CTE from sparring

[vcmmafan]

You absolutely can be getting brain damage from that

 

[Kenjamito]

A lot of bro science in this thread. The ones who said you’re taking damage are correct. We’re all at risk for CTE whenever headstrikes are involved.

 

[ThunderL1ps]

The moment it goes to 36 percent you're getting it.

 

[j123]

The moment it goes to 36 percent you're getting it.

35.98788999 to be exact

 

[Uchi Mata]

I train MMA striking once every two weeks. The sparring power limit is 30%-40%. I got hit with 35% power yesterday in the mouth. Will this training schedule give me CTE in the long term?.

Probably not. The emerging research on CTE is that it's the result of accumulating many small hits to the head over a long time period rather than taking a bad shot once a month or so. If you're sparring multiple times a week at such intensity that people are getting dropped, that's something to worry about. Light contact (if it really is light) once every two weeks probably won't hurt you in the long run.