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A number of prominent MMA figures lobbied for a change to fighter pay during the last week -- a change for which many have long advocated. Respected coach and former fighter Din Thomas used the controversy surrounding the Ben Askren-Robbie Lawler stoppage to argue that win bonuses should be eliminated from MMA.