A new group was officially established on Thursday in hopes of starting a union for fighters under the Ultimate Fighting Championship banner.
According to a release, the Professional Fighters Association (PFA) “will not only be a union of fighters, but it will be governed solely by the fighters.” The PFA is headed by a group that includes longtime baseball agent Jeff Borris, labor attorney Lucas Middlebrook and economist Andrew Zimbalist.
Borris’ clients in Major League Baseball over the years have included the likes of Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Rickey Henderson and Curt Schilling. Middlebrook, meanwhile, is best known in the MMA community for representing UFC star Nick Diaz during his recent battle with the Nevada Athletic Commission, but he also serves as counsel for the National Basketball Referees Association (NBRA) and the Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA).