News 12-6 Elbows / Grounded Opponent Strikes(Hands-Down) OFFICIALLY ALLOWED

[Lord Pyjamas]

Makes things interesting mostly because of the bleeding.
Our skulls are built to take those unless I have been lucky eating them.
Can you drop the elbow into someones face to crush their weak facebones? I would not like that.
What are the rules? I refuse to read them myself. I want them Sherdog translated.

 

[TR1]

Good. Now overturn Jon Jones' only loss to Matt Hamill.

And make his fights vs DC 2, Santos and Reyes losses while we are at it.

 

[AmonTobin]

Jon Jones returns to undefeated

Why? Did he fight Matt Hamill in 2024?

Good. Now overturn Jon Jones' only loss to Matt Hamill.

These are 2024 updated MMA unified rules though. Should have no bearing on a fighter's decision to break the rules that were in place at the time (2009).

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

This is great news, Jon Jones needs his record adjusted now

 

[AmonTobin]

Fuck Jones. Guy still broke the rules. It's not like people were arguing Gordeau's win over Tuli should have been overturned to a DQ once they put in the grounded fighter rules

Ya I don't understand the Jones justice leaguers here. Changing the rules today doesn't change the fact that he broke the rules then. And he's lucky he doesn't have more DQ's, NC's, point deductions, and majority decision losses, if we're being honest.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

You don't go change results when a rule is changed. Was still a foul when the fight happened. Jones is gonna lobby for it, without logic.

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

Good. Now overturn Jon Jones' only loss to Matt Hamill.

<{cruzshake}>

 

[MDoza]

I have a feeling Belal will 12-6 elbow Leon the Peon into bolivia, then Leon will go on a press tour crying for a rematch, saying the only reason he lost was the rule change.

 

[Edward Henry Greb]

Great news, very happy with this. This is supposed to be Ultimate Fighting.. putting your fingertips on the mat so someone can't hit you is pathetic, about as far away from real fighting as possible.

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[AMAZINGUFC]

Upkicks?

 

[Mohawk Banditó]

Upkicks?

What about em? They've always been legal as long as it wasn't to the face of a similarly grounded opponent, which didn't happen all that much, aside from some specific incidents

 

[JakePaulMMA]

the broken nose count is going to surge lol. great decision and i'm glad it passed

Best base for mma? Pig face.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Unfortunately no you still cannot kick or knee downed opponents in the octagon. However, you can no longer use feel or hands as point of contact with the ground

Yes you can just not to the head.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Love the rule changes bring teh Violence..

 

[TITS]

Good. Now overturn Jon Jones' only loss to Matt Hamill.

Exactly what I came to post. Jones = officially undefeated GOAT.

 

[Rio Ferdinand]

Are they going to give Jon Jones that W back?

 

[Limit Smasher]

Now bring back soccer kicks and stomps.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

Aljo never becomes champion! Would Merab be Chsmp right now?

Um wat? Aljo was downed opponent even with the rule change he had one knee firmly on the ground. Lol I know he milked it to win an Oscar but still the fook do you even mean with that post. Lol

 

[rearnakedchoke]

Aljo never becomes champion! Would Merab be Chsmp right now?

Aljo had a knee down. I think that still constitutes a downed fighter under these rules.

 

[jstew81]

For those saying Jones should drop the loss, that can't be how it works. He broke the rules while it was a rule. At one point groin strikes and hair pulling was allowed but those aren't losses now afterwards. And what about claiming that a fighter shouldn't have lost because another organization or commission would have allowed it? It's big special pleading to call for Jones to get a loss reversed but not even think about anyone else under the same umbrella.

example they make marijuana legal now Biden said a few weeks ago trying to expunge simple marijuana possession… so yes there are examples that it could work that way.