Gaethjes eyepokes were disgusting

[Pierced7681]

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

It’s considered an eyepoke. Chuck Liddell was famous for doing them back in the day

 

[swarrrm]

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.

He said next time he gets ko'd he's retiring, he's fighting Topuria next. Problem solved.

 

[Harlekin]

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.

I've seen the second one by Gaethje and other fighters a few times now.
Looks like it's crazy risky to break your thumb.
But for some reason it works. Maybe it's the UFC gloves.

 

[JBJ was here]

I've seen the second one by Gaethje and other fighters a few times now.
Looks like it's crazy risky to break your thumb.
But for some reason it works. Maybe it's the UFC gloves.

The crazy risk to break a thumb would be if a fighter tucked a thumb away while punching so it couldn't possibly poke. That's pretty much the first thing you're taught in a novice striking class. Maybe they just shouldn't allow punches to the head at all. Why don't you ask UFC 9 how that worked out?

 

[Lee Danger]

waiting for the usual suspects to ask for banning punches to the face.

 

[Pequeño Corey]

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

Hey now let's be fair. They did do something. And by something, I mean that they agreed to actually start enforcing the rules that are already on the books. And you can see that it's clearly working....

 

[GrantB13]

I can't really blame the thumb one although maybe it's a technique issue. I can't remember what fight it was at a past event, but there was a clear slowmo replay and the fighter threw the punch completely with their thumb extended to the side. I thought it was strange.

 

[King Joffery]

But what about the nut shots?

1-1 on that count but they only gave Gaychee a timeout to recover.

 

[RockyLockridge]

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.

Im not sure how it could possibly count as a poke if your fingers aren't extended

 

[Thy]

That would actually explain why paddy looked like a deer in headlights at times.

 

[Spath]

Im not sure how it could possibly count as a poke if your fingers aren't extended

What would you call it? Eye punch with a finger? Second knuckle thumb tackle? The hitchhiker? The ol’ thumbs up?



I see what you mean, though!

 

[RockyLockridge]

What would you call it? Eye punch with a finger? Second knuckle thumb tackle? The hitchhiker? The ol’ thumbs up?



I see what you mean, though!

a cut via punch

 

[Guy LeDouche]

Almost as bad as Jean Silva having almost all ten fingers in Allen’s gloves or grabbing his shorts.
That shit were intentional fouls.

Gaethjes? They looked incidental and not intentional

 

[VAfan]

The first one was pretty blatant, but that second one was a punch where the thumb caught the eye. It sucks, but it happens.

yep. first one fingers out for sure but second one no way that thumb was intentional.

 

[Jackonfire]

People really think this should be a point deduction? Should refs just tell fighters not to punch each other in the eye area?

 

[cws80us]

Seems like fans are more concerned about it then Pimblet himself. He didn't mention it at all or use it as an excuse. Not everyone is a whiny baby like Aspinall.

 

[Spath]

People really think this should be a point deduction? Should refs just tell fighters not to punch each other in the eye area?

I guess not, but that shit is still straight to the eye. It’s like a leg kick to the thigh where the foot hits the cup. It’s not an intentional foul, but it’s a foul, no?

Paddy almost got finished straight after that and his eye looked bad. Hespect for fighting through that, the man didn’t protest or cry foul at all.

 

[BEATDOWNS]

only happened once in the first round and the second tie in whatever round was a thumb and accidental. Justin cleaned up his act after the first round. Also Paddy got him with 2 low blows why aren't you crying about that then?

 

[fendertach]

The only nerds crying about eyepokes are Aspinall fans. Pathetic bunch of nerds. Its a part of the sport, deal with it bitches.

 

[taugrim]

The first one was pretty blatant, but that second one was a punch where the thumb caught the eye. It sucks, but it happens.

Agreed.

I've seen a number of posts claiming that Gaethje eyepokes a lot. I've watched all of his UFC fights (and some of the bangers before that) and never considered him a big eyepoker.