Is the Stockton-Slap illegal now? Mod edit: No, no it isn't

[Zerfleischer]

With the recent rule changes? I think it is.

 

[sirmorbach]

Wow, Conor really calls the shots in the UFC nowadays.

 

[TheIrishPsycho]

Possibly,

Either way these rules will not be enforced until next year at the earliest.

 

[Arm Barbarian]

McG wins by DQ after getting his face slapped red.

 

[*Z*]

The rule is about eye pokes not slaps. You don't point your finger towards someones face when you slap them.

 

[blaccbeard]

That's fucking stupid and im a huge Conor fan.

 

[AceCooch]

The stockton slap isn't illegal

/end thread

 

[Jopo]

What did I miss?

 

[KillerIsBack V2]

With the recent rule changes? I think it is.

u made that up.

 

[Degen Gambler]

I slap my hoes all the time. Haven't been arrested yet.

 

[Finnish Fan]

The rule is about eye pokes not slaps. You don't point your finger towards someones face when you slap them.

Yes you do, or yes they do. The Diaz brothers slap with their palm facing the opponent, thus the fingers possibly digging into the eyes at the moment of impact.

The only way to slap without fingers towards someones face is to do a backhand slap.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

...no?

The only rule change even somewhat related is that you can't walk towards your opponent with fingers outstretched towards them. But out to the sides, it should be fine.

Open handed strikes are allowed.

 

[chunglii]

"In the standing position, a fighter that moves their arm(s) toward their opponent with an open hand, fingers pointing at the opponent's face/eyes, will be a foul. Referees are to prevent this dangerous behavior by communicating clearly to fighters. Fighters are directed to close their fists or point their fingers straight in the air when reaching toward their opponent."

the Stockton Slap is more of a hooking motion, not reaching towards the opponent. It's not so much the fingers that are pointing/making contact with the face, but rather the palm.

 

[Wefee]

This new rule has nothing to do with slaps. Get lost with your conspiracies

 

[*Z*]

Yes you do, or yes they do. The Diaz brothers slap with their palm facing the opponent, thus the fingers possibly digging into the eyes at the moment of impact.

The only way to slap without fingers towards someones face is to do a backhand slap.

Has anyone ever been eye poked from a slap? I've never seen it. You don't slap someone with your fingers extended toward the front of anyone's face. Open handed strikes have always been and will continue to be legal.

 

[TheUnchosenOne]

Unless I'm seriously misunderstanding the mechanics of a slap, at no point are the fingers actually extended towards the face.

 

[ArkhamAsylum]

Fuck this clickbait worthess piece of shit thread.

 

[rapha1985]

Yes you do, or yes they do. The Diaz brothers slap with their palm facing the opponent, thus the fingers possibly digging into the eyes at the moment of impact.

The only way to slap without fingers towards someones face is to do a backhand slap.

Nonsense.

You're making this up!

 

[Zerfleischer]

Maybe a grey area, but this could be illegal.

 

[Dublin]

It is illegal by that definition. leads with fingers pointed. eye poke waiting to happen