Update – May 6, 2026 – Today the BC Court of Appeal released reasons for judgement allowing a government appeal on this case finding that SFU’s claims, as plead, do not give rise to a duty of care. However, depending on how the evidence developed, the Court left the door open for SFU to bring … More Negligence Allegations Against BC Athletic Commission Can be Tested in Court
Research was published this week in the journal The Physician and Sports Medicine reviewing the safety of strangulation techniques in MMA. In the paper, titled The vascular neck restraint of mixed martial arts, the authors reviewed all published medical literature to date on the topic. 25 papers in total were reviewed. In short the authors … More Study – Strangulation in MMA has an “Acceptable Safety Profile”
Male boxers suffer KO/TKO stoppages 1.6 times more than their female counterparts. However, when adjusting the bouts for minutes boxed, their KO and TKO rates are almost identical. These findings were revealed in a study published this week in the journal Neurology. In the study, titled Gender Differences of Concussions in Professional Boxing, the authors … More Study – Male and Female Boxers Suffer Almost Identical Concussion Rates
That’s a scary quote that should be a wake up call to every professional boxer in the United States. In short the Ali Act gives professional boxers protection from exploitative contracts, lets them open the books on promoter revenues, keeps a firewall between managers and promoters and prohibits promoters from monopolizing titles so elite fighters … More “UFC/TKO is requesting an amendment change to the Ali Act”
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