The Kansas Athletic Commission announced yesterday a ground-breaking decision that may help protect generations of combat sports athletes. That body revealed, in a press release, that they would now include knowledge of brain health as a requirement for licensing fighters, and their corners, to compete in the state (per Combat Sports Law).
In their release KAC announced they were partnering with the charity Fighting Foundation to add questions regarding concussions and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to license applications for fighters and corners. The move will mean that those involved in combat sports must educate themselves on the risks involved when it comes to brain injuries.