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20-07-2010, 07:20
UFC President Dana White on the horrific death of Michael Kirkham
Dana White got a little up in arms about the death of Michael Kirkham from injuries he sustained in a recent MMA fight, and as much as it might pain you to agree with White, he’s completely correct in what he has to say on this topic:
“This is the safest sport in the world when done properly.
That fight lasted 22 seconds. It’s not like this was some three-round war where this kid took a lot of head damage. I’m no doctor, but I believe there was a pre-existing injury that they didn’t find in pre-fight medicals.
The bottom line is I don’t care what state it is, what commission, if that company doesn’t have enough money to do the proper medical tests on the fighters before and after the fight, go open a doughnut shop. Go do something else. Open a laundry mat. This isn’t the business you should be in.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SN78kHxJU&feature=player_embedded
Dana White got a little up in arms about the death of Michael Kirkham from injuries he sustained in a recent MMA fight, and as much as it might pain you to agree with White, he’s completely correct in what he has to say on this topic:
“This is the safest sport in the world when done properly.
That fight lasted 22 seconds. It’s not like this was some three-round war where this kid took a lot of head damage. I’m no doctor, but I believe there was a pre-existing injury that they didn’t find in pre-fight medicals.
The bottom line is I don’t care what state it is, what commission, if that company doesn’t have enough money to do the proper medical tests on the fighters before and after the fight, go open a doughnut shop. Go do something else. Open a laundry mat. This isn’t the business you should be in.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_SN78kHxJU&feature=player_embedded