UFC Contracts Are Illegal Claims Matt Lindland

July 3, 2008

by: Michael M Perez

Affliction fighter and House of Representative Republican Matt Lindland feels the contracts that the UFC have are illegal.

“The UFC contracts are illegal. Based on the Muhammad Ali (Safety) Act, you cannot be the promoter and the manager at the same time,” Lindland said, “If they are telling you who and when you are going to fight, they are the manager as well as the promoter.”

The question arises as to how much control the UFC seems to have over it's fighters.

To read the Muhammed Ali (Safety) Act, please click here.

I am definitely not a lawyer so it is hard to fully judge the validity of the statement, but in reading the Act, Lindland does make a few good points on how much control an organization can have over a fighter.

Lindland also said that one fighter in particular is planning to test the Act in court.

“I believe that is what Randy (Couture) is saying as well.”

If you’d like to read the document, please click here.

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