AB 1136 awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature, which would potentially give mixed martial arts fighters similar benefits provided to boxers since 1982.
Former La Mirada resident Henry Corrales, left, exchanges punches during his unanimous-decision victory over Akhmed Magomedov at Bellator 290 on Feb 4, 2023, at the Kia Forum. Josh Hokit was unaware of the legislation awaiting Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature that would establish the California mixed martial arts retirement benefit fund.
Introduced Feb. 15 by Assemblymember Matt Haney , the pending law does not retroactively cover fighters. Discussions about extending a benefit to MMA fighters occurred in 2015 and 2019, and it looked on track prior to the pandemic. Lessons learned from the implementation of the boxing safety net, which faced criticism for failing to notify boxers with money coming to them, were considered during the legislative process around the MMA fund.
After two seasons living on the outer edge of the San Francisco 49ers roster as an undrafted free agent and practice squad player, Hokit, a former fullback, heard talk from veteran players about the NFL’s pension and 401ks.
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