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Nevada Athletic Commission makes commitment to study fighters’ brain health — VIDEO

By Heidi Fang Las Vegas Review-Journal
February 18, 2016 - 9:55 pm
 

On Wednesday, the NAC approved C3 testing, which will help to provide more information about concussions in combat sports, to begin being administered to fighters.

They will use their findings to start a database and hopefully convince other athletic commissions to adopt the testing procedure as well. 

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