What is more damaging mentally, mixed martial arts or boxing?
I am going to start boxing training through a friend, but I really want to do MMA. Which is worse for the brain?
I am talking in terms of brain damage, etc. I know for a fact that physically MMA is worse for the body because you can cut or split things open much easier. In the long run, what is more harmful to the brain, boxing or MMA? Please provide medical evidence, not just your own thoughts.
ANYONE WHO SAYS MMA IS CAUSES MORE BRAIN TRAUMA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO IT A LITTLE MORE DEEPLY PLEASE.
MMA allows for you to grab and hold your opponent in order to protect your head.
MANY MANY MMA fights have been won without any hits to the head, and won on grappling alone etc.
Boxing is an accumulation of blows to the head round after round after round!
A boxer can get punched in the head well over 100 times in just a single match!!!
No MMA fighter has EVER had as many punches landed to the head like that, and usually any clean blows to the head in an MMA match will lead to a speedy victory.
Boxers are forced to LET GO from a clinch and made to hit eachother and stand on their feet. After a boxer is knocked down, the boxer still has the option to stand up and endure more punishment.
Most of the time, MMA fighters who get knocked to the floor end up getting punched only about 2-5 more times before the match abruptly comes to a halt, or the defending fighter is allowed to hold his opponent's arms in order to try and stop the blows.
BOXING IS ENTIRELY MORE DANGEROUS THAN MMA when it comes to brain trauma.
there are only about 3 rounds in any MMA bout as opposed to the 12 round of punishment that boxers must endure.
I have Trained in boxing and MMA, and believe me, my bell has been rung by boxing about 5 times more than any time i trained for MMA.
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