Month: January 2020

$8,800 in Damages Awarded For Commercial Piracy of Cotto v. Alvarez

January 30, 2020

Adding to this site’s archived case summaries of combat sports piracy judgements, reasons were released this week by the United States District Court, D. Maryland, assessing damages for the commercial piracy of the Cotto v. Alvarez boxing card. In this week’s case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Luz, LLC) the Defendant Tele Mare’s Restaurant, Inc. displayed … More $8,800 in Damages Awarded For Commercial Piracy of Cotto v. Alvarez

Study – Earlier Exposure to Boxing and MMA Competition Linked With Increased Brain Damage

January 22, 2020

The Professional Fighters Brain Health Study   continues to generate some of the most interesting data and insights into the harm combative sports athletes expose themselves to in their vocation. The latest data shows a relationship between earlier age of first exposure to boxing and MMA and documented brain damage. In the recent study, titled The … More Study – Earlier Exposure to Boxing and MMA Competition Linked With Increased Brain Damage

Victoria, BC School District Approves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu For Grade 10, 11 and 12 Students

January 9, 2020

In my years covering combat sports legal developments I’ve never delved down to the granular level of a local school district voting.  That said a local bit of combat sports news from Victoria BC seemed worth highlighting. The Greater Victoria School District, which operates 7 secondary schools (high schools), just approved Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as … More Victoria, BC School District Approves Brazilian Jiu Jitsu For Grade 10, 11 and 12 Students

Ringside Doctor “No amount of boxing or MMA is good for the brain”

January 8, 2020

This week the Association of Ringside Physicians published the third installment of their Journal of Combat Sports Medicine (available on line to ARP members). Among the articles was a thoughtful piece by Dr. Nitin K Sethi, a neurologist and ringside physician, who discussed the tensions between ethical medicine and the duties of being a ringside … More Ringside Doctor “No amount of boxing or MMA is good for the brain”