The process of obtaining accident insurance for fighters under contract with Zuffa LLC took three years to complete, according to UFC executives Lorenzo Fertitta and Dana White.
The pool of insurance companies willing to underwrite coverage for 400 MMA fighters was shallow, they said.
However, UFC general counsel Lawrence Epstein said the company that eventually agreed to work with Zuffa may have been swayed by a review of medical expenditures arising from injuries sustained during UFC events.