GSP's Attorney: 'UFC Contract is Pretty Nice Form of Slavery'

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Porkchop

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“I’ve done a lot of work in sports,” he said. “When I read that contract, I was blown away by how restrictive it is.”

“They’re basically tying him up for life. They have no rights and they own all of his licensing and all the other things. It’s unheard of in the other professional sports. And they won’t get away with it forever.”

Quinn, an attorney who has successfully led cases against the NBA, NFL and numerous other major entities in the past, compared the terms in St-Pierre's UFC contract to "something out of the 1940s." He said he hasn't seen language that restrictive in a sporting contract in 30 years, and that all past examples of similar deals have been found to be illegal once placed under the scrutiny of the law. He also cited the ongoing antitrust lawsuit currently being waged against the UFC by several former fighters.

“You couldn’t get away with any old contract in any of the other sports. There is litigation in that aspect of a class-action lawsuit that challenges the contract as being illegal under the NHS laws. That case is ongoing, and I think that under the law’s terms, I don’t think the contract — that formal contract — is likely to stand up. Not in today’s world. It’s a pretty nice form of slavery.”

GSP's lawyer: UFC contract is a 'form of slavery'
 
SongExotic2

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As stupid as it is



He signed it.


I think thats where the root is. They gotta look out for their interests before they make a wet sig
 
Clappin'Daddys

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When I read the title, I thought it was going to be a bs article but it's crazy to hear what he said.

I would love for him to expand in the details of the ufc contracts


The UFC know they will not get away with their actions forever. They are squeezing while they can. "Cash cow" in business jargon
 
regular john

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still there are members of the community who will insist that ufc's contract is just fine.
 
regular john

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Moose banged my Dadbod said:
As stupid as it is



He signed it.


I think thats where the root is. They gotta look out for their interests before they make a wet sig
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an up and coming young fighter in a fringe sport is not in position to negotiate with a billion dollar firm with a team of lawyers.

these contracts are unfair and lose validation over time if the fighter becomes much bigger than when he first signed.

as the romans would say: Pacta sunt servanda. Rebus sic stantibus.
 
The EZ Life

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regular john said:
an up and coming young fighter in a fringe sport is not in position to negotiate with a billion dollar firm with a team of lawyers.

these contracts are unfair and lose validation over time if the fighter becomes much bigger than when he first signed.

as the romans would say: Pacta sunt servanda. Rebus sic stantibus.
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Don't they only sign for a few fights at a time though. Any up and coming fighter will struggle financially, but if he/she is good enough and liked enough he can demand more when it's time to sign the next contract
 
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The EZ Life said:
Don't they only sign for a few fights at a time though. Any up and coming fighter will struggle financially, but if he/she is good enough and liked enough he can demand more when it's time to sign the next contract
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More $$$- yes. The real issue with the contracts seems to be the size going away of likeness/marketing rights- which go away when you sign the first contract and never come back.
 
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