Rob Maysey has been beating this drum for a long time. It's never been louder than it is right now, he said.
Maysey, the founder of the Mixed Martial Arts Fighters Association (MMAFA), has been opining about the need for fighters to have contracts collectively bargained for nearly a decade. The Phoenix-based lawyer has been speaking about a perceived imbalance in fighter pay for just as long.
For the most part, Maysey has been working with a core group of fighters, many of them no longer with the UFC. That group is expanding, he said, and the reason is obvious: Zuffa's recent sale of the UFC to a group led by powerhouse Hollywood talent agency WME-IMG for $4 billion.