Chris Lytle warns fighters that unionizing may not be the best path to protecting athletes rights in mixed martial arts.
Lytle came from an era of MMA where bouncing between promotions was the norm. Fighter unionization is about as hot a topic now as it has ever been — thanks to outspoken athletes like Jorge Masvidal and Jon Jones, and the anonymous fighter survey conducted by The Athletic. Lytle (31-18-5) recommends fighters look less into unionizing and more to adopting the Ali Act.
“It’s not a one man show. If you want to go somewhere else, go somewhere else.