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

[MMAart]

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

THIS IS SPARTA!!!

 

[giusti825]

Travis is getting kicked by everyone!

edit: oops ....just enlarged....looks like one is Rothwell....

 

[Vil7]

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA WERDUM!

 

[Vil7]

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.

Yo that's Fat Boy Karate, baby.

 

[fedoriswar37]

When you don't give a fuck about being on the ground with anyone you can throw kicks like this lol

 

[TCE]

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

Werdum vs. Travis Browne. Can't recall the event but it was last year I think.

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

It happens. Pat Berry leg-kicks will have you using crutches for a week.

 

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[Loriquero]

Simon Marcus broke Dustin Jacoby arm with a kick last year.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

I remember Chuck breaking Rich's arm with a kick. Rich was still able to get the KO and even threw with both hands...

 

[g*r*b]

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

Looks like the Werdum-Browne 2 fight at UFC 203. Werdum delivered an even more satisfying kick after the fight, when he teeped Edmond Tarverdyan!

 

[HHJ]

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

In pride and k-1 he threw some spinning kicks sometimes.

 

[MEAN357]

plenty of arm breaks at HW

 

[HHJ]

I remember Chuck breaking Rich's arm with a kick. Rich was still able to get the KO and even threw with both hands...

Not all broken arms are created equal.
Some guys get a small crack,that they aint even sure is broken,and then you get something horrible like Jerome Lebanner against Hoost

 

[1pedestrian]

 

[theTKDguy]

Cause c-level kicks break no arms bro