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Nevada Holding Public Hearing About Possible Combat Sports Rules Overhaul

August 2, 2022

The Nevada State Athletic Commission, one of the most influential in combat sports, has published a notice of public workshop for public feedback on proposed overhauled combat sports regulations. The workshop is scheduled Monday, August 15, 10am – 12pm at 3300 W Sahara Ave., Red Rock Room #440, Las Vegas, NV 89102 The Commission has … More Nevada Holding Public Hearing About Possible Combat Sports Rules Overhaul

Over 200 Fighters Petition ABC For A Seat At The Table

July 28, 2022

Update September 1, 2022 – I am very proud to announce this project has been a success and the ABC has agreed to create an official Fighters Committee. Details here! __________________________________________ Update August 2, 2022 – As of this morning the letter has grown to over 215 names. At the bottom of the article is … More Over 200 Fighters Petition ABC For A Seat At The Table

Study Finds “Conclusive Evidence” Repetitive Head Impacts Cause CTE

July 27, 2022

Correlation Does Not Equal Causation. Sometimes things are related. But it does not mean one is caused by the other. Science moves slowly and cautiously and now a study has been published taking the important step saying repetitive head impacts in fact “cause” CTE. A research paper, published in Frontiers of Neurology titled Applying the … More Study Finds “Conclusive Evidence” Repetitive Head Impacts Cause CTE

ABC Proposes New “Grounded Fighter” Rule in MMA

July 25, 2022

Perhaps no rule is more dis-unified under the unified rules than the grounded fighter rule. Despite the near unanimous adoption of a change to this rule at the ABC Annual Conference in 2016 jurisdictions have been very scattered in formally adopting the rule to their own state laws / regulations. To fix this the ABC … More ABC Proposes New “Grounded Fighter” Rule in MMA

ABC Introduces MMA “Scoring Ladder”

July 25, 2022

How do you score an MMA bout? The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports rules subcommittee has created a visual aid called the MMA “scoring ladder” to help make it easier to understand. This is not a change to the unified rules. It does not add or alter any of the current criteria. It … More ABC Introduces MMA “Scoring Ladder”

ABC Voting on MMA “Eye Poke Foul” Change And More

July 25, 2022

Update July 27, 2022 – Today both the below rules were adopted and now form part of the ABC’s unified rules. There were some minor adjustments to the neoprene sleeve rule confirming a competitor cannot grab their own sleeve advantageously. I will further update this article once I receive a copy of the final text … More ABC Voting on MMA “Eye Poke Foul” Change And More

Colorado Successfully Uses Open Scoring in MMA

July 21, 2022

Open scoring has now been successfully used in at least two US jurisdictions for MMA. Kansas and Colorado. Last night Colorado had their first ever run with the scoring system for an Invicta FC card. Many critics of open scoring say fighters knowing the score will lead the winning fighter to avoid action and coast … More Colorado Successfully Uses Open Scoring in MMA

Study – Concussed MMA Fighters Significantly More Likely To Be Subsequently Concussed

July 16, 2022

Adding to this site’s data base of combat sports safety studies, a recent study was published in the Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine in Japan reviewing concussions in MMA fighters and their connection to past knockouts. In the study, titled Incidence of concussions in male mixed martial arts competition in relation to number of … More Study – Concussed MMA Fighters Significantly More Likely To Be Subsequently Concussed

Athletes Deserve “The Most Complete Available Information” About CTE

June 30, 2022

Informed consent. Few can argue against its value. People can choose to do dangerous things. But they should know about the known risks of their choices. People profiting from those choices should not hide or obfuscate these risks. In the world of combat sports CTE is a real risk of participation. Many athletes are not … More Athletes Deserve “The Most Complete Available Information” About CTE

Max Holloway on Brain Health “Protect Your Chickens!”

June 29, 2022

Max Holloway sat down with Luke Thomas and had an in depth conversation about many interesting topics. One worth highlighting here are Max’s comments on brain health. I spend a lot of time talking about brain health, smart training, mileage and damage on this site. No fighter wants to listen to a lawyer about training. … More Max Holloway on Brain Health “Protect Your Chickens!”