Presidential candidate Andrew Yang still not impressed with UFC pay
“MMA fighters in the UFC receive only 10-15% of revenues vs. ~50% in other sports. I would apply the Ali Act to MMA and allow fighters to unionize.”
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang (D) is running on a Universal Basic Income platform – every American would get $1,000 per month. He’s also a huge MMA fan, to the point he planned his bachelor party around a TUF Finale. And following a recent appearance on The JRE, many in the MMA world are becoming fans of the 2020 candidate.
He recently took to the social network to expressed his feelings about UFC fighter compensation.
https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA/status/1104795791259062273
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https://twitter.com/arielhelwani/status/1104803878460186632
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https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA/status/1104809586350014466
https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA/status/1104811390580203522
https://twitter.com/NateRockQuarry/status/1104813322271023104
https://twitter.com/AndrewYangVFA/status/110481026007266508
At the last, it’s a sign of the remarkable growth of MMA that the president is a big fan, as is a notable democratic candidate.