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It would be illogical to assume that fighters at this day and age is more prone to injuries than before. Yet fighters pulling out due to 'injuries' seem ten folds.
For example, Tim Sylvia fought Randy Couture with back injury so significant enough that he had to get a surgery on it after the fight but he never pulled out of the fight. How many of so called these 'injuries' are as severe as the low back injury that requires surgery, I do not know.
People talk about USADA making MMA less exciting and perhaps a little horsemeat or vitamins help somewhat but it would be a stretch to call it injury preventative.
The fighter insurance provided fighters the luxury of having their asses covered if they pull out and how many out of hundreds would choose to fight less than 100 percent when their livelihood is on the line but if they choose not to fight there would be a safety net of the insurance?
I dont intend to minimize the signifcance of the injury on fighter performance, nor do I not fully respect their decision making process, but just would like to highlight the fact that, I feel, at the end of the day, that fighter insurance was the game changer and there's no one to blame for these repeated instances of fight cancellations.
For example, Tim Sylvia fought Randy Couture with back injury so significant enough that he had to get a surgery on it after the fight but he never pulled out of the fight. How many of so called these 'injuries' are as severe as the low back injury that requires surgery, I do not know.
People talk about USADA making MMA less exciting and perhaps a little horsemeat or vitamins help somewhat but it would be a stretch to call it injury preventative.
The fighter insurance provided fighters the luxury of having their asses covered if they pull out and how many out of hundreds would choose to fight less than 100 percent when their livelihood is on the line but if they choose not to fight there would be a safety net of the insurance?
I dont intend to minimize the signifcance of the injury on fighter performance, nor do I not fully respect their decision making process, but just would like to highlight the fact that, I feel, at the end of the day, that fighter insurance was the game changer and there's no one to blame for these repeated instances of fight cancellations.
