Is it illegal to headbutt someone in the face with your shoulders

[Clippy]

I was wondering cause I never seen this in the rules and it seems like an effective move. Just lean your own head to the left and give your shoulder more breathing room and smash it into the guys face. I mean this should be more effective than a head butt and less damaging to yourself. Imagine your boney shoulder smashing into the guy's face. Who would even think to see this coming?

 

[crlkllr]

Just as legal as a kick with your fist I’d imagine.

 

[Typrune Goatley]

Allan Goes was the first person I saw use this technique in the early PRIDE events.

Quadros called them "shoulder strikes."

 

[Son of Werdum]

Jones has done it several times in his career.

 

[DaleBoca]

Get your candy ass back to Mayberry, Clippy!

 

[Taric]

 

[Blank7]

I mean, most clinch fighters do it up against the cage often.

 

[Nihongi]

How can you "head butt" with your shoulders?


And it's not illegal, seen it on TUF during Neil Magny's fight.

 

[Crimson Fury]

Allan Goes was the first person I saw use this technique in the early PRIDE events

Against Vernon White I believe.

 

[Les Vejtibals]

Allan Goes was the first person I saw use this technique in the early PRIDE events

I had a feeling you'd be the one to smack this thread with some knowledge.

 

[illegalnature]

You can do it in the ufc games so id say it's legal

 

[Thrawn33]

I'm not sure, but people have been saying head-butting people in the face with elbows should be illegal too because cuts.....

 

[JayPettryMMA]

 

[Rvd Slmr]

Headbutts with your shoulder? It reminds me an old thread where a sherdogger insisted that every kick was a leg kick, because they were all thrown with the legs.

 

[Roop Holstry]

It’s not as effective as armbarring someone with a punch though

 

[Clippy]

Who would have thought classy Jon Jones would have pulled that move

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Who would have thought classy Jon Jones would have pulled that move

It's a perfectly legal and underutilized strike.

 

[HHJ]

Its legal and of course should be. I love this move because when clinching against the cage you should be doing this and foot stomps to harass the enemy when he thinks he can rest.

 

[Clippy]

It's a perfectly legal and underutilized strike.

Yeah but it feels less legal when Jon Jones does it.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

It reminds me an old thread where a sherdoggers insisted that every kick was a leg kick, because they were all thrown with the legs.