Fatal Amateur MMA Fight Leads to Call for Reform

By John T. Wendt, Professor Emeritus of University of St. Thomas While different forms of boxing and combat sports have gone on for centuries, regulations of those contests have varied.[1]  This also includes the rise of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) and it has been reported that many participants, especially on the amateur level, have little understanding of the possible short and long term consequences of injury including traumatic brain injury.[2]  Additionally, in many cases there is