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by JayHost 3629 days ago
I imagine UFC fighters will have bad brain damage when they get older so while "Voluntary" and "lots of money" are decent arguments...

Do these people know what they are getting themselves into and how does that compare to Porn?

Feel free to answer however... I'm genuinely curious.

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It's quite sad, it seems to be on the same level as wwe or boxing.

Mark Coleman seems to be deteriorating really fast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFkw1YyipIM

Thanks for linking this video. I had no idea Coleman was in this shape. He's just 51.
Yea I know eh? And Randleman died earlier this year too :(.

Have you heard stories of Roger Mayweather wandering around and getting lost? Hes deteriorating really fast as well.

Compared to boxers the UFC guys experience much less brain related trauma because fights usually end after a single blow to the head instead of 10+.
If anything, it looks less dangerous than regular boxing, or an NFL wideout going over the middle and getting laid out by a strong safety.