Mixed martial arts isn’t a team sport, and the fighters’ actions as it pertains to pay and unionization reflect as much. Without a sense of unity, where the good of the whole is held in higher regard than that of the individual, the athletes who compete in the sport will never get their due, nor will they ever be properly compensated. The reason MMA hasn’t benefited the fighters is because of the fighters.
http://combatpress.com/2018/02/fighter-vs-fighter-the-real-reason-fighter-pay-isnt-better/
http://combatpress.com/2018/02/fighter-vs-fighter-the-real-reason-fighter-pay-isnt-better/