SACRAMENTO – A bill introduced Frday in the state Assembly would create a state-run pension fund for mixed martial arts fighters in California, which hosts more MMA fights than any other state.
Assembly Bill 1136, introduced by Assemblymember Matt Haney, D-San Francisco, would require event promoters to earmark a portion of ticket sales to help these athletes have guaranteed income after retirement, according to a press release from Haney’s office.
The bill to create the MMA Fighters Pension Fund was supported by MMA fighter Ronda Rousey."This bill is one of the first times I’m seeing folks think of these athletes as […]
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