The Professional Fighters Association (PFA) announced its intention to create a union to protect the collective interest of the entire Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) roster last week, a potential game-changing move for the sport of mixed martial arts (MMA).
Jeff Borris, an attorney and current agent for professional baseball players who is responsible for countless multi-million-dollar contracts, is one of the leaders spearheading the MMA-inspired movement. The former professor of Sport Law at Southwestern University hopes to officially form a union in the next several months to tackle various pressing matters in the sport that "directly affects the heart of the athletes' pockets.