Combat Sports Execs Commit to Brain Injury Research, Solutions Remain Elusive

A formidable group of power players from politics, MMA and boxing came together on Capitol Hill Tuesday to announce new financial support for brain injury research in combat athletes, even as doctors confirmed that actionable science is still years away. “We all know that it is a problem, and we all know this study…is much […]

A formidable group of power players from politics, MMA and boxing came together on Capitol Hill Tuesday to announce new financial support for brain injury research in combat athletes, even as doctors confirmed that actionable science is still years away. “We all know that it is a problem, and we all know this study…is much […]

John Lineker’s Weighty Issues Can Be Fixed with Easy Solutions

Despite missing weight for two of his last three bouts—and needing an extra hour to make weight in the third—UFC flyweight John Lineker has no plans to move back up to bantamweight. That’s according to his manager Alex Davis, who spoke to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz on Tuesday. Lineker initially came in at 127 pounds for […]

Despite missing weight for two of his last three bouts—and needing an extra hour to make weight in the third—UFC flyweight John Lineker has no plans to move back up to bantamweight. That’s according to his manager Alex Davis, who spoke to MMAFighting.com’s Guilherme Cruz on Tuesday. Lineker initially came in at 127 pounds for […]