Gaethjes eyepokes were disgusting

[Russie]

Eyepokes in general are disgusting and seem to crop up every card. It's a problem that hasn't gone anywhere and only continues. Gaethje's eyepokes I don't think were by design, who knows though. It wasn't a factor in his win. Still you wish this could be a non-issue in fights.

 

[SamuraiBro]

What is the rule with a thumb scrapping the eye due to a punch thrown?

 

[Foghorn Leghorn]

The proper response to being eye poked is to kick em in the dick in return

 

[gentel]

I was disgusted by Gaethje's eye pokes. I hope Karma hits him so hard that his career ends. I'll leave it at that.

If karma is a nickname for Ilia Topuria, you may just get your wish

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

If karma is a nickname for Ilia Topuria, you may just get your wish

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

Oh, shut your face, they had absolutely no affect on the outcome of the fight, even Paddy himself didn’t complain and his eyes were fine throughout.

Lol you sound like a computer geek who's never trained a day in his life.

 

[Koro_11]

Lol you sound like a computer geek who's never trained a day in his life.

I’d make you my bitch.

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

I’d make you my bitch.

lmfaaaoooo tough words from a computer geek

 

[Koro_11]

lmfaaaoooo tough words from a computer geek

A computer geek that’s 6’4”, 250, with 5% body fat bro.

 

[SovereignPhantom]

Automatic point deduction and overnight eye pokes will dramatically decrease. If Paddy makes a fuss, maybe the needle actually starts to move

 

[Ludwig von Mises]

A computer geek that’s 6’4”, 250, with 5% body fat bro.

 

[EliteKeyboardStriker]

The second one is pretty much a classic example of an answer to a question we frequently see asked around here: why shouldn't point deductions for eye pokes be automatic? When a fighter throws a punch and his opponent moves his head offline but not quite enough, occasionally a thumb is going to catch an eye. Taking a point in that situation is rewarding the fighter on the wrong end of the poke for being just a little too slow or a little too lazy. That's a totally different situation than when a fighter sticks a hand in the face, fingers splayed.

The fight should have been paused for that second poke and Paddy given time to recover, but taking a point would have been a pretty bad mistake.

I don't know. I've been watching MMA for a long time and I think its pretty rare we see an eye poke resulting from a punch like that. I kind of felt like that was a clever way to hide an eye poke by Justin. It was upsetting to see cause I love Justin.

 

[Rod Farva]

the first one was bad
The second one, with the thumb, was a game changer. Not even sure if it’s actually a foul but that slowed him down. Even if it was a foul, it’s be nearly impossible for anyone to see it in real time

 

[Robbocop]

I personally was not disgusted by them but true it is the ol' eyepoke is a dirty tactic.

 

[TheMMAnalyst]

Except your thread didn't get removed. Its still right there in the lightweights where it belongs

I don’t believe you, you’re in on the conspiracy.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Last thing a LW sees before their career ends

 

[Spath]

The first one was the Gaethje special. He got Barboza with a similar one before knocking him out. Extend his lead hand to gauge the range, maybe poke some eyes and follow with a haymaker right



The second looked accidental since it was the thumb and his fist was closed… But an eyepoke anyway.

 

[Neck&Neck]

Yeah UFC brass and the refs need to have another meeting
And then do nothing

 

[whocares]

The UFC sanctions it always have they treat like a punch. "unintentional eyepoke" thats funny so does the eyeball register unintentional pokes differently? what if instead of "you got eyepoked but he didn't mean it, tough shit" we do "you didn't mean it but you lose a point, tough shit". Seems about the same but one of em would make the pokes eventually go away, especially when fighters start losing close fights and money from it. But that's fantasy league. Bottom line, UFC rules: advantage, eye poker. Get them before they get you.

Even better, train doing it unintentionally Jon was way ahead of the game

 

[Ashslog]

Eyepokes are inside job. Without them we wouldn't have GOAT JBJ. Now, diarhea is a real thing. Imagine what a Rhot viruses can do to your opponent... and Im even not talking about herpises..