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Leslie Smith believes ‘strings were pulled’ in UFC lawsuit, points to Dana White and Donald Trump

Leslie Smith is suspicious about the timing of her failed UFC labor complaint, and Dana White and Colby Covington’s meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump.

The Project Spearhead leader spoke with Kajan Johnson — who is also a member of Project Spearhead — and Shakiel Mahjouri on Saturday’s Pull No Punches podcast. Smith, 36, opens up about her failed lawsuit against the UFC following her controversial release.

“They are totally being not held accountable at all,” she exclaimed. “I need to get money together so I can put down our retainer so that I can get a breach of contract lawsuit against the UFC.