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180 - When Should MMA Fighters Retire?

Author
Stephan Kesting
Published
Sun 02 Dec 2018
Episode Link
https://kesting.libsyn.com/180-when-should-mma-fighters-retire

Tito Ortiz vs Chuck Liddell got us all talking about it again: when should an MMA fighter retire? In the last 10 years we've learned that brain damage in combat sports is a HUGE problem. CTE makes this retirement question even more critical because if you go beyond a certain threshold of damage then there's no coming back.

For more of my thoughts about brain damage and MMA check out https://www.grapplearts.com/does-mma-make-you-stupid-impact-concussions-and-brain-damage-in-mixed-martial-arts/

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