XFC, the world’s first and currently only publically traded MMA promotion, has just offered MMA middleweight legend Anderson Silva shares as part of a new initiative. This initiative seeks to offer XFC fighters shares in the organization. This means that they would, in effect, become part-owners of the very promotion that they would fight in. These shares would become more valuable if the company prospered. In the meantime, they would pay out a small income in the form of dividends.
Employee ownership is becoming more and more popular. In an age of political polarisation, letting your employees own shares in your company (Employee Share Ownership Programmes, or ESOPs) is attractive to many sides.