This week in Louisville Kentucky the Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports held their annual conference. Two changes were voted in for MMA’s ‘unified rules’. In short the 12-6 Elbow was removed as a foul and the ‘grounded fighter’ definition has been changed clarifying the circumstances when a fighter can still be kneed or … More MMA’s Two Brand New Rules
An interesting study was published this week in the peer reviewed journal The Physician and Sports Medicine looking at white matter signal abnormalities in a group of professional fighters. White matter signal abnormalities are associated with traumatic brain injury. Previous research of MMA athletes did not find greater white matter abnormalities in them compared to … More Study – White Matter Signal Abnormalities in Brain “Significantly Greater” In MMA Fighters With Football or Rugby History
There are a growing number of studies showing it is relatively safe to be strangled in the sporting context of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This week another study was published on this topic looking specifically into whether participant showed measurable cognitive decline after a strangulation submission vs a non strangulation submission. The short answer was they … More Another Study Showing Relative Safety of Strangulation in BJJ
Headgear does little to protect users from brain injury. According to the Association of Ringside Physicians “Headguards should not be relied upon to reduce the risk of concussion or other traumatic brain injury. They have not been shown to prevent these types of injuries in combat sports or other sports” Adding to this conclusion a study … More Study – Some Headgear Substantially Increases Rotational Acceleration To Its Users
Earlier this year the Association of Ringside Physicians released a position statement on cannabis in combat sports. This week the position was published in the peer reviewed journal The Physician and Sports Medicine. In short the doctors say that fighters should not compete while high. After the fact drug testing does nothing to address this … More Ringside Doctors – Don’t Fight High But Cannabis Drug Testing Also Divorced From Reality
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