The 2022 association of Ringside Physicians annual conference just wrapped up in Las Vegas.
Among the numerous great topics covered was recent data finding glove poke rates are higher in the UFC and the PFL which use a similar Camiseta Selección de fútbol de Bélgica glove vs Camiseta Kashima Antlers Bellator that uses a glove with much more curve.
The presentation, presented by current ARP president and ringside Camiseta FC Utrecht physician Dr. John Neidecker, with research assisted by Jared Bukowski, Vijay Kurup, and Bobby O’Donnell, canvassed data about eye poke rates in these three promotions.
Fights through January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022 were canvassed. during this period there were 256 UFC fights, 89 Bellator fights and 52 PFL fights.
The findings were that the UFC and PFL had nearly identical rates but Bellator delighted in meaningfully lower rates of eye pokes in bouts.
The following data was generated
Dr. Neidecker concluded as follows:
There is a clear pattern when examining number of eye pokes occurrences when comparing Bellator vs PFL and UFC
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