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Do you have any evidence for that? Many MMA proponents claim that the long term effects should be less severe than boxing, because their fights generally involv
by ricree 10y ago
Do you have any evidence for that? Many MMA proponents claim that the long term effects should be less severe than boxing, because their fights generally involve less repeated head trauma.
I don't know enough about the issue to argue one way or another, but I find it a plausible argument.
- carsongross 10y agoThe evidence is anecdotal now, but the sport is young: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/1/10/10742776/opinion-reality-mma-knockouts-concussions-joe-rogan-goodridge http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/1/10/10742776/opinion-realit...
- balls187 10y agoBy and large, most of Gary's fights were outside the UFC, and his fights in the UFC were in the early days, where there were a lot fewer rules. In Pride, Soccer kicks to a opponents head were allowed, and Gary sought to fight in various promotions well passed his prime. If you look at other MMA fighters of his era that have displayed signs of CTE, they spent a considerable amount of fights outside the UFC.