Shocking video shows the incredible damage a UFC star suffered over 15 years of fighting

MMA fans and experts person expressed their interest complete a distressing video of erstwhile UFC combatant Nam Phan which shows a marked deterioration successful his reside complete his career.

Phan, 41, is simply a retired American mixed martial creator and master boxer who started competing professionally successful 2001.

The Californian, who has competed successful immoderate of nan biggest promotions connected nan satellite including nan UFC, officially hung up nan gloves successful 2017 but has still remained progressive by competing successful boxing and Muay Thai events.

A video clip being circulated connected societal media shows a clear deterioration successful Phan's reside passim his career, apt caused by his galore years of sparring and fighting.

The clip's earlier footage shows Phan erstwhile his reside is crisp and easy to understand, but successful nan much caller imagination he appears to slur his words, person trouble pinch pronunciation and talks very slowly.   

'Rough man. Nam is an OG,' commented 1 fan.

'Nam Phan was specified a likeable fighter. I americium sad to spot him for illustration this,' wrote another. 

Well-known MMA journalist Luke Thomas shared nan video connected Tuesday, commenting connected nan sad situation.

'Devastating,' he wrote.

'So galore issues intersect pinch this, too: mediocre committee oversight, constricted combatant pay, fighter's ain consequence appraisal and more.

'This athletics will perfectly break you. Lots much wherever this came from, too.' 

Some fans of nan MMA prima person suggested that Phan is suffering from nan effects of nan fatal encephalon illness chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

CTE is simply a degenerative encephalon upset which has beardown links to repeated caput knocks, and tin only beryllium diagnosed aft death.

It tin lead to dementia, characteristic changes and suicidal thinking, and location is nary cure aliases treatment.

In a caller question and reply Phan admitted that he would for illustration to person a fewer much fights, but fans of combat sports don't want to spot that. 

'He shouldn't beryllium fighting anymore. It breaks my bosom to perceive him,' commented 1 fan.

'This is wherever commissions request to measurement in. This feline should NOT beryllium fighting anymore,' replied another.

Last year, erstwhile UFC combatant Julie Kedzie revealed that she plans to donate her encephalon for post-mortem research.

Kedzie, 42, had 29 master MMA bouts, pinch her last 2 coming pinch nan UFC arsenic she vanished her profession successful 2013 pinch a grounds of 16 wins and 13 losses.

In nan decade since, she has openly admitted to suffering pinch depression, anxiety, hyperactivity, impulsiveness and deficiency of sleep, which are each symptoms of nan fatal encephalon illness chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).

With this successful mind, Kedzie has pledged to donate her encephalon aft she dies truthful that it tin beryllium studied, and hopes nan investigation tin thief different women successful combat sports successful nan future.