could have also helped then when their contracted fight was canceled.
The UFC employment structure is fucked beyond anything. UFCs worth has upped 3 bil in like 2 years but have you seen it reflect in general fighters pay. Its why one if the biggest media companies bought it for 4 bil, its a corporate wet dream.
