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snakerattle79
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 Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 5:46 am Post subject: Matt Lindland Claims That UFC Contracts Are Illegal |
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http://www.mmanews.com/other/Matt-Lindland-Claims-That-UFC-Contracts-Are-Illegal.html
Republican House of Representatives candidate and - of course - highly respected middleweight Matt Lindland believes there is something very wrong with the contracts from MMA’s top organization.
The UFC contracts are illegal. Based on the Muhammad Ali (Safety) Act, you cannot be the promoter and the manager at the same time,” Lindland said, “If they are telling you who 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.” |
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iceman
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 11:22 am Post subject: |
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| Lindland seems really bitter that the UFC didn't let him do what he wanted and fight for other promotions too. |
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Dan13
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| Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 8:20 pm Post subject: |
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| If the UFC doesn't tell you when and who to fight, then who will? That doesn't make any sense. |
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iceman
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 11:15 am Post subject: |
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| If you don't wanna sign, then don't sign. You are only hurting yourself. The UFC isn't the only show in town, they are just the biggest. |
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tapout1977
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| Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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| and that act was made with Boxing in mind. Nowhere in the act does it apply itself to MMA because there was no such thing at the time |
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iceman
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 8:43 am Post subject: |
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| quick, someone get Lindland some cheese with his whine. |
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tapout1977
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| iceman wrote: |
| quick, someone get Lindland some cheese with his whine. |
exactly. He's an ass. |
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Arm-O
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 3:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Linland is an MMA legend. I trust in what he says, especially a lot more than Dana. |
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tapout1977
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| Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Dana is the legend that made MMA what it is today, so quite honestly I've gotta side with him. Shamrock's a legend too but that doesn't change the fact that he a fucking tool |
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