Dana White Teases Health Benefits For UFC Fighters “Soon”

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Dana White Teases Health Benefits For UFC Fighters “Soon”

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UFC fighters might be seeing improvements to their long-term health plans, according to UFC President Dana White.

UFC President Dana White teases that UFC fighters could be seeing long-term health benefits coming their way.

White engaged in an impromptu Q&A session triggers by UFC broadcaster Karyn Bryant on Instagram. A fan commented on the post asking, “Will the UFC ever offer their fighters full-time health benefits so they can have them after their careers are over and possibly deal with life-altering issues from fighting[?]”

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The UFC boss replied with a simple but promising statement: “Soon.”

UFC President Dana White comments on fighter health benefits via Karyn Bryant’s Instagram post.

This marks the first time since 2011 that White has made a public statement about new benefits for UFC fighters. Right now, the promotion only offers medical benefits for active roster members who experience immediate injuries due to a fight or training camp. The training injury coverage was added to the UFC insurance policy in 2011. Prior to that, UFC only covered in-competition injuries for their athletes.

Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships president David Feldman announced in April that the promotion would launch a pension plan for its athletes, starting with the BKFC 17 card on April 30.

“Our fighters are the most important asset of the company,” Feldman said in a prepared statement to MMA Fighting. “We want to ensure that they are compensated not only on the night of the fight, but also looked after in retirement. For each BKFC fight, money will be placed in a pension account for them to draw on upon retirement.”

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