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Spain birdied the final hole to sit top of the leaderboard after the opening day of foursomes at the World Cup of Golf.The duo of Rafael Cabrera Bello and Jon Rahm went one under at the par-four 18th to card a three-under-par 69 in testing conditions in Melbourne.It was a perfect end to an impressive round in the wind, with Cabrera Bello having earlier sunk a putt from distance to register an eagle at the eighth.It was a fun putt, he said. When I was seeing it, it looked like it couldnt miss and then all of a sudden it really missed and I dont know how it came back and went in.Its been a fun day. We played well. It was tough and tricky with the wind but Jon played great, I rolled some putts and hit some good shots as well. Its a score were proud of and also a score we deserve.Rahm added: Were playing foursomes in this kind of weather in this part of the world and on this kind of course. Its a little tricky to what Im used to playing in the States.Obviously we planned a strategy which had me hitting more tee-shots. He hit a couple of great shots, rolled some putts in and thats pretty much what we needed. It wasnt so much about hitting great shots -- it was about avoiding mistakes and we did that perfectly.Spain hold a one-shot lead over France, China and the United States, who all went round in 70 to be two under.The French pairing of Victor Dubuisson and Romain Langasque fired four birdies and two bogeys, as did Ryder Cup-winning American pair Jimmy Walker and Rickie Fowler, while Wu Ashun and?Hao-tong Li?of China posted five birdies and three bogeys.I gave Rickie a couple of tough putts, but he buried them, admitted Walker. Thats what it takes to play well and stay in a golf tournament.The course played tough today. I thought starting out today that if you shot anything under par, it was going to be pretty good. All the par fives played straight into the wind today. 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For the first time in the sports history, five prominent mixed martial artists have publicly aligned with a fighters association.A group of athletes including former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre, along with former Bellator MMA CEO Bjorn Rebney, announced the foundation of the Mixed Martial Arts Athletes Association on Wednesday.According to its official release, The Associations sole concentration is to fight for the rights of MMA fighters and force UFCs ownership, [WME-IMG], to dramatically alter the companys decade plus outrageous treatment of its athletes.In addition to St-Pierre, who retired in 2013 but is interested in a comeback, the group includes active fighters Tim Kennedy, Cain Velasquez, Donald Cerrone and?TJ Dillashaw. Those five will serve as the MMAAAs board members, and they intend to recruit other UFC athletes, both active and retired, to join.The MMAAA declined to provide a detailed outline of its plans but said its goals ideally include an out-of-court financial settlement with the UFC, an increase in revenue share and insurance and pension packages that do not currently exist for UFC athletes.In essence, what the association is going to achieve for the athletes is a settlement to address the past wrongs, driving up [revenue split] to 50 percent up from 8 percent, and a benefits package that provides a safety net, said Rebney, who was replaced as Bellator head in 2014.All four of the active fighters are scheduled to compete at UFC events in December, and each admitted that adds a feeling of angst to the announcement.Absolutely there is still fear, but it needs to be done, Cerrone said. Standing with the five guys here, these are big names. We just need the rest of the guys to not have fear and stand up with us. Were putting ourselves out there.St-Pierre, who entered negotiations for a comeback fight with the UFC this year that ultimately failed, added, This same thing has happened before in every other sport -- NFL, NNHL, NBA.dddddddddddd Now its happening in the UFC. Its going to happen whether they like it or not.I know a lot of fighters want to remain anonymous, but Im telling you guys, come see us. Its time to stand together.St-Pierre said even a fighter at the level of Conor McGregor, who received a record $3 million disclosed purse for a fight against Nate Diaz in August, is not making a fair share.A UFC official told ESPN.com the promotion does not intend to make a formal statement on the announcement, but respects all of its athletes and encourages open communication on how to improve the sport.Rebney made it clear the association is not an effort to unionize -- the current landscape defines UFC fighters as independent contractors rather than employees. The initial focus of MMAAA also will be only on UFC athletes, not those signed to other organizations.Four of the five athletes on the board are represented by entertainment powerhouse Creative Artists Agency (CAA), a well-known rival of WME. WME purchased the UFC for more than $4 billion earlier this year.According to Rebney, CAA is not directly backing the association but supports the athletes rights. Rebney declined to identify the ventures source of funding, other than saying, Some people stepped up.Rebney also mentioned the possibility of a labor strike, although both Kennedy and Velasquez later stated their goal is to work with the UFC to resolve these differences.This is not the first pro-fighter effort to take place; however, it is the first to feature such prominent, public support from a board of high-profile fighters. Another effort calling itself the Professional Fighters Association was announced in August, although that differs in that it seeks to unionize UFC athletes.Were going to change the face of the entire industry and sport today, Kennedy said. ' ' '