The Ultimate Fighting Championship has renewed its support of the Cleveland Clinic’s Professional Fighters Brain Health Study, extending its partnership with a five-year agreement and pledging $1 million to the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health in Las Vegas.
“Research and awareness are key in setting new standards for athlete health and safety,” UFC Chief Operating Officer Ike Lawrence Epstein said in a release. “UFC is always looking for opportunities to invest in industry-leading health and wellness programs and providing resources to develop its athletes inside and outside the Octagon.”
The study was established in 2011 in hopes of detecting initial signs of brain injury as well as potential long-term neurological effects on athletes in MMA and other sports that are exposed to head trauma.