Should there be enhanced requirements for turning pro in MMA?
Should there be requirements to obtain a license to fight professionally in MMA?
Well I guess a few requirements do currently exist but I mean more than merely filling out the application and paying the fee.
I would suggest:
But as we have recently seen the costs associated with not considering these suggestions can be far greater.
May God be with you Michael Kirkham and family.
Well I guess a few requirements do currently exist but I mean more than merely filling out the application and paying the fee.
I would suggest:
- Minimum number of sanctioned amateur fights- 15.
- Must have a winning record in those 15 fights.
- No licensure if fighter sustains more than 3 KO/TKO's.
- Medical evaluation to include MRI & MRA scan of brain.
- Blood testing for performance enhancing drugs.
- Minimum weight requirements relative to height.
But as we have recently seen the costs associated with not considering these suggestions can be far greater.
May God be with you Michael Kirkham and family.
Posted by Johnny Benjamin MD at 6/30/2010 6:14 AM 
Categories: MMA
Tags: UFC death Michael Kirkham MMA
Categories: MMA
Tags: UFC death Michael Kirkham MMA
I agree with everything on that list with the exception of the 15 fight minimum. MMA is so brutal on the body, that many fights before turning pro could be dangerous on it's own. Maybe 10 instead.
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So, if your MMA career is effectively over as an amateur at 3 KO/TKO's, what would you suggest for professionals?
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I hope it's okay to ask a question... I keep hearing professionals comment that fighters who break their hands will probably always have that problem, supposedly due to some kind of natural weakness. On the other hand, martial arts experts who specialize in breaking hard objects (bricks, wood, etc) purposefully break their bones as a part of conditioning/training - because those bones are supposed to strengthen considerably with each healing. So which is it? Does the fighter who breaks their hands end up with progressively weaker hands, or rather would they actually strengthen over time? Thanks & great website!
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