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UFC Reacts To Formation Of MMA Athletes Association

Earlier this week it was reported that a ‘redefining’ announcement would be made today (Nov. 30, 2016) by a group of fighters led by former longtime UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and former Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. Speculation immediately turned to the idea that the group, which consists of St. Pierre as well as

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Speculation immediately turned to the idea that the group, which consists of St. Pierre as well as Tim Kennedy, TJ Dillashaw, Donald Cerrone, and Cain Velasquez, would be forming a fighters’ union, and while they haven’t necessarily done that, they have indeed formed what they called the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association (MMAAA).

The group, which will focus solely on UFC fighters for the time being, will aim to improve conditions and pay for not only current fighters, but former fighters and future fighters as well.

Oddly enough, the board didn’t release many details regarding their plans, but the UFC reacted to the news nonetheless (Via MMAFighting):

“We respect all of our athletes and are always open and willing to hear their thoughts on how to improve the sport,” a UFC official said.

Rebney, who will serve as an advisor to the group, said during a conference call earlier today that the members have yet to reach out to the UFC and that they don’t plan to at this time.

Stay tuned to LowKickMMA as more news on the situation unfolds.

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Georges St-Pierre & Bjorn Rebney Reveal MMA Fighter’s Association

News arrived earlier this week (Mon., Nov. 28, 2016) that an ‘industry re-defining’ announcement was coming today from a group of prominent MMA figureheads including former UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and Bellator founder and former CEO Bjorn Rebney. The group, which also included former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw,

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News arrived earlier this week (Mon., Nov. 28, 2016) that an ‘industry re-defining’ announcement was coming today from a group of prominent MMA figureheads including former UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and Bellator founder and former CEO Bjorn Rebney.

The group, which also included former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, former bantamweight champ TJ Dillashaw, fan favorite welterweight Donald Cerrone, and middleweight Tim Kennedy, revealed this afternoon that they had taken the steps to finally form a long-awaited fighters’ union for MMA competitors. The association will be called the official Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association.

The brand-new MMAAA just tweeted this photo of the flagship members online:

The Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association is here. #MMAMovement pic.twitter.com/U1alwC0uWm

— The MMAAA (@Themmaaa) November 30, 2016

St-Pierre has long been at odds with the UFC, stemming from the very moment he vacated his long-held welterweight title in the aftermath of his highly controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks at 2013’s UFC 167. The superstar supposedly had his belt taken from his locker room while he showered before UFC President Dana White downplayed his decision to take some time off, saying a champion fighter simply couldn’t do that.

But that paled in comparison to the roadblocks St-Pierre ran into when he attempted to make something of a comeback earlier this year. He revealed the UFC’s new owners, talent giant WME-IMG, had taken a previous deal he had with prior owner Lorenzo Fertitta off the table, and then failed to offer him a suitable bout in a timeframe laid out by his attorney, making him a free agent in his own mind. The UFC insists St-Pierre remains under contract and they expect him to fulfill the obligations of his previous deal.

St-Pierre joined up with Rebney, the Bellator founder who was often at odds with White, Cerrone, who recently said he would be willing to head up a union, Dillashaw, who, like Kennedy, has recently been a staunch opponent of UFC fighter pay and treatment. Interestingly enough, Velasquez has never been viewed as discontented nor spoke out against the current system, but it must be heavily noted that each fighter involved in the announcement is a client of Creative Agents Agency (CAA), WME-IMG’s direct competitor.

Still, a fighter’s union where combatants are finally able to collectively bargain for better pay, benefits, and overall treatment is long overdue for the UFC and MMA overall, so the announcement comes as a breath of fresh air for a disgruntled fighter base that is finally realizing their worth after the company they work for as ‘independent contractors’ was sold for a staggering $4.2 billion.

That alone would have marked a new era for the growing sport, but this news makes it certain that revolutionary times are here for MMA. Let’s hope that leads to the athletes who put their lives on the line receiving better compensation and care.

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Game-Changing Announcement Reportedly Coming From Major Stars Including GSP

Former Bellator head man Bjorn Rebney might not be a name you expected to be associated with Georges St-Pierre as he attempts to finally make his way back into the UFC Octagon (or any MMA cage), but apparently that’s what will go down. According to a report from MMA Fighting, the two will spearhead an

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According to a report from MMA Fighting, the two will spearhead an ‘industry re-defining’ announcement this Wednesday that also includes major MMA stars Cain Velasquez, TJ Dillashaw, Donald Cerrone, and Tim Kennedy. The announcement was revealed today and will take place on a conference call on November 30.

It can’t be denied that it is entirely possible the announcement will be about the initial creation of a fighter’s union, as St-Pierre, Cerrone, Dillashaw, and Kennedy have all been extremely forthright in their stance about better fighter treatment and pay in the UFC, one of the hottest topics in all of MMA. Things got worse in that regard when the UFC was sold to talent giant WME-IMG for a record-setting $4.2 billion this summer, making fighters realize their worth compared to what they were getting paid.

St-Pierre recently revealed WME-IMG had taken an offer from previous UFC owner Lorenzo Fertitta off the table. They then allegedly drug their feet on offering him a realistic fight, leading St-Pierre and his legal team to declare he was a ‘free agent’ while still under UFC contract. Dillashaw has been heard speaking out against the UFC’s practice of paying fighters, and fan favorite Cerrone recently said he was willing to head a potential fighter’s union.

What Rebney’s role in the potentially game-changing announcement remains unclear, but one thing is crystal: fighters have needed effective representation for far too long now, and the growing anti-establishment sentiment amongst fighter needs to be quelled for an athlete base that puts their health and future on the line each and every time out to the cage.

It should be noted that all fighters named in the press release except Cerrone are clients of Creative Artists Agency (CAA), WME-IMG’s main competition in the MMA representation business. The fact St-Pierre is represented by CAA has been whispered about as a reason why WME-IMG has been unwilling to meet the legendary former champion on his terms, instead calling it a ‘great financial risk’ to re-introduce him to fans.

GSP may have taken that as an insult, and it now looks he’s decided to do something about it. Is this the change so many fighters have been striving for?

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Dominick Cruz Rips Cody Garbrandt & TJ Dillashaw

Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and No. 5-ranked Cody Garbrandt seemed to be in the running for the next shot at 135-pound gold, but it was ultimately “No Love” who got the call, as he’ll take on champion Dominick Cruz in the co-main event of Dec. 30’s UFC 207 from Las Vegas, Nevada. Cruz

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Cruz scored a decision victory over Dillashaw last January to recapture his title, and he seemed to be more interested in a bout with Garbrandt rather than a rematch with Dillashaw. In fact, the champion recently said that “No Love” was chosen because he’s ‘emotional’ instead of “Killashaw” who Cruz said is ‘fake’:

“The new owners of the UFC, they’re a management company, they deal with high, elite-level stars, and if you really look at the background of the people who just spent $4.2 billion on the UFC, they’re going to make specific decisions according to making the business better,” Cruz told MMAjunkie. “Dillashaw, in my opinion, doesn’t make the business better. Cody, with the emotional wreck that he is, people can grasp to that because they see the emotion in him, they see what he’s thinking, they see what he’s feeling. He lets it all out. Dillashaw is fake. Everything Dillashaw does is a lie. He can’t let his true self out.”

Cruz is without question the best bantamweight of all-time and he rarely gets hit, but he’ll face a stiff test in the form of the 25-year-old Garbrandt. “No love” has won five straight UFC bouts with four of those victories coming by way of finish.

Who do you expect to walk away with 135-pound gold next month?

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Report: T.J. Dillashaw-John Lineker Planned For UFC 207

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While not official yet, a possible bantamweight title-eliminator could go down at UFC 207, as ESPN is reporting T.J. Dillashaw will meet John Lineker.

Dillashaw, a former division champ…

While not official yet, a possible bantamweight title-eliminator could go down at UFC 207, as ESPN is reporting T.J. Dillashaw will meet John Lineker.

Dillashaw, a former division champion who lost the belt to Dominick Cruz, is 13-3 overall and 9-3 with the UFC. He won the title with a victory over Renan Barao and defended it twice before his loss to Cruz.

Lineker (29-7) is on a six-fight win streak that includes a split decision over John Dodson. After battling weight issues at flyweight, he has scored four consecutive wins at bantamweight.

UFC 207 takes place December 30 from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and includes Ronda Rousey vs. Amanda Nunes for the UFC female bantamweight belt and Cruz defending his title vs. Cody Garbrandt.

Report: TJ Dillashaw vs. John Lineker Targeted For UFC 207

UFC 207 just got a whole lot bigger. Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and No. 2-ranked bantamweight John Linekar will be going head-to-head on the December card, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto. Dillashaw vs. Dodson joins an already stellar card from the T-Mobile Arena, where the pair of bantamweights will join a

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UFC 207 just got a whole lot bigger.

Former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw and No. 2-ranked bantamweight John Linekar will be going head-to-head on the December card, according to a report from ESPN’s Brett Okamoto.

Dillashaw vs. Dodson joins an already stellar card from the T-Mobile Arena, where the pair of bantamweights will join a card that features their division’s title bout between champion Dominick Cruz defending against No. 6-ranked Cody ‘No Love’ Garbrandt. The card is topped off by the return of ‘Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey who is going back after the women’s 135-pound title in the main event against champion Amanda Nunes.

Dillashaw (13-3) is coming off of a great performance in his unanimous decision win over Raphael Assuncao at UFC 200 this past July, rebounding from his title loss to Dominick Cruz after getting the short end of a split decision.

The Elevation Fight Team member has expressed his displeasure for being snubbed by the UFC for a shot at redemption against Cruz, who will instead defend against Dillashaw’s former teammate Garbrandt, and is looking to make a statement with a victory over ‘Hands Of Stone’.

Lineker (29-7) has been on a terrorizing six-fight win streak that sports two knockouts and one submission, coming off of a split decision victory over John ‘The Magician’ Dodson in their main event clash at UFC Fight Night 96 earlier last month.

If the Brazilian knockout artist is able to trounce the former champ Dillashaw in their meeting next month, ‘Hands Of Stone’ will have made quite the case for the next shot at the 135-pound throne.

UFC 207 goes down live on pay-per-view (PPV) from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on December 30, 2016.

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