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MMA has a 14.7% concussion rate, which is higher than both boxing and bare knuckle fighting, per presentation at the Association of Boxing Commission’s Annual Conference (twitter.com)
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“Learned today that MMA has a 14.7% concussion rate, which is higher than both boxing and bare knuckle fighting #ABCconference2023”

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[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Well there goes the myth that it's the decreased number of blows over a shorter amount of time that prevents MMA fighters from receiving concussions.