Why don't heavyweight kicks just break arms even if blocked?

[Werdun]

nice find! didnt remember that one!

 

[PivotPunch]

Why should they?

Bones are incredibly hard and unlike other material they don't crack but give ina tiny bit so even harder to break. It still happens but it#s obviously far from the norm. Aside from that there's muscle around your bone protecting it especially if you are a HW

 

[JosephDredd]

Wolff's Law turns an untrained human into a highly-trained indestructable tank. If these guys were kicking untrained bodies they'd kill them.

 

[alexxx]

it happens, they are stronger but also thicker and can take harder shots to the body I guess

 

[Frode Falch]

I don't think I've ever seen hunt throw a headkick.

 

[CodCommando]

Fat saved this man

 

[Goldentrophy]

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[hasar]

Liddell broke Rich Franklin's arm.

 

[98bird]

Why don't heavyweight kicks just destroy everything in their path?

I've been in a gym and those guys built like Mark Hunt throwing kicks have bone shattering force. It's unbeivable. I don't know how those kicks get blocked without just shattering whatevers in front of them.

They could break bones, just that the body is a lot tougher than people think.

 

[tehShuffle]

I have seen that fight before but it has been a while. Won't be forgetting anytime soon.

 

[Roljo]

40 year old jiu jitsu based HW

 

[NotSoSure]

40 year old jiu jitsu based HW

 

[Bacco]

They're huge and powerful but so are the guys receiving the kick, huge and heavy bones

Also specially in UFC/MMA HWs often seem to lack the speed/coordination to throw a perfect kick (at least at that levels, i bet in sparring they try more tricks), compared to how they can develop power with their punch

Also many feel more vulnerable to punches while kicking, and HW is where you have the highest 1 punch KO risk

So they're P4P the ones that throw less and throw worse, that's why feel an underused weapon

But does happen

Somebody mentioned a couple of cases, i may add Fedor on Monson dat day Fedor thought it was low kick day

Also kinda OT but this shit was fun

 

[SalvadorAllende]

But DC is super skilled.....

I don't want to say that I "hate" Cormier, but I've definitely never been a fan. His fight with Mir was also full of this sort of nonsense.

To be fair with DC that is not the only bizarre kick in that gif.

Nelson legkick looked something like this:

 

[SCTwins]

Because the average kicking skills in the UFC HW division is something like:

Noob.

If that kick landed Roy's nipple would have landed in the third row.

 

[eon001]

Same reason they don't just throw a punch to a guy's chin knock them out. All strikes take some set up and always leave you open for some kind of counter. It's even worse in MMA because a wrestler will grab a leg and have you on your back.

 

[STRYDG]

Jeebus. What event/fight was that? Im still catching up on a few

 

[The Moloko man]

Because the average kicking skills in the UFC HW division is something like:

Oh Lord Cormier

Love the guy though

 

[The Moloko man]

Jeebus. What event/fight was that? Im still catching up on a few

Werdum vs browne
UFC on fox 11 (? I think)

EDIT:OH boy reslaur

 

[mjfan23]

CAUSE it's a heavy weight arm not a Manlet