Gaethje has CTE

[ikite103]

I am rooting for Justin but I just watched the press conference and Justin has damage his eyes his voice its off

 

[myjohnson9]

So does half of every American who played high school football. Stop being a pussy they are cage fighters

 

[KAZSoliloquy]

punctuation is good

 

[TheWave111]

I think Gaethje didn't sleep since he is in the UAE. I think a week before the fight is a bad choice because of jetlag.

 

[Cranberry2.0]

Every mma fighter has severe cte

 

[13Seconds]

Justin has damage his eyes

Wut

 

[Mr.Maelstrom]

You have aids

 

[cauti0n]

Call me crazy but it's pretty counter productive to point out CTE in a sport where people get feet, shin, elbows, fists & knees to the cranium.

 

[SakurabasEar]

So does half of every American who played high school football. Stop being a pussy they are cage fighters

 

[Vaanderdecken]

This thread has worsened my CTE.

 

[waldywaldy]

TS has CTE I just read the OP and TS has damage his sentence structure his interpunction its off

 

[Dorkman]

Most or all of them do. You're failing to acknowledge that CTE is a super broad designation, and that some with it will never see symptoms with it. And others will be heavily affected. That being said Justin went a long time having a style tailor made to receive damage even in victory. Thankfully for him he's fighting smarter these days. Go look at george chuvalo, still pretty together at an advanced age after a career noted for being able to absorb an incredible beating. But on the opposite end you had guys like Ali who's brain damage spurred on symptoms of parkinson into his old age. Or Gary Goodridge, who has to be on a host of medication just to try and feel somewhat normal from all the brain damage he's suffered, and likely will not lead a prosporous life as his age advances into only his 50's. It's a complicated topic. Hell I probably have some sort of CTE from 16 years of youth amateur hockey that involved no restriction on hits, or hits to the head really like they do today. Also Jordan Parsons was diagnosed with it post mortem with only a 14 fight career at 25 years old.

 

[PanicWrassler]

Every combat sports athlete has some form of CTE.

They take strikes to the head for a living.

 

[Raffen]

His mum mentioned him having apparently having notebooks of nothing but his signature. Don't wanna fighter bash but he seems slightly you know.

 

[Pierced7681]

Call me crazy but it's pretty counter productive to point out CTE in a sport where people get feet, shin, elbows, fists & knees to the cranium.

Yup, it’s pretty much common sense to expect cte from a sport where one of your goals is to separate your opponent from consciousness.

 

[gunlok]

So does half of every American who played high school football. Stop being a pussy they are cage fighters

Why is it called football, they hold the ball in their arms, also why they have to push each other all the time?

 

[Pierced7681]

Most or all of them do. You're failing to acknowledge that CTE is a super broad designation, and that some with it will never see symptoms with it. And others will be heavily affected. That being said Justin went a long time having a style tailor made to receive damage even in victory. Thankfully for him he's fighting smarter these days. Go look at george chuvalo, still pretty together at an advanced age after a career noted for being able to absorb an incredible beating. But on the opposite end you had guys like Ali who's brain damage spurred on symptoms of parkinson into his old age. Or Gary Goodridge, who has to be on a host of medication just to try and feel somewhat normal from all the brain damage he's suffered, and likely will not lead a prosporous life as his age advances into only his 50's. It's a complicated topic. Hell I probably have some sort of CTE from 16 years of youth amateur hockey that involved no restriction on hits, or hits to the head really like they do today. Also Jordan Parsons was diagnosed with it post mortem without only a 14 fight career at 25 years old.

Hockey is still dangerous as fuck, lots of kids getting concussions at bantam and midget age. I know a couple juniors who missed most of last season due to concussion issues as well.

 

[ThierryAlvarez]

Yes, he likely has CTE from taking thousands of punches.
But what's your excuse OP?

 

[ALAN PARTRIDGE]

 

[Cat Biscuits]

More analysis on how he'll lose? What else can you tell us Dr. TS?