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- Study – Knees to Head of Grounded Fighters in MMA “Rarely The Decisive Factor in Fight Outcomes”
The biggest health dangers in combative sports are brain trauma from KO’s and TKO stoppages involving brain rattling. Concussions and CTE are to be taken seriously. So bouts allowing knees to the head of grounded opponents likely see far more dangerous stoppages and fight ending sequences right? Not … Read more »
- Ringside Doctors Call For “curved-finger MMA glove design to reduce eye pokes”
This week the Association of Ringside Physicians had their position statement on eye injuries in combat sports published in the Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine. The paper is titled “Eye Conditions: Position Statement of the Association of Ringside Physicians” and can be found here. Among the var … Read more »
- Ringside Doctors Identify “High Risk Fighters”
This week the Association of Ringside Physicians published a position statement on high risk fighters. The purpose of the document is “to guide ringside physicians in identifying fighters at higher risk, warranting closer evaluation before, during, and after competition”. The position statement sets … Read more »
- Heather Hardy Sues Everlast and Others For Chronic Brain Injury
Retired boxing world champion and MMA fighter Heather Hardy filed a lawsuit this week against Everlast and several other individuals involved in her career. In short she alleges that after a career in prize fighting and ascending to the very top she was left broke and broken. Hardy summarizes her in … Read more »
- Representative Petterson – Ali Revival Act “Undermines” Protections of Ali Act
The deceptively named Ali “Revival” Act is actually the Ali Destruction Act. It is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. If passed it harms protections the Ali Act gives professional boxers. Colorado’s Brittany Petterson, the US representative from Colorado’s 7th congressional district recently confirmed this … Read more »