Battlefield FC is in hot water.
The new South Korea-based organization hosted its inaugural event in Seoul on March 18. It featured a number of notable competitors including former UFC fighter and Strikeforce champion Sarah Kaufman, grappler Jeff Glover, and longtime veteran Jorge Patino.
Everything looked good on paper and Battlefield FC 1 seemed to run smoothly, but a major hiccup was recently revealed.
According to Matt Eaton of TheFightNation.com, as of April 29, 15 of 24 fighters who were on the card have yet to be paid. Igor Svirid, Tilek Mashrapov and Zhyrgalbek Emilbekov are three of those fighters, per their manager, Stan Kolesnitchenko.