DUBLIN — Leading Irish neurologist Prof. Daniel Healy called for the postponement of MMA show TEF 1 three months before the event took place on Apr. 9, 2016.
Portuguese MMA fighter Joao Carvalho died two days after TEF 1, following a third-round TKO loss to Charlie Ward. The event took place at The National Stadium in Dublin.
At an inquest at Dublin Coroner’s Court on Thursday, Healy — who is one of the founding members of non-profit medical project Safe MMA Ireland — claimed he had reached out to TEF promoter Cesar Silva to try and postpone the event until proper medical standards could be met.