MMA injuries report: A five-year review (2002-2007)

Interesting statistics Mania…. I wish someone would throw that In haters like Bill O’riely’s face every time his ignorant ass opens his mouth up about the SPORT that I love!!!

Nice report, too bad that we did suffer the loss of Velasquez? (I think that was his name)

Sam Vasquez…RIP

Great post. That is a testament to how professional and well prepared the fighters are. And boosts the integrity of the sport.

“Age, weight, and fight experience did not statistically increase the likelihood of injuries after controlling for other covariates.”

Yep, this sport is A-OK for physicially and mentally developing kids.

YEAH BOY!!!!! now mma came become more mainstream! hopefully they bring UFC down here in florida!!!

OH SNAP!

Two guys standing and sustaining blow after blow for 12 rounds (boxing) has a more long term affect on the brain. A one punch/elbow cut isn’t that bad compared to repeated blows to the head…just ask Ali!!

Finally…One for the good guys. Hopefully this will cut down on some of the MMA bashing.

Yeah take that, and break my arm O’riely!…:)

Really glad someone decided to conduct this study.

i think it’s very relevant and I’m sure the authors of the study would agree.

I was just explaining this topic just yesterday!!You know’that the injuries in boxing are much more devistating.. I would rather nurse a broken arm,than have swelling of the brain from getting hit two three hundred times. you have seen the punch stats.

Would like to see comparative stats for football, which I’m sure has a much higher injury rate and as an added bonus has become one of the most boring, over-hyped, and over-commercialized sports in the world.

Right on. Bill O Reilly has absolutley no understanding of the athletic prowess involved in this sport, but for two dudes to just punch each other in the head for 12+ rounds is fine. If a fight ends suddenly in MMA, the fight is stopped as quick as possible with the guy gettin dropped not sustaining too much extra damage. (There are exceptions, but there are in every sport.) No sport should be taken at face value, there’s nothing Bill O’ Reilly can do to stop the revolution of MMA, it’s too strong. Sit back, relax, look deep and enjoy the fights you old pecker O’ Reilly. The results speak for themselves.

How many of us are adding comments and having it not posted???

Anyone know how these stats compare with boxing or other socially acceptable sports?

bet O’riley dismisses it unless the people who conducted the survey come on his show, if they dont than they’re jokes, O’riley=tool!!!!!! him and dana should fight!!!!!

Just today SI.com published a little piece by Frank deFord that argued boxing is being supplanted by MMA because boxing is not violent enough. I copied and pasted the text from the top of this thread in an e-mail response to him. The link to the article is: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/frank_deford/04/16/mma/index.html

This is wonderful news. John Hopkins U is a medical brand that everyone recognizes, which i think is a major feather in the mma cap. It’s also nice that the study has a 5 year scope so it’s reflective of the sport throughout the duration of the popularity explosion.

This has to silence a lot of critics already.
Lets face it thought. MMA is internationally strong and is only now penetrating different North American marketplaces.

Can the “haters” answer one question for me?
How is MMA as or more dangerous then NASCAR is to the drivers of their sport? Anyone remember what happen to Earnhardt Sr? And that would be like Chuck Liddell getting killed in the cage live on PPV. (knock on wood).

It’s just ridiculous that it has taken this long for people to open their eyes. This is the oldest sport in the history of mankind. Let’s look at the upside that MMA provides. If you don’t know what I am talking about then I suggest you look into Roger Huertas story.

MMA 4 Life.

Mania
A cool idea for you: Could you guys find after fight pictures of the some the fighters? Like the ones seen on the wall in the background on TUF. I know I’ve seen one of Forest floating around. I’ve always wondered what these guys look like a day or two after a major fight.
Just a thought.

Sam Vazquez became the first documented mixed martial arts fatality in North American when he died Friday in Houston. Vazquez was 35 years old.

Vazquez was knocked out by Vince Libardi on October 20 in Houston suffered a major stroke a few weeks later.

To all the positive comments: what numbers were you reading?!

These numbers show that approximately half of all competitions result in an injury to one of the combatants. Those aren’t small numbers, and despite some of the comments here, the numbers do not say that the 3% concussions were the only “serious” injuries incurred.

This probably makes MMA better than boxing and “pro wrestling”, but it doesn’t do anything to refute the argument that all 3 of them are dangerous; just that its is the lesser of 3 evils.

Btw, Bill O’Reily = overly influential dumbass.

Where is the link/citation to this report?