Ask the Fight Doc: Why is Dr. Benjamin against single-night MMA tournaments?

At Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 event, the organization hosts a single-night tournament with four 135-pound female fighters.

And just today, Shine Fights announced a September show that features an eight-man lightweight tourney in which the wi…

Dr. Johnny BenjaminAt Friday’s Strikeforce Challengers 10 event, the organization hosts a single-night tournament with four 135-pound female fighters.

And just today, Shine Fights announced a September show that features an eight-man lightweight tourney in which the winner could fight up to 41 minutes (the equivalent of a five-round-title fight plus more than three additional rounds) in a single night.

In a bonus edition of “Ask the Fight Doc,” MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin weighs in on the single-night-tournament format.