How was Edwards vs Belal NOT ruled a DQ?

[WarJan]

It's all about the betting.

It has ruined all sports.

 

[scoopbb]

intent is impossible to prove, thus DQ all of them. keep your fucking fingers out of someones face

 

[BigDramaShow26]

It wasn't intentional. He only got one warning. You really want to give guys more of a reason to steal a DQ?

 

[Final Say]

- Caused intentional serious damage with foul.

You cannot say that with any sort of certainty. In fact im fairly certain Leon didnt intentionally poke the eye, that seems obvious.

Intent should not be included in these rules because its impossible to determine. Have clear, across-the-board rules and enforcement and this all goes away.

 

[omawho402]

BelAl-Jo Mohamed

 

[Londonjitsu]

Belal is a quitter and cry baby, mitrione didn't cry like that

 

[Deleted member 546119]

You don’t extend fingers towards your opponent

better yet...

You don’t lead combos with extended fingers towards an opponent


I understand if Leon did it defensively during a parry or to create space, but he INITIATED the foul. He literally ran at his opponent with a foul.

I hope Belal is OK, looks terrible

 

[Limit Smasher]

Wasn't Intentional my man

At least you can admit you're a retard.

 

[Satan's Daddy.]

There's a lot of racist people on this platform I've noticed these past few weeks.

 

[taugrim]

Belal's eye was swollen, red and bleeding. He knew the second he got poked it was over

It wasn't intentional, though

You can say it wasn't intentional, but the entire fight - including the time after Herb warned Leon - Leon was still reaching out with his fingers outstretched towards his opponent instead of fingers pointed up with the palm facing the opponent.

It's a shitty thing to do. I noticed even before the fighting-ending eyepoke that Belal looked uncomfortable late in the 1st round due to how Leon kept reaching out with the fingers in his lead hand. How are you supposed to throw strikes when fingers keep coming towards your face?

So regardless whether it was intentional or not, it's technique that is likely to result in eye pokes.

UFC needs new gloves. How many fighters need to get permanent eye damage because of these stupid gloves? Fighters have been complaining for years that due to the design of the gloves, they make your hand open and it takes energy to make a fist.

 

[Axe720]

So they could say Leon has a 9-fight unbeaten streak.

 

[Fedor_Scared_Covid]

At least you can admit you're a retard.

At least you can admit you've never sparred with boxing gloves on a daily

 

[WarJan]

There's a lot of racist people on this platform I've noticed these past few weeks.

Edgy, sherbro.

Anymore SJW slogans tonight?

Entertain us.

 

[Final Say]

You don’t extend fingers towards your opponent

better yet...

You don’t lead combos with extended fingers towards an opponent


I understand if Leon did it defensively during a parry or to create space, but he INITIATED the foul. He literally ran at his opponent with a foul.

Oh man, you shouldve been around for that first DC/Stipe fight with this logic!

 

[tjnickels]

Mma needs to give refs clear guidelines for fouls supposedly accidental or not. It gives the refs and fights way too much subjectivity. Two refs will call the same thing 3 different ways, depending on the day.

 

[jk7707]

You don’t extend fingers towards your opponent

better yet...

You don’t lead combos with extended fingers towards an opponent


I understand if Leon did it defensively during a parry or to create space, but he INITIATED the foul. He literally ran at his opponent with a foul.

Yea that was brutal. It was like a jab with his fingers. Hopefully Belal's eye is ok.

 

[Old Women]

Herb dean is basically a ufc plant

 

[Author]

That's intentional in my eyes.

Too soon

 

[WuDi]

UFC needs and English champion, espn sucked Edwards off in the studio just now saying how amazing he was.

 

[Limit Smasher]

At least you can admit you've never sparred with boxing gloves on a daily

What the fuck does this have to do with boxing gloves, piss belt?