Comments on: More mainstream dribble about UFC. http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:38:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chris Marasco http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Chris Marasco Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:41:06 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/#comment-1075 Dudes I was able to check the whole article out from Brit Sports Med Journal at my school's library and the author admits the limitations of the study...so at least he pointed out the "flaws." There are things that could be done to improve its validity (like a future study that involves medically checking out the fighters after each match, instead of watching video footage). He also mentioned that not every stoppage due to head blows necessarily meant "concussion," and that brain injury can occur without being knocked out, which I think is true. He showed the max POSSIBLE concussions, and commented that future study is needed to determine the actual number. Buse didn't come across as being anti-MMA, just wanted to look for the biggest medical issues and ways of making it safer. Dudes

I was able to check the whole article out from Brit Sports Med Journal at my school’s library and the author admits the limitations of the study…so at least he pointed out the “flaws.” There are things that could be done to improve its validity (like a future study that involves medically checking out the fighters after each match, instead of watching video footage).

He also mentioned that not every stoppage due to head blows necessarily meant “concussion,” and that brain injury can occur without being knocked out, which I think is true. He showed the max POSSIBLE concussions, and commented that future study is needed to determine the actual number. Buse didn’t come across as being anti-MMA, just wanted to look for the biggest medical issues and ways of making it safer.

]]> By: Zach Arnold http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/comment-page-1/#comment-802 Zach Arnold Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:58:07 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/#comment-802 Luke - I found an archive of the article and was I going to do a breakdown response to it, but it's behind a pay firewall of $12 USD for 2 days. No way I'm paying $12 to make a rebuttal to a flawed medical study. Here is the link if someone wants to do it, however: http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/content/vol40/issue2/ The name of the doctor who did the study is Dr. George J. Buse. Luke – I found an archive of the article and was I going to do a breakdown response to it, but it’s behind a pay firewall of $12 USD for 2 days. No way I’m paying $12 to make a rebuttal to a flawed medical study.

Here is the link if someone wants to do it, however:

http://bjsm.bmjjournals.com/content/vol40/issue2/

The name of the doctor who did the study is Dr. George J. Buse.

]]> By: Eric http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Eric Sat, 25 Mar 2006 05:21:06 +0000 http://www.fightopinion.com/2006/03/24/more-mainstream-dribble-about-ufc/#comment-799 Luke -- I caught this article earlier today. The only way to describe it is as uneducated and unresearched. There is a feeble comparison of MMA finishing results to that of kickboxing, but none to boxing. Additionally, his numbers are "estimates" based on video footage -- no report of medical reports, no report of fighter interviews. What's more, how do you explain the comparison of boxer deaths to MMA deaths? I know it's a comparison that's blugeoned to death (no pun intended), but it's true and something that boxing is trying to overshadow in their attempt to maintain their hold on the combat sport majority market share. Reuters tends to be a relatively decent news source, however, their acceptance of this "report" as worthy of publishing is sorely disappointing. Luke — I caught this article earlier today. The only way to describe it is as uneducated and unresearched. There is a feeble comparison of MMA finishing results to that of kickboxing, but none to boxing. Additionally, his numbers are “estimates” based on video footage — no report of medical reports, no report of fighter interviews. What’s more, how do you explain the comparison of boxer deaths to MMA deaths? I know it’s a comparison that’s blugeoned to death (no pun intended), but it’s true and something that boxing is trying to overshadow in their attempt to maintain their hold on the combat sport majority market share. Reuters tends to be a relatively decent news source, however, their acceptance of this “report” as worthy of publishing is sorely disappointing.

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