While fraudulent records where once the bedrock of unverifiable boasts among many martial artists, the modern era of mixed martial arts coupled with the internet and video evidence have largely done away with such nonsense. Unfortunately, the practice apparently is not completely dead as a recent story illustrates. Today it was announced that the Canadian … More Fraudulent Record Voids MMA Fighters Contract
Reasons for judgement were released this month by the US District Court, ED Michigan, Southern Division, rejecting a request for $110,000 in damages following the commercial piracy of UFC 168 and instead awarding just over $4,500 in damages and costs. In the recent case (Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. M & J Ballpark Inc.) the … More UFC Piracy $110,000 Request Rejected;$4,594 Awarded
Adding to this site’s archived posts addressing UFC Pay Per View piracy, reasons for judgement were released this month by US District Court, WD Louisiana, Shreveport Division, noting that the UFC’s Commercial PPV distributor may not have the right to sue where an establishment purchases and displays the residential version of the program. In the … More Internet Viewing of UFC PPV Sidetracks Piracy Prosecution
From time to time I am pleased to sponsor combat sports athletes or promotions either through this site or my personal injury lawfirm. I am honoured to once again be a sponsor for Roxanne “the Happy Warrior” Modafferi as she headlines Invicta 19 on September 23, 2016 seeking the promotion’s flyweight championship. The card can … More CombatSportsLaw.com Proud to Sponsor Roxanne Modafferi’s Invicta Title Bout!
In the last decade there has been great progress in public understanding that concussions are a form of traumatic brain injury, not simply ‘getting your bell rung’. Current studies are showing, however, that sub-concussive blows over a prolonged period are equally troubling and a recent article published in the Journal of Neurosurgery Clinics of North … More CTE Severity Linked to Number of Years in Contact Sports, Not Number of Concussions
At UFC 203 Farbricio Werdum won a unanimous decision against Travis Browne in the co-main event. A controversial moment arose in Round 1, however, when Browne injured his finger from a Werdum (legal) strike and basically called timeout with the referee intervening and allowing a stoppage of the action. (I would provide a GIF of … More What if Werdum Lost? A Quick Legal Breakdown
One topic I often revisit is the reality that gloves in combative sports such as boxing, kickboxing and MMA do a great job protecting from superficial injury but likely lead to an increase of traumatic brain injury and CTE. This week I had the pleasure of picking up a hard copy of Jason Thalken’s “Fight … More Let’s Talk Physics, Gloves, Combat Sports and Brain Trauma
Ohio has some unique rules on their books when it comes to weigh ins and all UFC 203 athletes setting foot into the Buckeye State for the first time ought to be aware of these. Somewhat controversially, Ohio has gone against the grain in the recent trend of earlier weigh ins anchored in the belief … More A Quick Weight Cut Primer for UFC 203 Athletes
This week former professional wrestler Phil Brooks (aka CM Punk) is making his long anticipated debut in the UFC. Brooks’ debut at the sports highest stage is controversial as he has no history of amateur or professional MMA bouts and unlike some professional wrestlers who made the crossover such as Brock Lesnar, he does not … More Is Ohio Bending the Rules for CM Punk’s UFC Debut?
Adding to this site’s archived articles addressing rapid extreme weight cut practices in combat sports, a recent study was published in the Journal of The Physician and Sports Medicine evaluating competition results in boxing with athletes who practiced Rapid Weight Gain after weigh ins. In the study, titled Rapid Weight Gain in Professional Boxing and … More Study – Rapid Weight Gain and Weight Discrepancy of No Significance in Boxing Bout Outcomes
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