The Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore conducted a study of mixed martial arts injuries from March 2002 to September 2007. Details of that investigation:
- 635: Number of fights examined
- 300: Number of the 1,270 participants (23.6 percent) who sustained a documented injury
- 3 percent: Percentage of fights studied in which at least one of the fighters sustained a concussion
MMA: Maine’s Caged Craze
Sunday: A look at the growth of the sport in Maine and a look at the dangers.
- ‘We’re a fighting state’
- Getting hurt, playing hurt part of the game
- The Hot Corner: Making the change from the ring to the cage
- MMA: Did You Know?
- MMA: Still limited in some states
Coming Wednesday: The evolution of safety in the sport has helped it expand and maintain.
Coming April 28: Reasons for the sport’s popularity abound; and a look to the future.
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