Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano will undergo a lot of medical testing ahead of their upcoming fight.
Rousey and Carano meet in a five-round featherweight headliner at Most Valuable Promotions’ first-ever mixed martial arts event on May 16 in Los Angeles. The event streams exclusively on Netflix.
Since the bout was announced, many have commented about the health concerns surrounding the bout, both in regard to the age of the two fighters and their lengthy layoffs. Rousey hasn’t competed in nearly a decade following back-to-back brutal knockout losses to Holly Holm and Amanda Nunes, while Carano has been out of action for nearly 17 years after getting stopped by Cris Cyborg.
Additionally, Rousey has publicly opened up about concussion issues over the years. Speaking with ESPN, CSAC executive director Andy Foster says both women will go through extensive medical testing ahead of the bout.
“We’re going to put her through neurological and concussion battery testing and make sure she’s OK,” Foster said of Rousey. “We’re going to have our doctors take a look. The fighters are going to have to do a lot of medicals, both of ‘em.”
Carano’s loss to Cyborg was the only one of her career as she shifted into the acting world. Rousey transitioned to the pro wrestling world, where she had a lengthy run with WWE.
Foster understands the concerns in sanctioning the bout, but if both women are cleared to compete, the bout will happen as scheduled.
“As long as these women pass their medicals and pass all their neurological batteries and do the things they need to do, there’s nothing wrong with this fight,” Foster explained.
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