Two of the biggest public names linked to the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) have cut ties with the organization.
Lucas Middlebrook, the PFA's labor lawyer known by many in MMA circles as Nick Diaz's attorney, and UFC fighter Leslie Smith will no longer be involved with the PFA after information of a possible board of fighters was recently leaked to the media, they told MMA Fighting.
Baseball superagent Jeff Borris and Middlebrook announced the formation of the PFA at a press conference in August. The group has set out to unionize UFC fighters in an effort to balance the pendulum between promotion executives and the talent.