Contest competition and men's facial hair: beards may not provide advantages in combat

Overview of attention for article published in Evolution & Human Behavior, March 2018

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@Dalil75Dalil @adn4rk @Shumucho1 @AlsAdam31 @eliasjetski209 @toujoursbalti https://t.co/obT7yNkONk Mais les conclusions entrent en contradiction avec lui : https://t.co/seXGzeCW6W

Do MMA fighters with beards win more than MMA fighters without beards? No: fighters with beards won 49.3%. Beards are dishonest signals of dominance & aggressiveness, making opponents less likely to fight at all—reducing cost of fighting for everyo…

Contest competition and men's facial hair: beards may not provide advantages in combat https://t.co/GadyXqLCaC

And, sorry my dudes, but your beard provides no advantage in combat! A 2018 review of UFC fighter records found no correlation between beardedness and number of losses by knockock. https://t.co/OW7SwwYh6L.

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