As reported by MMA News and his wife in the TXMMA.com forums, fighter Sammy Vasquez is still hospitalized following a knockout loss on October 20th.
More bad news was reported on Friday as Vasquez apparently suffered a stroke after reported improvements. You can view of his wife’s posts on the forum to learn more. You can donate to the family as well.
Not only is this bad news for the Vasquez family, it’s a huge blow to the MMA community and the sport as a whole. While boxing has avoided most of the media fallout, MMA has not been as lucky lately. With many inaccurate stories reporting regarding the fights and the fighters, MMA still has a growing list of enemies. If Sammy Vasquez does not make it, I expect the media to jump back on the bandwagon to claim MMA is evil on their front pages again.
It was bound to happen one time or another even though Mixed Martial Arts is far from the top of the list of the most dangerous activities. There are more deaths and head injuries from cycling than MMA. Banning the Tour de France won’t solve a thing. Claiming that MMA is deadly is far from the truth, but one major news story can change the opinions of many.
Although I certainly hope Vasquez can pull through for the sake of his family, but I also worry about the bigger picture as well.
Donations can be sent to the Texas MMA Fight Shop:
TEXAS MMA FIGHT SHOP
c/o Sammy Vasquez
5720 Mobud
San Antonio, Texas 78238
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