{"id":5984,"date":"2024-10-24T07:48:39","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/ufc-308-max-holloway-urges-athletes-to-take-care-of-their-brains-after-latest-tua-tagovailoa-concussion\/"},"modified":"2024-10-24T07:48:39","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:48:39","slug":"ufc-308-max-holloway-urges-athletes-to-take-care-of-their-brains-after-latest-tua-tagovailoa-concussion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/sport\/ufc-308-max-holloway-urges-athletes-to-take-care-of-their-brains-after-latest-tua-tagovailoa-concussion\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 308: Max Holloway urges athletes to ‘take care of their brains’ after latest Tua Tagovailoa concussion"},"content":{"rendered":"


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UFC star Max Holloway has urged athletes to “take care of your brain” amid discussions about head injuries in American football.<\/b><\/p>\n

Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa last month suffered a third concussion inside two years, raising new questions<\/a> about NFL head injury protocols.<\/p>\n

Mixed martial arts fighter Holloway, 32, was asked about fellow Hawaiian Tagovailoa during a media conference before his featherweight title contest at the weekend.<\/p>\n

He takes on champion Ilia Topuria at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa is set to return to action on Sunday after clearing the NFL’s concussion testing protocols, but many pundits and ex-players have called for him to retire to protect his long-term health.<\/p>\n

“[Tagovailoa] is an animal, the dude is worth so much money, he’s gotta know what he’s doing. But the main thing I would say is take care of your brain,” said Holloway.<\/p>\n

“Learn about brain health. And do the right things. You only get one brain, guys, and once that starts deteriorating you can’t grow it back.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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