Former UFC interim heavyweight champion Shane Carwin revealed that he is suffering from symptoms associated with traumatic brain injury and chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.
Retiring from the sport in 2011 following back-to-back losses against and Junior dos Santos, Carwin is part of the class action lawsuit against the UFC that alleges the promotion gained an unfair advantage in the industry through years of anticompetitive tactics and engaged “in a scheme to acquire and maintain monopsony power in the market for elite professional MMA fighter services.”
Other fighters named in the suit include Cung Le, Nate Quarry, Jon Fitch, Brandon Vera, and Kyle Kingsbury.