On Thursday, the official launch of the brand new, respected union to represent all UFC fighters was finally announced.
The new UFC fighters union, which is being called the “Professional Fighters Association” (PFA), kicked off today with the launch of their official, state-of-the-art website at ProFighters.org. The website is currently a very in-depth explanation of what the union is, who the legitimate key figures from the other top sports players unions in the world are that are involved in it, and what exactly their goals are to help improve the balance between fighters and management.
No doubt inspired by the widely publicized $4 billion sale of the UFC to new owners, the union is specifically targeting the revenue split between fighters and the UFC itself, which currently lists all of the combined fighters in the company earning 15% of the revenue brought in. By comparison, most other major sports leagues have close to a 50/50 or 60/40 split between the players and management.
The PFA union also launched their official Twitter page, which you can add and follow @FightersAssoc.
Additionally, you can check out the in-depth, official press release issued by the PFA today below.
We are proud to announce that the Professional Fighters Association has officially launched; https://t.co/uPXbC8QZec pic.twitter.com/w0BC1gxe4S
— Fighters Association (@FightersAssoc) August 11, 2016