Impact

Under the leadership of Carla Duran and Rose Gracie, with crucial support from Canadian Combat Sports Lawyer Erik Magraken, Fighting Foundation has rapidly made a profound impact on the combat sports community. In a short time, we have achieved key milestones, such as producing educational videos on CTE and concussions for athletic commissions, which have already begun shaping regulations. We successfully lobbied for the creation of the first-ever fighters' committee within the ABC (Association of Boxing Commissions), giving fighters a formal voice in regulatory matters. Our partnership with the Association of Ringside Physicians has enabled us to create and distribute vital educational materials, including brain health posters, in gyms around the world.

Beyond education, we've ensured that fighters have access to essential resources, such as free treatment facilities and brain health testing equipment, which we've implemented in Brazil. We've worked tirelessly to advocate for better practices, including new weight-cutting sanctions and brain health testing using eye-tracking technology. Our commitment to fighters' well-being extends to providing union benefits, counseling services, and facilitating sponsorships. Through initiatives like the Gracie Concussion Challenge, we've inspired athletes to pledge their brains for CTE research, furthering our mission to protect and support fighters' health and long-term success. These accomplishments, driven by a shared passion for the sport and its athletes, underscore our dedication to being a transformative force in combat sports.

Resources

Here is an in-depth look of what we have been working on….

  • Created a brain health basics video discussing the reality of CTE and Concussions. 

  • Lobbied Canadian and US commissions to use this material to help educate those they regulate and are in active discussions with dozens of more commissions to follow this lead.

  • Persuaded a US commission to bring brain health basics knowledge testing to licensing.

  • Teamed up with the Association of Ringside Physicians and have created posters discussing CTE and Concussion in simple terms designed for gyms and have been getting these up in numerous gyms throughout the world.

  • Successfully lobbied the ABC to create the first ever ‘Fighters Committee’ where fighters have a formal seat at the regulatory table. The first time ever in the ABC’s history.

  • Teamed up with various rehab clinics and have them offering beds for free for fighters who need rehab and other treatment.

  • Worked with brain health researchers and helped recruit fighters to participate in their studies and even pledge their brains for CTE research.

  • Implemented brain testing equipment using eye tracking movement pre and post fighting in São Paulo, Brazil.

  • We have been working to implement new sanctions on weight cutting procedures.

  • Worked alongside CLF ( Concussion Legacy Foundation) on videos both English and Portuguese to call people to participate in research

  • Helped lead brain donation systems at the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

  • Speaking to various media outlets on CTE criminal negligence. (NY Times, USA Today, Essentially Sports)

  • Provide fighters and their family members with counseling at zero cost.

  • Pursued events to change weight cutting procedures.

  • Partnered with the Athletes Union of São Paulo to provide union rights and benefits to fighters in the entire country.

  • Helped fighters with sponsorships, courses, treatment and a variety of resources as needed.

  • Launched the Gracie Concussion Challenge that signs up athletes to pledge their brain to our cause.

  • Helped pursue open scoring into Centurion FC.

  • Advocates for fighters Cannabis protection. (PRWeb)

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