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Because they’re not all smart people. A lot of them are knuckleheads who are only good at striking and wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
No the UFCs problem.
Because they’re not all smart people. A lot of them are knuckleheads who are only good at striking and wrestling and Jiu Jitsu.
I don't get how people support Dana, or even like him at all. I guess people want to say they like Dana because they secretly want to be him, and be rich. But it goes to show you how shitty these guys really are. Just imagine all the shit that will eventually come out once Dana is gone.That's not getting "played," it's getting screwed.
All of this shit is illegal in boxing, yet there are people on this forum who constantly side with the UFC and shit on fighters for "not negotiating better contracts." As if the contracts actually work in the fighters' favor.
Also, this confirms what I've been saying for years about Silva. He was one of the biggest scumbags in combat sports, but, unlike Dana, was smart enough to keep his dirt behind the scenes.
Anyone know if UFC loses this lawsuit is WME/Endeavor liable or the Fertittas?
Ive always said fighters are not ducking nobody, its this cheap organization that tries to low ball the fighters and theyve had enoughYou clowns still wanna parade around here calling the Diaz brothers divas who refuse to fight anyone?
Where's that 90% of posters today?
I mean were not getting big fights all the time because bullshit like this so yes it seems the fighters are putting their foot down. Theres a reason for these shit watered down cardsSeriously though, why is there never any conversation on the lack of accountability on the part of the fighters?
Why would a field slave care about a house slave?Our societies have produced modern slaves/sheeps that think they're free and can't empathize with a cause as long as it doesn't affect them and their little lives. They're from that breed.
GSP and Brock remain the kings of negotiating with the UFC
Apparently the NFL, NHL, NBA etc. all have trouble finding talent and having them play.
The reason why fighters exit as soon as they get a HUGE payday is because they are treated like absolute trash. Very few ever get actually paid. Of course they are going to quit. They know it will never happen again. Those other athletes in other sports? They know they WILL get paid so why leave. They get comfortable and happy.
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Any fighter has a choice of whether or not to sign a contract. As I said, the onus is on the fighter to understand the contract they are signing or pay a professional to explain it to them.
Everything the UFC does is spelled out in the contracts the fighters sign. I don't agree with how they treat fighters in the slightest but their contracts are designed specifically to not only get the most for the least (as most contracts are) but also to protect them from disgruntled fighters trying to back out or file lawsuits.
Randy Couture had very deep pockets when he took on the UFC and he lost. Mark Hunt's lawsuit is going exactly nowhere.
This class action suit (and that's essentially what it is) has zero leverage. Court cases are based on companies doing things not spelled out in their contracts.
Everything the UFC does is spelled out in it's agreements. Agreements the fighters signed (Whether they understood it or not), agreements that the fighters are given copies of.
I've seen pieces of the UFC contracts boilerplates that have been posted on the web (and here). They are very comprehensive.
You do realize that fighters are defined as independent contractors employed by a company based in the US right? Co-Employment laws in the US are the biggest thing the UFC has to worry about, not this class action nonsense that will go exactly nowhere.
Companies employing "Independent Contractors" can terminate their employment any time they want without cause. That's the basis of the independent contractor agreement.
yeah well no one put a gun to their head and made them sign with ufc so that means ufc is justified in treating them however they want. can go to russia or pakistan if they don't like it
Noone cares, i mean in general not your opinionMaybe I’m in the minority but I literally don’t care,
Life’s a bitch and this shit happens in all forms of business
Let’s be real, half the guys on roster aren’t even athletes, they are Saturday night fighters who in another time frame would be doing it for free in a bar anyway, boo hoo Roy gets a tough fight on the prelims?
Poor Kajan Johnson had to fight two Russians because she badmouthed the main sponsor?
Grow up
Feel sorry for military losing their jobs, doctors, teachers, surgeons because everybody on planet earth is getting low balled one way or another
It’s called life