Sparring hard has fallen out of vogue recently due to multiple high-profile fighters proclaiming that they have stopped doing it altogether. Cowboy Cerrone and Max Holloway are the first to come to mind but I’m sure there are others. Couple that with recent studies showing that it does have a negative impact on your brain, even with padding. It comes at no surprise. So, let me make one thing clear before we get started. At no point am I saying that either severe trauma to the head or repeated light trauma to the head, is good for you in any fashion. The jury is in. It’s not.