Pros And Cons Of Muhammed Ali Act Essay

of dollars, but the fighters on the lower end of the card make as little as six grand (Barr & Gross). The only reason Silva and Pierre are getting paid millions is because they market themselves which leads to more popularity. Do not get me wrong they are very talented fighters and are well deserving of their pay, but I feel the UFC is unfair in their pay and treatment of fighters. This sport is a small part of an athlete’s life and doing this sport can lead to very damaging consequences. The fighters should be paid more and people believe that the Muhammed Ali Act from boxing can help. Basically the Muhammad Ali act gives fair treatment to the sports athletes in things such as pay and safety (Mayeda). This act also allows for a governing

These bonuses are given to fighters that draw more attention to the sport, or during their fight more people turned on the television to watch them. MMA community members think this will also secure their jobs because most organizations drop athletes that lose their fights, or are unpopular and do not attract attention to the organization (Mayeda).
The second problem in the sport is performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). Like any sport that struggles with steroids, MMA is no different. Athletes are always looking for an edge on the competition, a way to recover faster, or to get more from their training sessions. Sometimes athletes take PEDs for this specific purpose or they supposedly accidently took them. This is possible however because if you take a look at the back of a supplement from a shop there are too many ingredients to personally know. The UFC is combating this; however, they have hired USADA the United States Anti-Doping Agency. USADA randomly test fighters at any time for any reason and UFC has no knowledge on who or when there is testing (Lole). If an athlete is caught using PEDs punishments are usually suspension