When the UFC essentially bought out Leslie Smith ’s contract, Project Spearhead took a hit. The organization’s adivsor has made sure to point that out to the federal agency hearing the fighter’s labor complaint. Project Spearhead advisor Lucas Middlebrook told MMAjunkie Radio there was a “precipitous decline” in union authorization cards collected by the organization after Smith’s UFC departure. He said several confidential witnesses stepped forward to testify “that the fear increased and the people retreated after they did what they did to Leslie.” Middlebrook said Smith’s complaint with the National Relations Board is an inevitable response to a bullying tactic by the UFC. Related Leslie Smith's labor complaint against UFC suffers setback after initial small victory “There was no other choice but for Leslie to file this charge, in order to show the rest of the fighters what they did is illegal,” he said. “And they’re not going to do it to you, because they did it to me, and I’m going to fight back.
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