Carwin Pushes for UFC Lawsuit Settlement, Cites Urgent Need for Financial & Medical Aid

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I did but apparently have a shitty memory. i just remember this image from the JDS fight and some threads on the forum

carwin

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for sure

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Why should the UFC have to pay him?

He was training and competing in MMA before making it to the UFC.

He had more fights outside the octagon than in.

If you’re a prize fight, you know there are health risks involved.

If the issues he says he has are true, that sucks, but it isn’t the UFC’s responsibility to financially support him.

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Vandy too

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/wanderlei-silva-reveals-serious-health-condition-demands-approval-of-375-million-ufc-antitrust-case-settlement-to-fund-medical-treatment/ar-AA1rU85L?ocid=BingNewsSerp

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Yea its not the UFCs fault

Just like its not the NFLs

They should just get better insurance or something that covers these issues for life if youve had over a certain # of fights or years in the league

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I only met him once but he’s always seemed solid.

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I don’t understand the multiple people in these threads defending the UFC and shitting on these fighters speaking out.

Are you really that much more concerned about the money of a multi-billion dollar talent agency than of the well being of the guys who gave their health for our entertainment?

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My immediate thought as well.

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I hope he doesn’t get a cent

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He knew the risks and he dished out his share of punishment.

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people fighting ammy and in shit like kotc got brain damage too
but aint no money to sue for

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He went from interim champ while still working as an engineer to a broke man who can’t hold down a job. This is really sad. CTE brain for sure.

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This should be the compromise for this kind of issue.

The product thrives on damage.

You agree to take it.

We profit, you get coverage after x.

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But he did get beaten the shit out of by JDS…his face was toast

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Remember when he used to train with Bapa
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brendan schaub dance GIF by Barstool Sports

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I feel for all these athletes that are dealing with brain damage after they have retired or whatever

Be it fighters/rugby players/ nfl an we are getting alot of Aussie rules footballers from the 80s/90s that are coming foward

But these guys choose to “play” these sports, they should have know the consequences of getting hit in the head hard constantly

I mean how many boxers are fucked, an can barley speak now

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Over 50 former UFC fighters submitted letters of support for the proposed settlement agreement in the Le vs. Zuffa antitrust class-action lawsuit.

According to online records, the letters were filed Monday by plaintiffs as part of a memorandum in support of settlement. The filing comes 12 days after the agreement proposal was filed Sept. 26.

News of the filings was first reported by journalist John Nash.

The proposed agreement amount is $375 million. It comes less than two months after U.S. District Court judge Richard Boulware denied an initial proposal of $335 million.

The initial proposal also included Johnson vs. Zuffa under its umbrella, whereas the current proposal is strictly for Le vs. Zuffa.

The letters

Many fighters who wrote letters painted a picture of life after fighting. Reoccurring themes across the letters include financial struggles, physical injuries, brain trauma concerns, and mental health problems.

The fighters reiterated their preference for immediate financial relief rather than risking the outcomes of a trial, which could benefit the fighters more or leave them completely empty-handed.

“For me, a significant recovery in the near future is much more appealing than the possibility of a larger recovery several years from now, especially in light of the possibility that there would be no recovery at all if this settlement were not approved,” each letter read. “In my situation, a bird in the hand truly does beat two (or three, or even nine) in the bush.”

Among the most notable names is UFC Hall of Famer Wanderlei Silva, who stated concerns for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

“While fighting for the UFC, I suffered many significant injuries, including concussions,” Silva wrote. “I fear that during my career I have suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI) and am noticing symptoms common with TBI and CTE including depression, mood swings, and irritability. To date, no treatment for CTE has been found. I suffer from sleep apnea and have difficulty sleeping and breathing.”

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Shall I sue my old BJJ instructor from back in the 1990’s cause he never told me that getting armbarred thousands of times can lead to the arthritic elbows that I now have?
Course I knew it was bad for my elbows even back then since I’m only half a retard.

Everyone knew getting hit in the head caused brain damage LONG before the ufc even started

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So I googled how long did we know that getting hit in the head causes brain damage

“Concern about damage to boxers from head blows occurred around the time of work published by Martland5 in 1928. This paper was the first to propose the possibility of chronic brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head that do not cause obvious clinical brain damage at the time of the blow. This phenomenon was termed ‘chronic traumatic brain encephalopathy’ (CTBE) and is characterised by a group of neurological abnormalities which become apparent at a later date.”

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