Month: June 2025

Study – MMA Fighters Don’t “Coast” To Victory When Knowing They’re Ahead

June 20, 2025

Critics of open scoring in mixed martial arts often point to the fact fighters that know they are winning will use that knowledge to coast to victory which will lead to boring fights.  However data from jurisdictions that use open scoring do not support this view. Further data has now been published in a study … More Study – MMA Fighters Don’t “Coast” To Victory When Knowing They’re Ahead

Study – 52% of Slap Fights Continue Following “Observable Signs of Suspected Concussion”

June 11, 2025

If you design a “sport” with intentional and undefended blows to the head you are going to get brain injury. Lots of it. A study was recently published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation showing slap fighting results in extraordinary rates of observable signs of suspected concussion and, despite this, that a high percentage … More Study – 52% of Slap Fights Continue Following “Observable Signs of Suspected Concussion”