Muhammad Ali Safety Act
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Matt Lindland claims UFC contracts are illegal
Published 7/3/2008 by Gary Herman at Five Ounces of Pain
... and when you are going to fight, they are the manager as well as the promoter.” 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 .
Matt Lindland claims UFC contracts are illegal?
Published 7/5/2008 by Jim Murphy at MMA Blog - TheSavageScience.com
Here’s an interesting story that could open the proverbial can of worms legally–MMA fighter and Oregon State House candidate Matt “The Law” Lindland is claiming that UFC contracts are illegal under the Muhammad Ali Safety Act (also known as the Ali Boxing Reform Act):“The UFC contracts are illegal. Based on the Muhammad Ali (Safety) Act, you cannot be the promoter and the manager at the same time. If they are telling you who and when you are going to fight, they are the manager as well as the promoter.” The immediately apparent legal tussle here is whether MMA is under this ...
