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recently caught up with the csni to discuss the new layer of fighters safety being added who's involved what's involved and the costs are all covered here'

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Fansview MMA interviews a medic and founder of a Northern Ireland combat-sports safety commission, formed after problems at the last Cage Conflict highlighted gaps in clarity, access, and fighter safety. The guest describes a launched website, annual fighter registration with a secure digital passport for records and medicals, promoter-facing clearance tools including a traffic-light system, and free first-aid courses for gyms via Force Medics. They argue MMA, Muay Thai, and K1 are safer than perceived when referees and medical cover are strong, cite cross-community appeal in Northern Ireland, and say most northern promotions are coming on board while liaison with Safe MMA in the south has not started. Medical partner Lead is praised for rarely needing hospital transfers across years of cage-side cover; the commission aims at Sports Council recognition, transparency for coaches and promoters, and keeping costs low so financial barriers do not push fighters out of the sport.

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you just join the lead in and just tell us what what it is and what it's about issue basically is the last cage conflict we have added there's perfectly on Syria mental happened and sort of highlighted the need to take and see if they were in the fourth and certain things in Northern Ireland I should have stripped everything through baby back back to back the business and then met William goaths and feelers involved in the sport and decided to try and start a city commission um whereby we bids uh basically make everything much more clear more accessible more transparent and also just make fighter she at the end so they Farm into the certain events wouldn't happen again and that also that we sort of identified a lack of clarity and maybe a lack of understanding and certain elements within the sport trying to think that that we decided that we needed to really improve or not and so it's been a little worse than FIFA so far so a lot of work behind the scenes and obviously we don't leave your fire coming the island case conflict as everyone's doing just give a brief background on yourself so people know yeah they should know who you are because they're at shows but it just yeah but anyway for it yeah well parties like uh qualified and Medicine Queens University 2015 uh I've done some charitable feeling standard here's what they need um I know I recommend Trump did it job in Children's Hospital trying to do so many chips as well and then I've been at the Warren foreign the regulations and name will probably see around some of it and have it Under One Roof basically so it is north of world Jehovah where we were and The Last of Us in the after the boys that was here maybe we're getting trust some Fighters or coaches the email left Mason was just the way that Teddy everything up and I get over talk something listen there's a lot of work out there done it's just there's a lot of work to bring it to this point he sold what is it that is being offered to the fighters so well with the websites and I launched and the question is now launched and they official launched the commercial we have the insect show which is case conflict nine um So within within the website they give spiders so with women both of the website there's a bit about us and then there's there's going to be bits about various teams within the sport so so the cuts team the referees officials and so on just sort of there's complete transparency about who does what um and makes a very clear to people and that a bit about us and what we provide um and then also there'll be a subsection of the web saying whereby we would like to all fighters if they're fighting an initial especially in Northern Ireland and they're hoping for their fiend can register with a commission to the register so annual registration is 45 fines and then 4.25 fines it gets them three to secure members area and of the website and then within that so it could be drop them and you sticking upload all their own information fight card fight record and TP letters stroke drug history their medical their blood results all under one until and digital passport online and then it means there's no room for error of people in mind the Medicals we do have lost the form that lost this Lost Art and then also the sold completely gdpr protected other than the the website that we paid for and top top guys if they'll fast build the website for us um so yeah and then also we've sort of opened up for services whereby we sort of felt the need among the record of the list that gems spiders coaches need needed uh or for more open access to perhaps advice or first aid classes and stuff like that so tree gas company this is force Medics who've been offering First Dates courses completely free HRS the gems and we've run a couple of them a couple of them the MMA gyms completely free of charge as part of the safety Commission because that stuff the whole thing is to drive and see if they and the CFT starts with first video it's not only are you doing this for Fighters because I think you yourself went to uh try ECM and one stage up to the afterwards and it's that's obviously that's is that part of the service or is that if that's all it's all part of the service you know troll Troy was a big is a Big Driver as Liam has been this Rally's one of the big big fans the tourists in fact pretty much everybody across the boardroom mentioned the commissioner of the idea but everyone's everyone seems to be very on board I mean my my I do have a neat background in Combat Sports I was never brave enough uh but I did enjoy watching them and I think that um there's a stigma attached to certain Combat Sports there seem to be Barbara singing all these things were actually um I I genuinely believe that a lot of a lot of the sports that we cover at the MMA Muay Thai and K1 that's incredibly see if the referees are second this is in my opinion um and I think the medical care we provide is very good and Alan I actually think it's incredibly safe and I I can see the starting to generate McGee and momentum I think that opinions are starting to shift on it's become much more popular um in Northern Ireland as well it's also cross community sport which is important to recognize and you know I don't think we're too far away from knocking on the door if Government funding been recognized by the Sports Council and I mean there's no reason why not um another another massive point for me is that it was complete new new surroundings for me coming into an event coming into a gym going into sitting by the cage and one thing that struck me I haven't competed at a high level in various other sports is the amount of respect between the gems between the fighters the to fight his respect for the medical tinged and is not something we're used to seeing the work on the throat life and sort of across the board and so that's been good as well and I think everybody has the one common goal which is that the sport to succeed and I think that the commission is almost driving itself for that reason so let's find a time time you know it's by exciting and then obviously we're up north here is it's not far away from being recognized since you think this will add another layer then as well because like you said weeds clay yourselves not myself but Eagle evolving the boards to make a say for refs uh medic stuff like that just make it all be safe to try and get recognize you think this will help as well another layer on top of what we've already done and yeah and I think we should we talked about that and we genuinely believe that this you know the sort of the the fine detail that we go into before shows and check and fight cards and look in a fighter history in order to make sure everything's absolutely you know super tight and then the pre-fight Medicals themselves and you know identifying any potential issues and then if so you know intervening new stop enough icon ahead I think we're incredibly safe and I think that up should help in terms of get list both properly recognized yeah I mean you never have table surveyors yeah if you can't have too many layers for safely you'd rather be looking after them with four you have to accept that so that's what we do yeah um how's the reaction being had all the shows up nor I would presume are on board obviously case Huntington's on board I know you're and you're a fighting championship recently with deki um is everyone on board with this initiative so far a work in progress was it so maybe the Fairway um most of the shows probably about 1995 that shows up north are all all wardens got a lot of interest and once Outlet it goes right with Liam's Shield where we're expecting just to take off my February I think it's never going to be the wooden Force you know but I think genuinely if we're all singing off the same head and cheek that's how we all take a stability it's all done the ideas of something doesn't work if I said smoke let's put it away that I knew that it does work it's all about what was right for the fighter what's right for lead and featuring the video promotion I can we adapt and overcome in any issue their main May develop with facility where they put a forward Fighter for their medical history for anything at all that's that is in the right direction yeah like that I think everyone needs to work together on this like I know that might be wives and didn't really yeah whatever but I think I need you both sides because like I said at the safety's Paramount because obviously the instant that okay traffic which which all can support furthest we don't want the similar into the three and the level of job was the rap for him yeah I mean that wasn't enough they've been apparently yeah of the Nickelodeon since he's not forward but um machine providers yeah and Carlos commission was set up or what city protocols yeah proportion of Radcliffe on the uh for the job because obviously the failure of parliament when we get daring which obviously wasn't there which was it was the same like that weed and everything before and then you have everything in place or after it was just that it was a moment the man that's what I'm working but uh everybody like you know you always take the best on any bad situation yeah it's always run up and you know while still was particularly on CV it was a nice thing out in Detroit you know that's what's Driven this whole thing and actually about one batter then has driven all four forward and up again through so um like I said down down salad um you were saying you're gonna have like a list populated of all the fight of details something Miss is under that collection though as well so um say for me is down south will the day be allowed to then come into P up to North will that be accepted based without food wait we don't I mean it's really up to the the shows and the promotions you know we if a fighter see if MMA registered as long as they're registered with a bald either you know can can uh stand over their cfd and their their Fitness to fight it's absolutely no way she is all whatsoever um it would be lovely if field Fighters a million Fighters I think we're fighting the South you're the register but also shouldn't be that she from the fight on the side you know yeah because I'd used hope recently I believe on the outer angle and uh the communication is there going to be communication between yourselves the safe and make was that step that's yet to develop uh there's I mean there's been no contact from them to us yet um at the minute we're just covering Combat Sports at Disneyland where I'll be at work and to learn what the means that they mean to be engaged conflict but no will work with anybody our goal is better safety like goes to bridge support stored on and and start to break and find these guys change the statement and get everybody involved in a fantastic sport so we work for anybody yeah the refunded of the foreign the boys were done all left the magicals of the Bloods and all for all my laps rocks they want me and um in two or three years since I've been the last three months that my guys just just came he didn't have to set this all up I had leaner positive attack oh Tom jeffric and at the master brother radicals even when Lauren did um how to deal with action in the washers we give it a full arms sadly or whatever else and then just take it forever but I'll go out but we need to see physical labyrinths so I had to get on my ID tested regardless of the work in the internet so let's keep it all under the one roof you know what I mean no one gets access and it's all you upload all the adapters also as a promoter I can go on and have enough and seem to be I agree to follow it in two weeks who's all clear who's all cleared on the main so you'll have like a traffic light system or such so you'll know whatever Amazon your stuff is indeed you'll know when it's five to go whereas they didn't get renewed I know within it what you need to get renewed to complete honoring so I don't like a Chan and some of them are doing the safe against upper North this is the leading peace in the arc Barstow feminine up here and um so the keyboard ends feasible as possible but still been the same car packs on the magical regulations that they need that they can take within the UK so we're following all the red protocols we just have nothing up here all the way then and they still wear everything else I would have been killed every one of the gallery because really when I'm asking a lot of coaches I would just give them the boys eat meals and one can you give your guys a forwarded relevant resolution that's the whole hassle by itself just people know what they need to do again what is so this is the last word they gave us a couple of Fates next week and then the cops are booked in and then and all that kind of stuff and and also and yeah that's so important to me so so accessible for the financial example because there's more so much money young kids to take it if you if you're really in the room with a bike overhead it puts on the other mouth well almost I didn't have at the right time is The Keeper Place holds my at the tables are costing on and and that big about the gas come up the cost of living you know what I mean um they did a really nick uh the sport accessible for compete because it has an audible on the fact moment there's a lot of stuff to them I'd say so people have come people because they're Financial restrictions then they may just lose that trust yeah so the price coin is a 25 pound yearly registration fair and a leader will cover what we gotta start off with you as well have a football accessories it's just for trying to drive cfd across the board uh for so here you imagine obviously you can look down and you can see what Fighters are available what they need who will be able to gain access to that will be just promoters will it be James or or what way will work two in it so in terms of the Fighter's own mathematical records that's all in the Kabuki Prime net not so it's in the room member login in terms of accessibility Fighters are available lots of work and prove their second name says be a traffic light system and I'm not that'll be um data that doesn't need protected usually like a fake card or somebody's fight record has all been accessed anyway and he just set up well I will never relax yet I'm sorry so obviously this is lasted for uh how would the fighters actually taken to this uh obviously you'll be at forefronto versus know about what has there any been any feedback in Fighters at the stands well we're trying to get them obviously all week well kitten that's what I'm getting ability to work in time need that the way um it's not going to be enforce the last one because of the teams if you're an adversister with anybody in the cafe visual someone was abnormally and um watercolor clothes I think it's so important double card just in case somebody hasn't said the realm of missional and we appreciate we will receive and it's and the kids overseas and you some of those have them then we have a question the Triumph of your essence on natural as well and headed over a camera for a merge or real Madness and I've had to stop you um there would need to be heavily transpired but also work with each other as well the the forest ever safe and um because no matter what you're wear for whatever automation with is it health and see a FIFA movie did you ever hear of it normally those and as you said them before about being manually to the sport we have to be informed Beyond yeah that's the thing like everybody everybody there well not everybody fatty people out there would love to see the sport feel would love to be able to poke holes and things which is why I would just tighten up all Daniel I would like I believe we genuinely feel that we could get to the point where we have other sports looking at how we run things and getting ideas from high title you're on the safety and that's that's the goal anyway I think we'll show everything up now from the last kids conflict if you introduce me that Patty and I have done done our research we've talked to the grocery Fighters we've talked to the Troys we've talked to the mean gangs and it seems quite open and evident that there is something missing and that was already been pushed on the dead devil passport go to the bottom off it goes 11 the digital age and let me accept so much easier for the guys to train them look forward to their fight not all I'll worry about running around yeah it was getting nothing it's just summer formed by murder honest yeah because the fires have enough to be worrying about yeah yeah and if it's all there it's easy for them trying to cut weight while training was friggin all up to get out getting blasters and leave that which is all that yeah we will have more average in this because there's something saved the UK or another guy had a criminal One Look Away when we reach further field and the easiest way is the good idea but we're looking great going the lesson just keep trying already they'll try this and that so you'll probably see faders will have more aperture knees come down and more people register and um and all that an awful lot of registered on I mean if I feel a number of coaches have been contact with me and Sanford they feel this is the way it will go for us because we'll begin the restrictions of money and also because the sea there's not bad issues have been massive you know what I mean so not a big overhand course for what they get isn't really there where it kind of shows up from the north we have the ourselves our real thing in terms of mentally giving their chaos yeah husband carried that The Faded that okay we're coming back so we were six or seven Shields that'll say something really helped by population and then through we're handing the cost for a limit of opportunity to play at that near it's so it'll be a better kill this whole foreign people took us up as well and the offer of the free advice unless culminate and doing little courses here and there and I think that'll come with time you know because that's all included any gem that's made registered with commission and issue with register pretty much 24 7 access to us like we're always on the phone you know where you have to listen to my boys clothes we ever lose yeah no I actually will find a really good that you've given like a little out of this do it like that go on to toys here but then it really educating more gyms available hand safety stuff like that because Fighters you know yourself I just want to get in a fight and then it's the it's the bits in between that not that they lack in but it's not their fault and so if you're there to build those holes that those education holds for them then it's a win-win for everyone all right yeah our ideas of a commission it is in a sentence way but it's going to develop probably and that's there's so many holes Brussels and doors to step foot the other thing is like easier but you never know Detroit's General Donovan or Taylor small but then pieces of first aid courses that it's good to educate people and even the next Cavalier Fighters we was asking could he come and do a first year course like it's the right first equals because they're all everyone seems to be starting to realize it's very important actually you know if there wasn't in the show or in your own home or out in the gym it's at it's not God's idea better as a paramed I could have thought that's what you do in the first couple of minutes that is actually potentially much more effective in terms of you know looking after somebody effectively or you um see what somebody's life could be dramatic or better but you know the first little bit of first year it is very important and there are a lot of people that lack through that or helping me afforded the opportunity to learn another be the courser so it's nice to be able to offer that you know that that would be good if if that was offered first aid courses I know they do some around sometimes but like that hence like I said price point is a huge thing and it won't allows free as part of the essence yeah so and yeah but that's all my my boy what's that if you go and do Wellness courses I use it yeah it would be so if he got that available for free then it's a complete we're winning for the fighters and for everyone Vlog absolutely um I was gonna ask about laughing with Rhys when Rhys for uh cage wire on his last fight he was Raising in hospital for what that you know I was a Family Dollar is was in hospital after such a grooming flight that's one of the fights you know yourself for take a year like to say fights off your career so he had to wait that long is there anything that could be done potentially to maybe have a room say about that because I know down south I don't know at the minute like the hospitals just they don't have the the facility it's just it's hard at the minute there's something we could do to maybe help that well suppose the first the first point of automated without us is the level of care that we provide is I believe Parma and over two weeks after racism and we have a similar and some other different sugar I'll spread the fight on the children but 707 similar feel fraudible are full technical trouble fluctuation and I closed there at the back in five minutes so there was no fighter bill in the hospital so the level of care that lead provides I generally in the building to be far superior so in five years of doing kids side MMA cover I would probably 15 to 20 shows a year she's talking it was that you know 80 to 100 shows I've done at least and 20 fights a show funny hundreds of stupid 2000 and then T fighters to four thousand Fighters so there's four thousand Fighters we send three to Oswell um two were changing this scan and one was about before on everything else was done the show okay but so that's the first answer the question the second answer to that question or the second part to answer that question is we can't we can't reserve and the kind of guarantee you all the tolerates with Prelude between I have every major I need apartment in the north fam what do you call it that sound might not work whatever between wework offices what I would do I'm a normal first time job and not Mist which is this life threat though we ring a ring of heads so there's there will be a thing we let the hospital know prior that there is a major event happening um if somebody does I'm taking unfortunate turn of events then with the hospital they'll have a pre-alert uh that somebody is on their way in which will learn how the team is in the hospital that's just normal procedure for emergency medicine anyway Works in that pre-hospital um and that's that's pretty much how we operate I genuinely we're very proud of what we provide and I think it's taken it's taken a bit of time for people to you know recognize in the same way that it's taking me time to recognize who everybody is but now it's got to the point where you know if I go to certain shows and see certain referees and certain officials in certain cultures I'm like I'll buy and I know that it's got the stage but the coaches have got the stage with the seahorse a little they expect that level now yeah we want the right that's well it's all right about level I'll see that said no matter what which is good I just it's great it's a great thing to be a part of yeah not good like that with your care and then you've got inside out the questions as well as well Jess and her team are fantastic and then everywhere we are there that's the end of the uh backlog and all his team homelessness so yeah uh you've got the best of the best at the minute so it was a very exciting time it is and I think this is Neil little Keen to learn from getting the develop not even further that's the thing nobody was attending these teams so hard Enterprise and something to learn definitely you know and I I learned from Jess on a show by show basis and then she probably learned from Mio and uh and it's good as I got more experience to setting the kids I'm starting to pick up more of actually how to anticipate what might happen next as I've started to gradually understand the the fighting side of things but it's funny watching the show from a completely different Outlook it was definitely setting a whole having a beer watching UFC fantastic setting up the kids trying to predict what's gonna happen you know it's a tyrant 4r set that occasion because you're you're trying to protect the potential injuries um but as good club didn't monetology like that easy call Hope and he's seeing a team at all and it'll be like what's yeah then you just so many different outcomes to those situations you have to calculate them in your head that what's the best way to treat that fight on flying which is entire and you'll see as well like if if you ever see if some injury is developing if you watch the referee us and Jazz um on her team you'll see little non-verbal cues and between her you know the referee will communicate even during the rounds with either result or Gareth Garden I'll communicate with each other turn around and yeah because we're trying to we're all they're going to fight our CSD the whole time but probably people probably haven't noticed that for the feedback you'll see it yeah I have I definitely have knowledge that from the car they could look out look at it yeah and then it's Everyone's entitled because especially when you see Cole opening Jess is calculating which is well 66 or something closer yeah and then obviously if you see somebody this can just keep calling it's a lot would be the mission said in the top of the safety commission um so our mission siblings were leaders in Caldwell see if they um equality diversity accessibility transparency um I really like the concept of what income mobile and it's going to happen through the sport heads pushed forward head back wrecking myself I commend you for what you're doing like I said it's a wife and robust we're all learning day by every day is a school day so as things come up we will yeah you'll see the suppose we're so important the state were were not too arrogant but we don't think we can make this better so we're happy to take if anybody is watching the interview or will still coach me in a show where guys at the show or in the end of his show that's how he is we need ideas we get pointers and I cut off the thing always and we can always be better yeah because the best ideas come with Hebrew art together I haven't walked against he should have sold if we all work together then ultimate is for the bad misters foreign perfect I want to take everyone to you so much for your time but uh welcome to your videos and that's a fantastic you've been great also thank you so much for security