Project Spearhead News Today

The UFC sent a very poor message to fans this week, when it basically paid veteran Leslie Smith to leave, while she is trying to create a union through Project Spearhead, while the company is bringing former NFL player Greg Hardy onto Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series, while he has a history of domestic violence and cocaine possession.

Last year, a major fight-fixing scandal broke out in mixed martial arts company UFC, centered around fighter turned trainer James Krause. No one should be surprised: UFC’s neoliberal business model all but incentivizes corruption.

Details about Jake Paul’s plans to organize fighters remain slim, but the influencer-turned-boxer revealed one key plan.

Leslie Smith discusses her push for an MMA fighter's union through Project Spearhead, and her upcoming battle with Aspen Ladd at UFC Fight Night 128 this Saturday night in Atlantic City.

Robert Watley discusses his upcoming title defense against Brandon Jenkins at LFA 34 this Friday night.

Leslie Smith connects Georges St-Pierre’s boxing snub to abandonment of union organizing efforts Share this story Bellator featherweight title challenger Leslie Smith has applied lessons from studying labor movements in college to her approach to fighting. One of her main takeaways has been that organizing people requires more finesse than power – and conviction to see through the mission. When Smith looks at Georges St-Pierre’s inability to take a boxing match with Oscar De La Hoya, she...

There’s at least one person in the MMA community who believes Diego Sanchez’s fears for his life are warranted. Yesterday, it was revealed that Diego Sanchez is concerned that the UFC might murder him and make it appear to be an accident. This is because of Sanchez being critical of the organization after his release in regards to their allegedly autocratic and cutthroat business practices.  Former UFC fighter Leslie Smith has long echoed such sentiments, which is what led to her beginning...

Cris Cyborg returns, headlines Bellator 259 in rematch with Leslie Smith Share this story Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images Cris Cyborg has her next title defense scheduled. The Bellator women’s featherweight champion will meet Leslie Smith in the main event of Bellator 259 set for May 21 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The fight announcement was made during the broadcast of Bellator 255 on Friday night. Cyborg and Smith were brought out to speak about the upcoming fight...