Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act
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Oct 23, 2026
Chris MannixHOST
It has failed.
Chris MannixHOST
And I don't think that just changing the rules, getting this revised Ali Act through Congress is going to change
Sergio MoraHOST
it.
Sergio MoraHOST
One more thing I want to say this.
Jorge MasvidalHOST
get it.
Jorge MasvidalHOST
One of the main things being the Muhammad Ali act, right? Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Jorge MasvidalHOST
Muhammad Ali did that and made it amazing for boxers.
Jorge MasvidalHOST
And it's even helped, like, to an extent, MMA fighters.
Dan RafaelGUEST
And currently in boxing, those things are against federal law.
Dan RafaelGUEST
So they were seeking to have certain amendments made to the Ali Act that oversees boxing legally in terms of the federal government.
Dan RafaelGUEST
And it's been slow going.
Dan RafaelGUEST
Now, a lot of people thought it's going to be a squash match and it's going to get run through the Congress really quickly because in the House and I don't get into the politics.
Dan RafaelGUEST
In boxing, it's not quite the same way.
Dan RafaelGUEST
There's no firewall in a UBO.
Dan RafaelGUEST
In the Ali Act, there's a firewall between the promoter and the manager, that the manager, you know, cannot be the same one.
Dan RafaelGUEST
In essence, if they're doing all the matchmaking and all the business side of stuff, they're the matchmaker, they're the promoter, and they're the manager.
EllaPANELIST
Right.
EllaPANELIST
Their legislative goal was to completely rewrite the rules of the sport by lobbying the federal government to amend the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act.
MalcolmPANELIST
The Ali Act.
MalcolmPANELIST
If you follow boxing, you hear this thrown around constantly.
MalcolmPANELIST
It is basically the holy grail of boxing regulation.
MalcolmPANELIST
But break down why Zufa wanted to touch it and what they were actually trying to create.
EllaPANELIST
They wanted to amend the Ali Act to allow for the creation of what they called the UBO, the Unified Boxing Organization.
EricPANELIST
UBO.
EllaPANELIST
Yes, and we need to look at exactly how that law functions.
EllaPANELIST
The Ali Act explicitly prevents promoters from also acting as managers.
EllaPANELIST
It creates a necessary legal firewall.
MalcolmPANELIST
Sure.
EllaPANELIST
You have elite world-class athletes locked into contracts where they are making twelve thousand dollars to show and twelve thousand dollars to win.
MalcolmPANELIST
Well, entry-level, yes.
EllaPANELIST
The Ali Act was designed specifically to prevent that kind of monopsony control in boxing.
EllaPANELIST
Fans and fighters look at Dana White's potential involvement, and they don't see a streamlined league.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
...
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
they are g- like, they're trying to get them, like, "Look, we got you." So you know, Muhammad Ali act be damned, so.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
You know, that's one of the things they're trying to roll out, but it is good.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
People, uh, athletes need that connection.
32 MINS LATER
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
This is probably a very controversial take, but I mean, I'm never in any danger of getting a job at Zuffa anyway, and half of the time we don't get credentials, so it is what it is.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
He don't give a shit about y'all.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
That's why he has changed this whole thing with the Ali Act.
Jeandra LeBeaufHOST
So g- get in where you fit in.
Brendan SchaubHOST
It's like optically, it just looks bad.
Brendan SchaubHOST
Sure, it's- And for Strickland, it's a good time to do it, right? There's the TKO, there's the Ali Act coming, the, the Eddie Hearn stuff telling...
Brendan SchaubHOST
Eddie Hearn's make, bringing to light, like, you don't pay the fighters.
Brendan SchaubHOST
If you wanna get paid, come to me.
Ade OladipoHOST
Yeah.
Ruth RaperGUEST
So what's going on here? And eq- and equally, you have a strong opinion about Ben Davidson, where's your opinion about the Muhammad Ali Act being changed?
Ade OladipoHOST
Mm.
Ruth RaperGUEST
Where's your opinion about all of these other fa- things that I'll go into negatively affect boxers in the long run? You don't, you don't speak about it, let alone come out screaming and shouting about it.
Ant EvansGUEST
Mm-hmm.
Mike DavisHOST
That man's seen a lot of fights And you're not talking about, like, the Muhammad Ali Act and the revisions to it.
Ant EvansGUEST
Right.
Mike DavisHOST
You know, or, or slap fighting.
Brendan SchaubHOST
But let me tell you how this works out.
Brendan SchaubHOST
If Sean Strickland, he says all this stuff and the timing's actually really good because it puts a lot of pressure on Dana with the Ali Act, the Conor Benn signing, all this shit, the Eddie Hearn stuff, all this Eddie saying you don't pay fighters and all this shit coming to light.
Brendan SchaubHOST
The timing's not bad.
Brendan SchaubHOST
The issue is the timing's bad because you're fighting him above.
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