An Israeli Army veteran and one-time air marshal knew what he was getting into when he entered a cage to spar with a larger, more advanced mixed martial arts student, a Manhattan appellate panel ruled, tossing a personal injury suit that a lower court allowed to proceed.
"Given plaintiff's extensive training plus his experience in mixed martial arts, he had a full appreciation of the risks involved in fighting, punching, kicking and grappling during the mixed martial arts sparring sessions," the 4-1 Appellate Division, First Department, majority wrote on Aug. 27 in Tadmor v. New York Jiu Jitsu, 10046.
