Fighters who have tapped to strikes in the UFC

[THE PIT VEGAS]

Over the course of history most MMA fans have agreed that tapping to strikes is the cowards way out. How many times has this happened in the UFC?


I can only think of 2 instances off the top of my head. Fred Ettish an

They also are not currently slurring their words. Yes, a correlation for sure.

Shogun and GSP

 

[THE PIT VEGAS]

Forgot about shogun tapping to strikes.


Ouch....

Shogun also tapped to strikes against Jon Jones.

 

[THE PIT VEGAS]

Frank Mir famously professed tapping to strikes was Cowardly or something of the sort. Funny thing is he gets his lights turned off so fast he has no time to consider tapping to strikes......

Except that time he tapped to strikes.

He still knocked out Big Nog and Cro Cop

 

[mkt]

Here's Shogun Rua tapping to strike from Paul Craig.

And he did vs. Jones, right? Shogun is the only Two-Tapper?

 

[mkt]

He was a bloody mess from elbows.

Yeah, I'll give the early UFC guys a pass. I think Art Jimmerson tapped before Royce locked in a submission, but he was still boxing and didn't want a broken limb. That's a lot different than a modern fighter who know when they're in danger of a submission.

 

[Dr. Rose]

Yeah, I'll give the early UFC guys a pass. I think Art Jimmerson tapped before Royce locked in a submission, but he was still boxing and didn't want a broken limb. That's a lot different than a modern fighter who know when they're in danger of a submission.

True, and if you never been smothered in the bottom submission, you might be quick to panic and tap.

 

[pick999]

If you tap to strikes your automatically disqualified from goat talks

 

[P4p Islam]

If you tap to strikes your automatically disqualified from goat talks

Agreed

 

[dipstickjimmy]

He still knocked out Big Nog and Cro Cop

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

 

[P4p Islam]

What does that have to do with the price of tea in China?

He lost his train of thought