Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is one of the great success stories in MMA, but despite his numerous accomplishments, the hall-of-fame fighter wants to help reshape combat sports in a way that proves more beneficial to the athletes.
Not ego-driven promoters who never stepped foot inside the cage.
That’s why “The Spider” is honoring the pre-fight bet he made with Jake Paul, which held a defeated Silva accountable for the creation of a fighter union — spearheaded by “The Problem Child” — following their eight-round boxing match last fall in Phoenix.
“It’s moving, it’s all in motion,” Silva told MMA Fighting. “Jake is a very correct person, so it’s happening. To make sure it’s done the correct way and it’s enduring, it stays for future generations, it has to be well-planned and structured, and we’re working on it.”
Expect UFC President Dana White to be baffled, yet again.
There have been several unsuccessful attempts to create a fighter union in MMA and some of them have been downright embarrassing. That said, the issue remains large enough to attract the attention of presidential candidates running for office.
Endeavour will fire anyone that tries to join.
“This is an unrelated layoff”
Best part of this was " That said, the issue remains large enough to attract the attention of presidential candidates running for office. " like ooh let’s see who this is. Given the credibility of elections + viability of candidates and all.
Lies
Falling from grace.
Ok, a guy that’s never been in the UFC and a guy that hasn’t fought for the company in almost three years started a union for said company? How does that work?
Amazing news. Dana has done nothing but hold MMA back since around 2013 and beyond.
Time to take this fucker out of the sport. Dana is the posterboy for corporate greed. Get this shithead out of the sport and return it to a real sport.
Fighters are the A side. Your cheating wife beating ass needs to be jerking off on a beach somewhere.
Dana should revoke his HOF status
It’s Dana’s fault Silva lost to a youtuber as well…
Has a final fight in Japan coming
They should start with the PFL.
Ofcourse it’s impossible. For a Fighter’s Union to have any strength behind it they have to get the big stars/fighters involved. And naturally they’re not going to sacrifice their paychecks so the some undercard card guys can have more. You really expect Conor to sacrifice his Hookers and Blow money?
Well duh. We already knew this though. Hulk Hogan and the WWF proved it decades ago… he blocked that bullshit from happening there
Weird how everyone and their mother is obsessed with how much ufc fighters are paid. I could personally care less with how much they make. It’s their choice to fight they are grown men. Jake Paul and the media come across like rich brats looking down at the fighters thinking only they have the power to save them from the evil Dana white
Are you always this emotional?
If they had half a brain they would be researching the Companies financials before negotiations. “Oh, the UFC made Millions in profits last year? Good you can pay me more.”