Dana White says he's far beyond handling legal affairs like Leslie Smith's recent complaint to the National Labor Relations Board.
The UFC president acknowledged that recently bought-out bantamweight Leslie Smith has filed a complaint, but that appears to be all he knows about the potential company-altering case.
"Apparently, she did (file a complaint)," White said on the "UFC Unfiltered" podcast earlier this week. "I don't know that much about this to talk about it. I literally don't know anything about it. I know that she's upset and she filed something. She's suing us or filed something with somebody. I don't know.
"I'm at a point in my life where I don't focus on that s--- anymore. That's not my problem. That's somebody else's problem."
Smith claims her contract was terminated due to her involvement with Project Spearhead, a group that aims to unionize MMA fighters. Smith, who serves as the association's interim president, had one fight left on her deal heading into a scheduled bout with Aspen Ladd at UFC 223. When Ladd missed weight, the UFC offered Smith her full show and win money to not fight, but also counted the skipped bout as the last one on her contract.
If the NLRB rules the UFC violated the National Labor Relations Act as Smith claims, it could lead to fighters being classified as UFC employees rather than independent contractors, which could, in turn, cause major changes to the promotion's structure.
- With h/t to MMAjunkie
