I've never thought she was hot. Too manly. Paige Van Zant is hot.
Ronda was never out cold though she got her bell rung several times. She was dazed for a few seconds after the kick and hitting the canvas but none of those punches while she was down connected cleanly. Her main injury today is still her pride.In most sports, your opponent doesn't get to clock you in the head with a roundhouse kick then jump on you and punch you in the face over and over (while unconscious) until the referee steps in to stop it. That's not too good for the brain.
Every knockout is a concussion, by definition. A concussion is a mild traumatic brain injury. If you fell and hit your head and got knocked unconscious, you'd go to the hospital and get a CT to make sure your brain wasn't bleeding. When that happens in MMA, people stand up and cheer.
Football is pretty messed up too, no doubt. And it will probably not exist in its current form for much longer. But it's deceiving (and immaterial) to say that MMA isn't as dangerous as other sports.
Grossmeout.Because Ronda Arousesme.
That look and pose is fine but it's been airbrushed and that's not her skin color.
That look and pose is fine but it's been airbrushed and that's not her skin color.
MMA is so barbaric. It sickens me that people watch it.
Hooray, let's celebrate someone suffering a traumatic brain injury!
Ronda was never out cold though she got her bell rung several times. She was dazed for a few seconds after the kick and hitting the canvas but none of those punches while she was down connected cleanly. Her main injury today is still her pride.
But that doesn't change the fact that serious injury or death is always a possibility, even with the referee standing right there to stop it. Still the public has an insatiable appetite for this and the demand isn't going away. Boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, etc. weren't enough. They wanted MMA. We're more likely to see something even worse than we are to see it banned because it's too dangerous.
I think the best safety measure is making sure both fighters are evenly matched but it's a fine line. Dana White and his promoters want to see a butt kicking but not a big injury. I guess they are drooling at the thought of a rematch.
You don't watch football, right?
Yes, comparable. There are some serious hits in every game, usually involving Dbacks.Not remotely comparable.
Not remotely comparable.
Well, yes. Football is far more dangerous and less health conscious.
Nope.
Objective research would tell you otherwise. Football has more injuries because many many many many many more people are playing it.
And the NFL has studies don'e by doctors that say it's safe too. I fail to believe a sport where people routinely get punched in the head to be safe.
Simply googling "MMA concussions" pretty quickly dispels this.
MMA brain injury risk is higher than boxing
Furthermore, from the article:
Citing data from other research, the study said the mixed martial arts head trauma rate also outpaces football and hockey.
It's time people accept the reality about this sport.
If an MMA fighter gets concussed, they miss months. At most, they fight 4-5 times per year; most less than this. An NFL player gets concussed and chances are he's back pounding his head the next week. (or same game if you are Jenkins and don't report concussions)
What would you say the average number of concussions of an NFL player vs. an MMA fighter are?