Here's an article I found about MMA and the top sports for fatalities :
Less people have died fighting in MMA than in scuba diving. Since the sport was sanctioned in the USA in 2001, there have been four deaths in sanctioned fights and six deaths in unsanctioned fights. Bear in mind that since 2001, there have been over 160 UFC events and countless other MMA events held around the world.
How can a sport with such a savage disposition result in so few deaths? It’s due to the nature of the sport itself and the strict enforcement of rules.
In MMA, strikes are directed at all parts of the body, thus distributing blows more evenly; compared to boxing where blows are concentrated on the head. In MMA, refs must stop a match immediately a fighter is unable to defend himself. There’s no eye-gouging, hair pulling, or kicking in the groin in MMA.
The injuries in MMA are still pretty gruesome; where else can one person get a broken leg, 2 black eyes, plus a concussion to boot, all within ten minutes? Despite that, MMA is still one of the safest full-contact sports around today. Here are ten sports with a much higher death rate since 2001.
shocked at Soccer being No.2 and no boxing on the list
10. Football: 9+ Deaths
9. Rugby: 12+ Deaths
8. Wrestling: 13+ Deaths
7. Eventing: 18+ Deaths
6. Cycling: 22 Deaths
5. Sailing Yacht Racing: 30+ Deaths
4. Car Racing: 40 Deaths
3. Motorcycle Racing: 48+ Deaths
2. Soccer: 67 Deaths
1. BASE Jumping: 219 Deaths
http://www.therichest.com/rich-list/...rous-than-mma/