In this week’s Trading Shots, MMAjunkie columnist Ben Fowlkes and retired UFC/WEC fighter Danny Downes look at a recent tragedy in the MMA world , and wonder whether the sport will ever be safer than it is right now. * * * * Fowlkes: Danny, Portuguese fighter Joao Carvalho died following a TKO loss at a Total Extreme Fighting event in Dublin, which is bound to prompt some soul-searching among fans who have touted MMA’s relative safety to boxing and football. UFC President Dana White says it’s preventable if you have extensive pre-fight medicals, good on-site medical staff, and good post-fight care. Is he right? Or does all that just mitigate a risk we can never fully eliminate? Joao Carvalho Downes: Given the nature of the sport, I don’t think it’s possible to make tragedies like what happened to Carvalho 100 percent preventable
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Trading Shots: What can we learn from a death in MMA? – MMA Junkie