With the rising popularity of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), the public is learning a whole new vocabulary about Ultimate Fighting Champions, cage fighting and more. And with that comes talk of injuries that before seemed rare and remote, and that includes a very specific injury/condition called cauliflower ear.
After the international UFC fight between Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov, viewers noticed that both McGregor and Nurmagomedov had something odd about their ears. Nurmagomedov’s was far worse than McGregor’s but both had some sort of inflammation to their outer ear. The condition, cauliflower ear was once found mostly in Greco-Roman wrestlers, but due to the mix of fighting styles in MMA it’s become quite prevalent in the UFC, says The Sun.
But how do fighters get cauliflower ear, and is it reversible? What are the long-term dangers? Cauliflower ear is caused by direct contact with the outer ear tissue, either by being slammed against a mat or hit or kicked.
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