[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

I'm of the belief that Shogun has alot of wear and tear on his body and for his age, he's taken a tremendous amount of damage. I HATE when you hear the complement, "he's got a helluva chin/iron chin", because those are the guys that end up suffering from the longterm consequences, having taken so many shots. I love watching Shogun fight, but I fear how much more he can take. His knees alone give me alot of pause and just wonder if he can keep it up without re-injuring his knees.

I really recommend studying TBI(traumatic brain injury) to get a greater grasp on the wide-ranging impact of concussions and from there, what concussions really are. There's an excellent PBS:Frontline episode on sports concussions you can view online that really highlights that you don't need to be knocked out to suffer a concussion.