Today’s episode concentrates on a current UFC contract, specifically, Taila Santos’ contract. It should be noted that Ms. Santos didn’t volunteer her contract information to us. John legally obtained it via Brazil’s court system. The contracts were filed in Brazilian courts by Talia Santos’ former trainer Marcio Malko and former head coach/manager Marcelo Brigadeiro as part of their individual lawsuits against her.

* Note: John makes an error when discussing the “Effective Date” of a contract. This will be addressed and the information corrected in the next episode.

We’re providing a link to the documentation covered in this episode so our listeners can follow along with us as we go point by point down the list, starting at page 30.

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* What is the Ali Act?

* How and why was it passed into law?

* What does the Ali Act do?

* What does it not do? (some of the myths)

* How is it enforced, or is it even enforced?

* What would the Ali Act do if it was expanded to MMA?

* Could promoters have their own titles?

* Would it destroy the UFC?

* How was McGregor going to use the Ali Act to get out of his contract?

* How can the Ali Act get expanded to cover MMA?

* Do fighters support expansion?

* What can be done to fix/improve the Ali Act?

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1. What is a union?

2. Do fighters even want a union?

3. Can fighters form a union if they’re independent contractors?

4. How do you go about making a union?

5. So what are some of the things that make MMA so hard sport for unions to work?

6. Any positives for just trying to make a union?

7. How about an association? Could that help?

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MMA vs pro wrestling history

1. Why do some people say that MMA is just pro wrestling? Is there a connection or link between the two?

2. So how did it become real again with MMA?

3. Is there a connection between pro wrestling and the UFC?

4. Are their also links between the business models?

UFC vs WWE business

1. The UFC and WWE are often compared to each other, as both are the 800-pound gorillas in their industry. Are there any similarities in how they go to that position?

2. Do they practice a similar business model?

3. Another similarity often mentioned is how they both control the narrative around them. Is that an accurate comparison?

4. Is Dana White the UFC’s Vince McMahon?

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* Who makes more boxers or MMA fighters?

* Is it true that only the top boxers make any money and MMA have better paid undercards? Why is there such a difference between their pay?

* To start off how do we know what they make?

* How do we know what UFC and MMA fighters get paid?

* What about boxers? How do we know what they get?

* How does MMA vs boxing overall pay compare between the sports?

* So why do boxers seem to make more at the lower levels?

* Why do we see more MMA fighters making middle class purses (10k-100k) than boxers?

* How much more are the top boxers making than MMA fighters? How many more boxers are making $1m purses than MMA fighters are?

* What explains the difference?

* What part do the sanctioning organizations play in there being more competition?

* What part does the Ali Act play?

* What part does antirust play?

* Example of a negotiation and how all these come into play?

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EPISODE 01

1. What is Diaz’s current status and what happens next? (define “exclusive matching period”)

2. Promotions are claiming to be speaking to Nate Diaz, specifically Scott Coker, about possibly signing him. Ariel Helwani says that is patently untrue because of the matching period. Explain why that is (or isn’t) true.

3. Why did it take so long for Diaz to become a free agent? Wasn’t he supposed to have a sunset clause?

4. Talk about the 3 fights a year guarantee from the UFC

5. *Side convo about antitrust suit

6. What’s different about Ngannou’s contract vs Diaz’s?

7. How effective are Ngannou’s and Diaz’s management?

8. Which fighter has the better options or higher earning potential?

9. How likely is the UFC to make offers these guys can’t refuse?

10. Is there anything that would improve Ngannou’s, Diaz’s or other fighters’ leverage with the UFC? 11. What high profile fighter should we be keeping an eye on to follow those two?

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