MMA Lawyer Erik Magraken slams Dana White for his generous gift
Dana White showed just how generous he can be when he gifted Nelk co-founder Kyle Forgeard $2,50,000. Kyle uploaded the video to Twitter at which point Dana received a lot of backlash including from Erik Magraken, Combat Sports Regulatory Lawyer, who didn’t take the news well at all.
He called out Dana’s ‘generosity’ with Kyle as only being possible as promoters make all the money from fights. He addressed his next tweet to the fighters imploring them to stand and fight for their long-term health especially since 40% of fighters are suspected of having CTE after retirement. He considers such acts to be the owners of organisations rubbing their wealth in the faces of their underpaid workers.
“Your fair share is worth fighting for. You are literally lining their pockets with your long term health.”– Erik Magraken via Twitter
Erik’s voice is one among many who criticize the extravagant gift, especially as the giftee is a millionaire YouTuber who doesn’t need the money. The prevailing argument is that fighters are paid horribly and their conditions have to be improved immediately. However one could counter that whatever Dana White decides to do with his money is his choice, irrespective of how many people dislike his spending.
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Open Point System will revolutionise UFC says Erik Magraken
Erik Magraken is the founder and proprietor of combatsportslaw.com, as well as a qualified MMA judge, litigation attorney, and combat sports legal specialist. He was recently in the news for his support of the open point system.
The judging system of UFC follows the system put in place by the boxing world, however, the system isn’t perfect as how judges score rounds varies greatly leaving fighters and corners guessing while the fight is going on.
Erik argues that revealing the scorecard after each round will mean that fighters will know when it’s time to push for a win.
This would mean that corners have more information they can use to advise their fighters. Most other arguments against open scoring are merely subjective in nature.
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