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kirkoswald t1_jcj25jh wrote

Reply to comment by pm_me_ur_demotape in TIL that the NFL made a committee to falsify information to cover up brain damage in their players by KirstenTillson

I wouldn't think mma would have the same rates. In mma you get concussion and knock outs but not week after week like contact sports

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Djidji5739291 t1_jcj93y3 wrote

Very true, arguably a defender in English Football could see more trauma playing every week the whole year than a martial arts professional having 1-2 fights a year. Besides some bloody fights and refs not ending the fight I find it watchable. But it‘s also a different context, you decide to become a professional fighter then you‘re signing up to get fked up. Football players are supposed to play ball in both Handegg and Football.

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Intelligent-Vagina t1_jckpfbm wrote

You misspelled boxing.

MMA actually has LESS concussions becos the target area ist focused on the head like in classic boxing.

In mma there is also grappling which often takes over, ie less brain damage risks.

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