“Will go under within 18 months” – New MMA promotion providing medical and life insurance raises eyebrows of fight fans
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A new MMA promotion is in town to provide competition to the likes of UFC and Bellator. United Fighter League aka UFL will be debuting on 18 February. UFL will be live this Saturday with the main event headlines by former UFC fighter Jardon and Former Bellator Fighter Demarques Jackson in a Lightweight bout.
However, UFL has brought something new to the table that can be revolutionary for the sport of MMA. UFL’s founder Harrison Rogers has announced that the promotion will be covering the fighter’s medical bill.
This decision can change the complete landscape of MMA as promotions like UFC have failed to do so. Moreover, many fighters like Francis Ngannou moved away from the promotion because they wanted such a clause in their contract.
Related: Francis Ngannou lists 3 conditions he wanted UFC to fulfill for signing the contract
Fans react to UFL providing medical insurance to its fighters
This new clause certainly has caught fight fans’ eyes. So let’s look at what fight fans think about this initiative from the new promotion.
The founder of UFL has also announced that the promotion will be based on a completely different business model in comparison to the current promotion. So only time can tell if UFL can become the new powerhouse in the combat industry with its innovative ideas.
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