From UFC 1 to Today... What is the worst rule change?

[Hank30]

A lot of rules have been made, changed, or removed over the years. If you could pick one to undo or change what one would it be?

 

[The Karate Man]

You can't kick/knee a downed opponent. If this rule had not been implemented, guys would definitely have to improve their guard game, and falling down would put them in a lot of danger.

 

[HHJ]

im mostly happy with the rules,just 4 point ones are ridiculous

 

[Cancerfit]

This right here

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[loisestrad]

You can't kick/knee a downed opponent.

Yes, you can. Just not to the head.

 

[Hank30]

This right here

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AGREED. If you can't protect your crotch you aren't intelligently defending yourself and you deserve to get hit. Protect yourself at all times not just what is convenient for you.

 

[BrazilianDude]

- can't knee a guy in the head if his hand is on the ground...
- no 12 to 6 elbows, but 11 to 5 is totally fine.
- don't grab the fence, even though nothing will happen if you do

 

[Hank30]

- can't knee a guy in the head if his hand is on the ground...
- no 12 to 6 elbows, but 11 to 5 is totally fine.
- don't grab the fence, even though nothing will happen if you do

The reason you can't elbow 12 to 6 is because thats what was used in karate demonstrations with boards and ice and cinder blocks. They thought this was too powerful a weapon and would kill people. Its 2014 and that hasn't been changed yet. The person who made that real spoke out a while back saying how insane it is.

 

[Cancerfit]

Whatever rule allows a cage instead of a ring. The ACs should have dealt with that when they were making the Unified Rules. The cage is the fucking worst.

 

[eiyuu]

Kicks to the head of a downed opponent were taken away before knees to the head of a downed opponent were. I'd be happy if they just brought back knees.

Also, banning gis is kinda stupid.

 

[Hank30]

Kicks to the head of a downed opponent were taken away before knees to the head of a downed opponent were. I'd be happy if they just brought back knees.

Also, banning gis is kinda stupid.

If i am going to watch dudes fight they better be as close to naked as possible.

 

[mrwalken]

Watched an early UFC fight recently where Gary Goodridge didn't want to get taken down so he latched onto the fence with both hands, with his back to his opponent. Realizing the takedown attempt was futile, Gary's opponent just started unloading with punches to the back of Gary's head! The good old days..

 

[TheRealFireman]

Bring back head-butts and knees to the head on the ground.

 

[mnemosynesson]

I'd probably change the scoring rules.

 

[Hank30]

I'd probably change the scoring rules.

to what?

 

[Savage86]

12-6 elbow rule is all kinds of ridiculous.

 

[cumafish]

If i am going to watch dudes fight they better be as close to naked as possible.

 

[Wand4Life]

Unified rules suck.

Elbows limit the open-play guard game, not being able to knee provides a safe zone to exploit, 10-9 judging is stupid as fuck, 12-6 elbows are ambiguous as all hell...

 

[Snake Fist]

One Fc rules in the UFC, this is all I pray for.

A more complete way of fighting, where fighters instincts are not barred by some phony rules. Knees and Kicks should be allowed to connect anywhere in any position, just not to the back of the head.

 

[the handcuff00]

i hate how they do point deductions/DQs.

the Unified Rules are just a bastardization of the boxing rules, but there is no set manner to handle fouls; it is all left to the discrepancy of the referee. In boxing, you typically get two warnings and then a point deduction, and if it continues in that same round, you get a 2nd point deduction and then a DQ. In MMA, you might get numerous warnings without a point deduction, or they can take away points without a warning, or they can straight DQ you. in the case of Hamill-Jones, Jones shouldn't have been DQed but should have recieved point deductions, and if Hamill couldn't continue, go to the score cards or something.