WASHINGTON – Senators Harry Reid and John McCain joined executives from the sports of boxing and mixed martial arts to support a Professional Fighters Study at Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center For brain health.
Executives from Golden Boy Promotions Inc., Top Rank Inc., Spike TV’s “Bellator MMA” and Zuffa LLC’s The Ultimate Fighting Championship, and some fighters, to announce their support for the Cleveland Clinic’s ongoing landmark study of brain trauma in fighters, according to a news release from Reid’s website.
The promoters have agreed to contribute $600,000 to keep the study funded, in addition to the $2 million the Cleveland Clinic has already spent. Mr. McCain said the study has also received federal grants from the Defense Department, which has been researching the impact of head trauma on soldiers and hopes the study’s findings will complement other efforts.
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