When BKFC flyweight champion Christine Ferea got a call almost a decade ago about participating in a brain health study involving fighters, she was just looking for some quick cash.
At the time, she was struggling to make ends meet, so the promise of an extra few hundred dollars just to get an MRI and some other scans done by the Cleveland Clinic sounded like a great deal. Little did she know that the brain health study provided her with so much insight that she’s remained part of the program ever since...