Rousey to have stricter concussion tests for MMA returnMedia caption, ‘My body quit on me’ – Rousey reveals she was concussed during Holm fightPublished35 minutes agoRonda Rousey and Gina Carano will undergo stricter “neurological and concussion” medical tests before they are cleared to return to MMA.The long-retired duo are scheduled to meet in a five-round featherweight bout on 16 May in California.Rousey, 39, has spoken at length about serious concussion problems throughout her athletic career and reported it contributed to her decision to retire from MMA 10 years ago.
“We’re going to put her through neurological and concussion battery testing and make sure she’s okay,” California State Athletic Commission executive director Andy Foster told ESPN., external
“We’re going to have our doctors take a look.
“The fighters are going to have to do a lot of medicals, both of them.”
The California State Athletic Commission requires additional testing for fighters over the age of 40.
The commission uses recommendations from the Association of Ringside Physicians to screen older fighters.
Those recommendations include blood work, neurocognitive testing, a magnetic resonance angiogram (MRA), a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain, electrocardiogram (EKG) and cardiac testing.
