U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B

Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by ricree on Monday July 11, 2016 @03:00PM (#12073411)

Do you have any evidence for that? Many MMA proponents claim that the long term effects should be less severe than boxing, because their fights generally involve less repeated head trauma.

I don't know enough about the issue to argue one way or another, but I find it a plausible argument.

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Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by carsongross on Monday July 11, 2016 @03:11PM (#12073521)

The evidence is anecdotal now, but the sport is young:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/1/10/10742776/opinion-realit...

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Re:U.F.C. Sells Itself for $4B by balls187 on Monday July 11, 2016 @04:56PM (#12074529)

By and large, most of Gary's fights were outside the UFC, and his fights in the UFC were in the early days, where there were a lot fewer rules.

In Pride, Soccer kicks to a opponents head were allowed, and Gary sought to fight in various promotions well passed his prime.

If you look at other MMA fighters of his era that have displayed signs of CTE, they spent a considerable amount of fights outside the UFC.

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