Healthcare professionals are invited to register for the
livestream option as a courtesy here
Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology
company, today announces the inaugural Smith+Nephew UFC Combat
Sports Medicine Course to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from
February 20-21, 2025. The course will be chaired by Dr. Michael
Banffy from the Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles,
California and features a roster of world-renowned medical experts
to discuss current trends and techniques for treating combat sports
injuries.
Through panel discussions and lectures, attendees will enhance
their understanding of sports medicine principles and practices
specific to the management, and rehabilitation of injuries in
combat sports athletes. Smith+Nephew will also livestream the
course in its entirety, making it available as
a complimentary option for online registered attendees
to view all of the sessions.
The popularity of combat sports continues to flourish globally,
with hundreds of millions of individuals practicing diverse
disciplines including Mixed Martial Arts, Wrestling, Boxing, Judo,
Karate, and Tai-Chi among others. In the United States alone, the
total number of people participating in Martial Arts grew 31%
between 2010 and 2023 to reach a total of 6.6 million.1
“We are extremely proud to be able to help deliver the world’s
first medical education course dedicated to combat sports in
partnership with the UFC,” said Scott Schaffner, President Sports
Medicine, Smith+Nephew. “With the rise in global participation for
combat sports, a program designed to treat associated injuries is
long overdue, and we’re excited to showcase the leading techniques,
technologies and solutions to help these athletes get back to
competing at the highest level.”
In addition to leading physician faculty, special guest
presenters are to include:
- Chuck ‘The Iceman’ Liddell - Former UFC Light
Heavyweight Champion
- Max ‘Blessed’ Holloway - Former UFC Featherweight
Champion and current UFC BMF Champion
- Heather Linden - Senior Director of Physical Therapy for
the UFC Performance Institute
Smith+Nephew was named the Preferred Sports Medicine Technology
Partner of UFC in March 2024. To learn more about the Smith+Nephew
UFC Combat Sports Medicine Course and to register for the
livestream option, please visit https://bit.ly/3AdUNzS
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References
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https://www.statista.com/statistics/191917/participants-in-martial-arts-in-the-us-since-2006/
About Smith+Nephew
Smith+Nephew is a portfolio medical technology business focused
on the repair, regeneration and replacement of soft and hard
tissue. We exist to restore people’s bodies and their self-belief
by using technology to take the limits off living. We call this
purpose ‘Life Unlimited’. Our 18,000 employees deliver this mission
every day, making a difference to patients’ lives through the
excellence of our product portfolio, and the invention and
application of new technologies across our three global
business units of Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT and
Advanced Wound Management.
Founded in Hull, UK, in 1856, we now operate in more than 100
countries, and generated annual sales of $5.5 billion in 2023.
Smith+Nephew is a constituent of the FTSE100 (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN).
The terms ‘Group’ and ‘Smith+Nephew’ are used to refer to Smith
& Nephew plc and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the
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About UFC®
UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts organization
(MMA), with more than 700 million fans and 293 million social
media followers. The organization produces more than 40 live events
annually in some of the most prestigious arenas around the world
while broadcasting to over 975 million TV households across more
than 170 countries. UFC’s athlete roster features the world’s best
MMA athletes representing more than 80 countries. The
organization’s digital offerings include UFC FIGHT PASS®, one of
the world’s leading streaming services for combat sports. UFC is
part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO) and is headquartered in Las
Vegas, Nevada. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC
at Facebook.com/UFC and @UFC on X, Snapchat, Instagram, and TikTok:
@UFC.
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