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Jon Gelber M.D.

Author name Dr. Gelber is a doctor and columnist who writes for Sherdog.com, Fox Sports and the international MMA magazine Train Hard Fight Easy. His articles have also appeared on Bleacher Report and Bloody Elbow.
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Fight Medicine: Another Weight Cutting Tragedy The death of Chinese flyweight Jianbing Yang once again dragged one of MMA’s more controversial practices into the spotlight.
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Fight Medicine: Fighting After 40 The question of when age plays a role in a fighter’s career is becoming an increasingly important point.
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