UFC is getting into the ring, er, Octagon with CBD.
This week, the mixed martial arts organization announced a joint clinical research program with Canadian marijuana firm Aurora Cannabis that will look into treating the aches and pains of UFC athletes with CBD.
Taking place at the UFC Performance Institute in Las Vegas, the clinical research will delve into the effectiveness of using hemp-derived CBD as a suitable treatment for pain, inflammation, wound-healing and recovery on MMA athletes.
Data from the clinical trials will be used to develop “science-backed, hemp-derived CBD topicals that will be safe and reliable” — and hopefully be able to be brought to market.
If the research results in a product being created, it will be produced and sold by high-performance sports brand ROAR Sports and be billed as the “Official CBD product of UFC.”
“We know anecdotally that professional athletes across sports disciplines are turning to hemp-derived CBD treatments to assist with physical recovery, with varying degrees of success,” said Jason Dyck of Aurora’s scientific oversight committee. “The work we do in partnership with UFC will create an evidence-based, science-backed pipeline of consistent, and ‘clean’ hemp-derived CBD topicals that the high-performance athletes of UFC can rely on to treat the pain, inflammation, injury and other conditions associated with competing at such a high level.”
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