Will Dana's public beta'ing and owning GSP to stop $100 million fight lead to more fighters rights?

[TheMaster]

Seems if Dana does this to GSP one of the biggest names ever in the sport when his career is already over and stops his doing what he wanted which could easily have earned him $50 million... and all the disputes with Jones....this is the sort of thing that could shift fighters to take control over their careers more and try to form a union and get better contractual agreements with more freedom before signing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mm...oxing-match-with-oscar-de-la-hoya/ar-BB1gUWEw

 

[Dreyga Hates You Sherbums]

Lol. No.

Are you new here?

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

It's likely, and I hope so. There seems to be no rhyme and reason to what the guideline is to let current UFC fighters under contract pursue other combat endeavors.

You have Dana allowing Conor to fight Floyd for more money than Conor would ever make in the UFC, and allowing some fighters participate in ADCC, but block GSP who's basically retired, participate in a boxing match against another retired legend to benefit some charities

 

[DebtCollectorMMA]

Don't sign the contract

De La Hoya deserves it for slandering Dana and the UFC in the past. He shouldn't be reliant on the UFC roster.

 

[TheMaster]

It's likely. There seems to be no rhythm or rhyme to what the guideline is to let current UFC fighters under contract pursue other combat endeavors

He lets his favourite Irish star make $130 million but won't let GSP do the same...that's got to hurt after everything GSP gave to the company plus it shows as you say no consistency which reduces trust fighters could have in him when a guy that loyal and high profile gets shot down like that.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

He lets his favourite Irish star make $130 million but won't let GSP do the same...that's got to hurt after everything GSP gave to the company plus it shows as you say no consistency which reduces trust fighters could have in him when a guy that loyal and high profile gets shot down like that.

Very different scenario

 

[Bend NvR Break]

No. Stop trying cases in public court.

In real court the UFC knows what it can and can't do.

It's more important to actually know what's going on than to try and seem cool and just adopt the popular opinion.

 

[Bowel-forged Stool]

What more “rights” do they need? These guys get KO’d for a living and are loving it until some pencil neck feels sorry for them.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Very different scenario

And the UFC learned from that situation.

Having Conor do that boxing match was the worse thing that could've ever for Conor and the UFC's business relationship from the UFC's perspective.

The UFC no longer had any leverage o
Conor besides legally owning his contract. They couldn't entice him to fight with money anymore and basically had to bend over to get McGregor to fight until Dustin finally beat him and put the ball back in the UFC's court.

 

[vivi]

Canada should boycott the UFC, that’ll teach them.

In all seriousness I wish you’re right, but I’ve seen this bullshit time and time again before with nothing being done about it, so I’d say probably not.

 

[dipstickjimmy]

Very different scenario

Different how? Do you mean DW is mad that GSP didn't defend the MW title? He didn't seem to mind the fact that he had to strip Conor of two titles he never defended.

 

[Orochimaru 大蛇丸]

Different how? Do you mean DW is mad that GSP didn't defend the MW title? He didn't seem to mind the fact that he had to strip Conor of two titles he never defended.

No, but it's hilarious and not surprising the Sherdog narrative is Dana is mad at GSP for retiring after beating Bisping, and that's why Dana didn't let him box

It's Triller, and it's Oscar De La Hoya... that's why

 

[arathans]

so i take it this argument is only happening cause gsp didnt finish his contract? if thats true, then maybe the lesson here is that everyone who signs a contract should finish what they agreed to or live by the consequences. shitty, i know but this is what gsp knowingly signed up for.

hopefully people will learn from this and try to get dana to agree to a time limit on their contracts in future but good luck with that.

 

[JudoThrowFiasco]

That's on GSP who seems either completely indifferent or down right flippant on the issue. As far as I know Georges is even keeping his commentating job (doesn't need the income). So if GSP hardly seems to care i doubt the other stars are going to.

 

[PinkFlammingo]

If they wanted to do it I don't see why they couldn't find a workaround outside the contract

 

[Killroy]

As soon as someone uses the terms alpha or beta, I immediately don't value their opinion anymore.
Double dumbass score for turning it into a verb.

 

[Kaffebaggel]

Perhaps a union is what JJ was going to "give birth to"

 

[TITS]

Lol. No.

Are you new here?

It looks like his 17-year-old son took over his account. Dummy should've closed the browser window before he went to bed.

 

[maximmm]

Seems if Dana does this to GSP one of the biggest names ever in the sport when his career is already over and stops his doing what he wanted which could easily have earned him $50 million... and all the disputes with Jones....this is the sort of thing that could shift fighters to take control over their careers more and try to form a union and get better contractual agreements with more freedom before signing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mm...oxing-match-with-oscar-de-la-hoya/ar-BB1gUWEw

The judges these days are bought and paid for by the corporations. If the same judges were around during slavery days, slavery would still be a thing - 'they signed a life-long contract to work for free and get beaten/raped on daily basis - and since they signed it, I see no illegalities here".

 

[MGS]

100mil? Nobody want to see GSP vs Oscar De La Hoya lmao, that's not Conor vs Mayweather type deal. It's more of a 20-30 mil paycheck, MAX. And Im talking 4 years ago, right now it would sell as much as Askren - Jake. I don't see this fight selling more than 400K PPVs.