While many UFC fighters currently don’t know when they’ll get a chance to earn their next paychecks, they aren’t the only ones impacted by the promotion’s indefinite hiatus. Several dozen independent contractors who assist in producing the company’s live events also are wondering if they’ll receive any compensation for dates that already have been postponed or canceled. MMA Junkie heard from two such workers who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they feared backlash from ConCom, the production company that hires the freelance workers to help produce UFC events. Each expressed frustration that they have been left in the dark since the UFC’s March 14 event in Brazil while the organization tries to map out its return to live action. “In these uncertain times, the UFC television production crew is hoping that the UFC and ConCom would provide assistance for the crew that performs for them on a weekly basis,” one worker wrote in a statement given to MMA Junkie. “The crew members leave their families, travel across the world and work long hours because they love what they do
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With UFC schedule on hold, freelance production crew hoping for financial support – MMA Junkie