UFC President Dana White wants everyone to believe that slap fighting is a safe sport. However, despite White’s best efforts, not everyone believes what the UFC president is trying to sell. A renowned neurologist has now spoken out against slap league.
Dana White recently spoke to MMA Fighting about the approval of her fledgling slap fight organization by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and how regulations will ensure the safety of the sport. While promoting security, White also confronted doubters and naysayers.
“Basically, in a boxing match, people are going to get hit 300-400 times during the fight. These people get three slaps. For the fools who talk about the athletic commission, the athletic commission is doing the right thing. We also. We will regulate, we regulate the sport to be safe for everyone because a lot of people will be involved in it just like MMA,” White claim.
“What we want is to make sure there are clear rules that people have to have proper medical checks before, during and after games to make it safe. It has to be regulated and Nevada is doing the right thing. I applaud them and that’s why they are the ultimate sports commission honored in the world.” White added.
Doctor’s opinion
However, some would argue that these measures would not make for a sport that is defenseless and based solely on strong free hits to the head that are safe. neurologist dr. Nitin Sethi was one of the people who didn’t trust White. dr. Sethi spoke to boxing journalist Thomas Hauser about his concerns about the slap.
“Open-handed blows delivered with such force to the face of an opponent often cause the person’s legs to go limp and sometimes suffer for a moment, sometimes longer – to lose consciousness and fall to the ground,” said dr. Sethi. “These are all concussion injuries of varying duration. Athletes who receive a slap have no defense available. These slaps add up. In my professional opinion, those who participate in these sports will also suffer the stigma of chronic nerve injury. I disagree with the argument that better medical supervision of sports would make it safer. I’m not sure what else the doctors here should be looking at besides just treating concussions.”
Dr. Sethi wasn’t alone in opposing the slap. dr. Michael Schwartz, who was part of the team that founded the American Association of Professional Ring Physicians (AAPRP) in 1997, is also against slapping matches. Dana White must now resolve the complaints of doctors so that her new organization can run smoothly.
“We’ve spent years educating commissioners and wrestlers about brain damage,” he said. said dr. Schwartz. “And now we have this madness. These guys get clean headshots. You’ll concuss them without the fighter being able to defend himself in any way. Then he got another blow to the head. Every concussion means brain damage. The first concussion was devastating. And with second impact syndrome, a second concussion can be life threatening. This is crazy.”
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