Editorial April 13, 2021

UFC Antitrust suit plaintiffs launch website

Late last year the judge overseeing the antitrust lawsuit against the UFC indicated he likely is going to grant class...

Editorial March 29, 2021

Study: Losers suffer more concussions, but winners more orthopedic Injuries

Adding to the Combat Sports Law blog database of combat sports safety studies, a recent study was published in the Orthopaedic...

News March 26, 2021

Study hypothesizes that weight cutting leads to increased brain volume reduction

Author Erik Magraken is a British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, combat sports law blogger, and deeply, deeply appreciated...

Editorial March 24, 2021

New concussion test could be a game changer

Author Erik Magraken is a British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, combat sports law blogger, and deeply, deeply appreciated...

Editorial February 28, 2021

Study 25+% of fighters practice extreme weight-cutting

Rapid Extreme Weight Cutting is a prevalent occurrence in mixed martial arts with many injuries and even deaths tied to the...

Editorial February 8, 2021

Study: Risk of CTE from MMA ‘should not be underestimated’

Adding to the Combat Sports Law Blog’s database of combat sports health and safety studies, research was recently published in the Journal of...

Editorial January 31, 2021

New first concussion protocols show faster recovery

Author Erik Magraken is a British Columbia litigation lawyer, combat sports law consultant, combat sports law blogger, and deeply, deeply appreciated...

Editorial January 18, 2021

Can a coach be liable for his fighter getting CTE?

Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (“CTE”) is the brutal, degenerative and incurable brain disease linked to repeated head trauma. Cases of the...

News August 11, 2018

Foundation launched after fighter dies from extreme weight cutting

Rondel Clark Foundation mission statement: "Weight cutting is a harmful – and potentially fatal – yet a common practice in MMA

News July 31, 2018

MD educates ABC about benefits of CBD for brain trauma

Dr. Karyemaitre Aliffe: "It has been shown that giving cannabinoids within 4 hours of a TBI event can serve to

News July 30, 2018

UFC’s Ferreira sues supplement co for over $1,000,000

UFC lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira has filed suit in the District Court of Hidalgo, Texas, against the supplement manufacturer alleging

News July 15, 2018

Study on health issues caused by weight cutting in MMA 

"These data support publicised reports of the harmful (and potentially fatal) effects of extreme weight cutting in MMA athletes and

News June 22, 2018

Attorney details Thiago Tavares’ low blow loss & IL rules

Thiago Tavares said he will “undoubtedly” appeal this controversial loss.  Let’s take a look at the rules in play...

News June 17, 2018

Study cites weight cutting as possible cause of fighter’s death

The study notes that the sport should adopt safer weight control practices and more specifically that sickle cell trait screening

News June 12, 2018

Attorney reflects on merit of potential Romero case vs. IL

On the face of it, a rule exists and Romero was not given the benefit of it. So a lawsuit

News May 26, 2018

This is a terrible anti-doping defense

“I sent my brother to Mexico to get B12 for this past fight and he ended up bringing me a different

News April 26, 2018

Could Leslie Smith UFC non renew bite back?

Smith announced her intention to pursue legal action against the UFC and, unwittingly, the UFC may have just handed ProjectSpearhead exactly

News April 23, 2018

Study: Mild TBI results in 56% higher chance of Parkinson’s

Data was recently published in the Journal of Neurology finding that people who sustained even mild brain injury had a 56% higher

News April 20, 2018

2nd brain injury during recovery can have dire results

Dr. Dorian McGavern: "We have shown on a cellular level, that two or more head injuries within a very short amount

News April 10, 2018

CDC: Mileage is greatest risk factor in CTE

What researchers do know, however, is that mileage matters and that both repeated concussive and sub-concussive hits can lead to