The case of Filipino boxer Z Gorres, who sustained a life-threatening brain injury during a recent bout, is prompting the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reexamine insurance coverage for combat-sports events in the state.
Currently, Nevada requires promoters to carry $50,000 of medical insurance for a mixed martial arts show or boxing event. However, Gorres, 27, has incurred medical costs more than 10 times that amount as a result of the severe brain injury he sustained in a Nov. 13 bout against Colombian Luis Melendez.
In our latest MMAjunkie.com Fight Biz installment, business columnist Steve Sievert talks to NSAC executive Keith Kizer about the issue. Sievert also discusses the viability of the WEC on pay-per-view and which U.S. state could soon become the 43rd to regulate MMA.
The case of Filipino boxer Z Gorres, who sustained a life-threatening brain injury during a recent bout, is prompting the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reexamine insurance coverage for combat-sports events in the state.
Currently, Nevada requires promoters to carry $50,000 of medical insurance for a mixed martial arts show or boxing event. However, Gorres, 27, has incurred medical costs more than 10 times that amount as a result of the severe brain injury he sustained in a Nov. 13 bout against Colombian Luis Melendez.
In our latest MMAjunkie.com Fight Biz installment, business columnist Steve Sievert talks to NSAC executive Keith Kizer about the issue. Sievert also discusses the viability of the WEC on pay-per-view and which U.S. state could soon become the 43rd to regulate MMA.
The case of Filipino boxer Z Gorres, who sustained a life-threatening brain injury during a recent bout, is prompting the Nevada State Athletic Commission to reexamine insurance coverage for combat-sports events in the state.