When he submitted Charles Oliveira and wasHaha, when was the last time he even fought someone the same size?![]()
Scheduled to fight him again recently but Oliveira is an idiot when it can to training.
When he submitted Charles Oliveira and wasHaha, when was the last time he even fought someone the same size?![]()
That blur of text made no sense congrats. You probably think you said something smart lolNo its because its islam and you guys suck volk off on here to death. Islam had to defend he's belt twice against volk thanks too ufc and olive pulling out otherwise he would had multiple eins at lw already. so if volk gets two gifted title shots them islam deserves it aswell with you crying about it.
There was no referee screw up. It's "arguably" more the case that if there was any ref screw up, it was allowing Allen more illegal kneesThe guy arguably was saved due to referree screw up and has scraped through in his last 2 wins. If it was LW or WW he would need another fight. The only reason he is even in the mix is because Volk and Max beat everyone else, depending on the Ilia fight.
That's not how shit works at all. You don't earn everything an opponent earned over their whole career by beating them.so if volk gets two gifted title shots them islam deserves it aswell with you crying about it.
There was no referee screw up. It's "arguably" more the case that if there was any ref screw up, it was allowing Allen more illegal knees
That's not how shit works at all. You don't earn everything an opponent earned over their whole career by beating them.
Footage is there. Arnold wasn't throwing knees to the head of a grounded opponent, his opponent was placing his hand on the ground after being kneed.
They have committed to removing any ambiguity around that position purely due to the fact those knees were technically legal when they were making initial contact IMO.
Sorry, but that was AbuDhabiweight. Last time might have been two years ago 160 catchweight against Green.When he submitted Charles Oliveira and was
Scheduled to fight him again recently but Oliveira is an idiot when it can to training.
I don't think he'd get a third shot against Islam right away. He'd likely have to beat whoever doesn't get the next title shot between Oliviera/Arman/Gaethje. If Volk beats one of those guys then he deserves Islam again.This place is so funny, you guys rage when any other champ wants to move up weights or fight for another belt but volk gets a free pass 3 times? After already losing 2 gifted lw title fights? Lol
Under the new language, a fighter is considered grounded if they have anything more than just the soles of their feet on the mat. Thus, a fighter who has a fist or palm on the ground will be considered grounded and cannot be attacked with kicks or knees to the head. Should only a fighter’s fingers be touching the mat, they will not be considered grounded.Yes, the video is there
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The knees lifted the hand, then it gets placed down again. The hand didn't come up before the knees
They should remove all ambiguity by removing the rule. But until then, fighters should listen to commission of the area they're fighting in, telling them what the rules are
Nah Sherbro. You remember that whole "unified rules" push to change scoring criteria and the grounded fighter definition that happened round about 2017-ish, and almost every other event back then, it seemed like the commentators had to talk about whether the state they were fighting in used the old rules or new "unified rules"? (I always think of the Tim Means - Alex Oliveira fight)Under the new language, a fighter is considered grounded if they have anything more than just the soles of their feet on the mat. Thus, a fighter who has a fist or palm on the ground will be considered grounded and cannot be attacked with kicks or knees to the head. Should only a fighter’s fingers be touching the mat, they will not be considered grounded.
Does Canada not follow the fingers touching not being grounded rule? Isn't it the same as Weidman vs Moose?The last knee in the sequence is borderline, but the initial 3 are good as far as I was aware under the strictest rules of MMA and being grounded.![]()
ABC passes rule alteration to definition of grounded fighter
The Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports has agreed to revise MMA’s grounded fighter rule.www.mmafighting.com
I actually agree, I get his wish for new challenges and double champ status, but if he continues to be as dominant as he has been in FW then why not have an “easy” late career there, brutalize all new contenders and set some legendary defenses record noone will ever beat in any weight class.no. stay at fw and set the record for defenses. it was foolish to take that islam fight on short notice, but he can salvage his quest for glory by being the best fw. anything else is a waste.
Because that's not how he's builtI actually agree, I get his wish for new challenges and double champ status, but if he continues to be as dominant as he has been in FW then why not have an “easy” late career there, brutalize all new contenders and set some legendary defenses record noone will ever beat in any weight class.
The fight Im salivating to see one day, before Justin retires is Gaethje/Volk
Says a lot about the FW division. Its been mismanaged since Volk won the belt.