@heynottheface I remember LA fighting with MS for bottom place for a decade. When did the upward swing start? Curious if it's Landry or Edwards policies
@heynottheface The socialized systems I want: health care. Power, communication and water utilities.
The socialized systems I am skeptical of: state owned media
@lthomasnews@heynottheface You've said that you think lhw has regressed so much that a Phil Davis when he was in a UFC would be favored over Alex
Given his age and available people at lhw, it sounds like there's nothing he can do to move up the best lhw ever list. Sounds like a good reason to move up
@Mirrormn@woke8yearold US SW dev has created in general best in class SW and SW products that have made a ton of money. The devs working on that got a share of those profits (very fair). That's established a market.
So by definition, they are not overpaid.
@robnashville@heynottheface@RobMaysey I need to listen to the podcast, but common sense tells me:
If the Le suit finds that the UFC had monopsony power, wouldn't it set up the Johnson suit to say when folks signed a waiver they were coerced to.
Maybe the system is just unfair
@heynottheface Given that the Johnson case wasn't class certified, could a new plantif have standing to file a law suit and get class certified for that period?
@erikmagraken Does this also drop the Johnson case?
Since the Johnson case hasn't been class certified, could some other group pick up a similar case filed on behalf of a different fighter seeking a new class period?
@heynottheface@BoxrecGrey Not saying that the Saudi's would do this. But it'd be interesting if they just signed the fight and put it in the UFCs court to sue them/burn that bridge. I'm pretty sure that Ari would tell the UFC brass to back down. There's too much Saudi cash for endeavor to play that game.
@jonfitchdotnet @KingMxQuxxn I imagine that if MMA was set up that a league had a monopsony of fighters, but that league was made up of 32 promotions, then it would still be a healthy situation for fighters
The problem in MMA is that only one promotion has the monopsony.
@lthomasnews I don't understand why from a competitive stand point she needs to cut. PFL has better fights to match make at 145 then the UFC at 135 (or above).
@MichaelRyanRuiz Follow ups to Dana:
"Would you day the same thing if fighters gave an anti Saudi rant?"
"Would Ari Emanuel agree if a fighter made an antisemitic rant?"