Boxing’s Ali Act - enacted just 17 years ago - is a piece of landmark legislation meant to provide an anti-corruption framework for a sport with a long history of corruption. It provides structure for how contracts should be negotiated between a fighter and a promoter; regulations for financial disclosures, oversight, and keeping the roles of manager and promoter distinctly separate.
It’s that last bit, about the manager/promoter relationship that could get Dana White in trouble. Former UFC fighter - and strong proponent of the Muhammad Ali Expansion Act for the oversight of mixed martial arts - Jon Fitch gave his read on White’s apparent involvement in Conor McGregor’s negotiations to fight Floyd Mayweather and why it might be a problem, in a recent interview for Cage Side Press.