Retired boxing world champion and MMA fighter Heather Hardy filed a lawsuit this week against Everlast and several other individuals involved in her career.
In short she alleges that after a career in prize fighting and ascending to the very
The deceptively named Ali “Revival” Act is actually the Ali Destruction Act. It is a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
If passed it harms protections the Ali Act gives professional boxers. Colorado’s Brittany Petterson, the US representative from Colorado’s 7th congressional
The Texas legislature has just passed a law giving ringside doctors immunity from lawsuits if they are negligent in their duties.
Senate Bill 842 updated the State’s Occupation’s Code with the following language:
IMMUNITY FOR RINGSIDE PHYSICIANS.(a)Except as otherwise provided
This week at the Association of Boxing Commissions 37th Annual Conference changes were made to MMA’s unified rules. Specifically the judging criteria were overhauled to have the language more accurately reflect current practices.
The main highlight can be summarized in
This week news broke that the protections professional boxers enjoy in the US under the Ali Act are under serious threat with the introduction of the Ali “Revival” Act. You can click here for some background on this topic.
Today
Critics of open scoring in mixed martial arts often point to the fact fighters that know they are winning will use that knowledge to coast to victory which will lead to boring fights. However data from jurisdictions that use open
If you design a “sport” with intentional and undefended blows to the head you are going to get brain injury. Lots of it. A study was recently published in the Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation showing slap fighting results in
