A new fighters association has entered the market, with an eye towards unionizing the UFC’s talent. And they say they’ve got the backing of other major US stick & ball players unions.
It looks like the push for collective bargaining in MMA just took an interesting step forward. A new entity has announced their entry into the field of fighter organization with the formation of the Professional Fighters Association, or PFA for short. The group is led by sports economist Andrew Zimbalist, attorney Lucas Middlebrook (notable for representing Nick Daiz against the NSAC), and agent Jeff Borris, who formerly represented Barry Bonds and Jose Canseco and currently works with the Ballengee group (which also happens to represent Diaz).