“The current standard of care from evaluating and treating a concussion is really ‘make sure they don’t get worse,’” Fadem said. A brain scanning device by a company called Neuronetrix recently tested an MMA novice, 22 UFC fighters and an NFL running back at Jackson-Wink (a noted MMA training academy) during two weeks of intense MMA training. But MMA isn’t solely focused on punching someone in the face. “ [1] MMA champions last pretty long, many of the best have held belts well into their 30’s and even 40’s. Once you step into the ring (or even in sparring), you are susceptible to getting rocked and or knocked unconscious. “Football is way more dangerous than MMA,” Anders said in a recent interview on the MMA Hour, in reference to the NFL’s injury rate. Welcome to MMA Junkie's European Union Experience. Is Boxing or MMA more dangerous to compete in? Hendo's punch might be considered unsportsmanlike (same with every fighter who has added extra … “But what we found were that all of these fighters actually had a super-human level of brain function [during a two-week training]. They suffer more breaks and lacerations, but probably less head trauma. “I’m thinking that a way to treat Alzheimer’s patients might be to do some of this high intensity reaction training,” Fadem said. From watching both sports for most of my life, I have to say that American football is more dangerous. While in boxing, the large gloves protect fighter’s hands but also allow fighters to absorb a higher number of punches to the head. LID’s Mayoral Endorsement Heads to a Runoff, Dr. Kyl Myers, Thank You For Coming Out (While Staying In), One dead, three injured, after quadruple stabbing in Sunset Park. Football is more dangerous due to more repetitive brain traumas compared to mma. Sampson, an award winning executive from Leo Burnett, has hosted and produced several documentary series focused on brain plasticity including Redesign My Brain on ABC Australia and Hack My Brain which airs on the Science Channel. Former Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken “The Snake” Stabler died last July, and a report -released just prior to the Super Bowl -revealed that he had the concussion disease known as CTE. Both Jackson and Winkeljohn are leading advocates of athlete safety and are concerned about the potential long-term damaging cognitive effects of the sport. However, head injuries are still a significant concern in boxing. “The relationship we have developed at Jackson-Wink will help Neuronetrix’s efforts in bringing widespread brain testing to contact sports.” he said. To viewers, the bloody, head-to-toe violence of mixed martial arts (MMA) can make cage-fighting events look like the most dangerous sport on the planet. In the UFC it’s different. “Developing a cognitive baseline when the athlete is healthy can help us protect the fighters and make sure they don’t do additional damage while their brain is still recovering from an injury sustained in the octagon.” said Winkeljohn/Jackson. Unlike boxing, MMA fighters … Their training academy is also used by other professional and Olympic athletes. “Football is way more dangerous than MMA,” Anders added later, when asked for his thoughts on the escalating injuries in the NFL. The middleweight is also a former NCAA Football player with the University Of Alabama and he calls the sport of football more dangerous than MMA, especially as it pertains to collisions. But as someone before posted mma is the most violent sport...actually it's more entertainment than a sport but that's another discussion. Before the training began, Neuronetrix tested Sampson, and 22 other fighters, including long-time UFC stars Keith “The Dean of Mean” Jardine and Diego “The Dream” Sanchez as well as former Welterweight Champion, Carlos Condit. “Even if you get knocked out in MMA, it’s just one time, then you get up, you take a couple of months off, let your body heal. WWE Talk: Great Balls of Fire wrestling PPV preview. I’m not sure the owners in team sports, who have players under contract, want these tests. Even though I just got done saying rugby is more dangerous than football, I am in the US and I have witnessed way more football-related injuries than … “We expected to see a reduction in brain activity from the fighters,” Fadem told Metro. MMA is definitely bloodier, but still less dangerous. After reviewing post-fight medical examination records from more than 1,180 M.M.A. Dana White’s UFC is much safer than the original UFC was in the early 1990s, but we’re not at a point in time just yet that shows just how safe (or dangerous)the relatively new sport is. MMA is more dangerous than boxing because it has various fighting styles. Fadem and Neuronetrix typically collect data relating to Alzheimer’s disease and Fadem is encouraged that the findings in the MMA training could eventually lead to new exercises to help treat many brain diseases. Yeah you may not take as many punches to the head but you still take knees to the head, kicks to the head, elbows to the head, getting slammed on your back or neck or head, getting … ToeJamSoup Orange Belt. Even though both sports cause torn ACLs, soccer’s torn ACLs are more dangerous since it’s usually the result of a lifetime of wear and tear on the body, while in football a torn ACL usually happens in one play.