MMA Fighting reports that the UFC’s new owners are holding a retreat this weekend in Vegas for all contracted UFC fighters. Travel expenses to Vegas will be paid by the company.
The retreat will be held at the new UFC offices in Las Vegas and will kick off with a grand opening of the UFC Performance Institute. This weekend’s UFC Athlete Retreat will also include “experts across sports, entertainment and business” speaking to the fighters. The retreat will be a chance for the co-CEO’s Ari Emanuela nd Patrick Whitesell to formally meet the fighters.
According to MMA Fighting, fighters were sent an email with the invitation. Fighters with conflicting schedules are exempt from attendance.
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It’s not known if attendance is mandatory for those with conflicting schedules. You may recall this was the issue with Al Iaquinta. The retreat offers the fighters a chance to see the new campus and the UFC training facility. Also, it gives the new owners a formal opportunity to address the fighters and quell fighter discontent which has seemingly been on the rise since the sale.
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