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Instead, as a society we continue to sit back and allow audiences to pay money to watch this violence in the name of entertainment. The police would be called and the fighters arrested. If this had occurred in the street, the public’s reaction would be one of horror and revulsion. If participants of MMA fully understood what it meant to lose a loved one or struggle to walk or feed yourself, perhaps they would think twice before entering the ring.Ī 28-year-old in the prime of his life has died after someone deliberately punched him in the head. It is difficult for those families to comprehend why someone would willingly put themselves at risk of lifetime disability or death. Too many individuals are forced to struggle on a daily basis with the devastating effects of brain injuries sustained in unavoidable circumstances. The evidence – backed by the British Medical Association (BMA) and numerous other medical associations across the world – is that the cumulative effect of repeated blows to the head, as suffered by all MMA fighters and boxers, can cause permanent brain injury. The very nickname of his opponent, Charlie “The Hospital” Ward, highlights the calculated brutality of this so-called sport. But sadly, Carvalho is not the first fighter to lose his life as a direct result of catastrophic brain injury caused by deliberate blows to the head.