MMA Fighting reports that former Professional Fighter’s League fighter Bruce Boyington is threatening legal action after he was informed by the PFL that he would not be included in the company’s 12-man lightweight division 2018 season.
Boyington is 14-11 and has lost his last 3 fights. He claims to have had a four-fight contract with the predecessor entity, World Series of Fighting. But, he’s being released having just fought one fight in the WSOF. He believes that he was going to be a part of the PFL and turned down other fights and opportunities as he was waiting for the upcoming 2018 season.
This past year, the World Series of Fighting was purchased by new investors and promised a new format which would ensure that fighters would fight and be paid a salary.
Boyington took to social media to advocate his case against PFL.
In response, Ray Sefo addressed the issue:
Bruce stop making yourself look like an ass, the facts are you’ve lost your last 3 fights 2 by stoppage your record is 14-11 and you didn’t make the cut for the final 12 for the season… https://t.co/9vnwSulDPR
— Ray Sefo (@SugarRaySefo) December 20, 2017
Payout Perspective:
There are two sides to every story. Does Boyington have a case? We are not sure because you’d have to look at his contract with the company. One would think that he was classified as an independent contractor and as a result it’s likely he could be released from his contract at any time. Boyington notes that he relied upon the contract and turned down other offers to fight to stick with the PFL (these are his damages he’d claim in a lawsuit). But, Sefo seems to state that even if there was some duty to give a reason for his contract to be terminated, losing 3 in a row would be a valid one. The underlying issue of the state of the PFL is compelling since the reboot of the company was to provide a fresh start and offer fighters an opportunity with fights and steady pay. We will see if PFL can come through in 2018.
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