On Tuesday, MMA Fighting’s Steven Marocco published a difficult, but powerful story on former UFC lightweight fan favorite Spencer ‘The King’ Fisher, who admitted that he is dealing with Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) symptoms as a result of his days as a mixed martial artist.
Neither the UFC nor Dana White provided comment for the story, but White did speak to media in Abu Dhabi this week ahead of Saturday’s Fight Island 7 show. He addressed the UFC’s recent $1 million donation to the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health, and then shrugged off Fisher’s health problems as just a part of the sport.