This is why elbows should be banned.

[Quantum Leap]

ya

standing o at the end of the fight

completely ruined the fight

 

[DaleBoca]

You are seriously going to try and say that landing elbows on an opponent during a professional MMA fight isn't based on technique???

Wow...just wow.

Ok.

 

[respectall**]

Maybe they could make a flag fight or something an just pull flags off each other

 

[Edgar Allan Hoe]

Elbows aren't even a real factor in MMA. Jon Jones and David Loiseau are the only 2 fighters I can think of off the top of my head that used them enough to make me pay attention.

 

[mraa1]

Wrong.... Hard punches and elbows have nothing to do with each other. Knocking somebody out means you likely have better hands then the other. Throwing an elbow and getting cut means there is a chance the fight could end. It has nothing to do who is a better fighter. Punches are based on technique, elbows.... not so much.

lulz throwing an elbow is basically the same technique as throwing a hook. My first day of boxing the coach had me hitting the heavy bag with elbows to ingrain in my mind that hooks are meant to be thrown at a 90 degree angle.

 

[5thDimensionMMA]

Ah sorry dude... I forget sometimes forums like this 99% of the people have trained in some form of fighting. Didn't know I was speaking to Giorgio Petrosyan here.

Lol.. Funny thing is I actually train muay thai and i come from a muay thai backround.. I always hated elbows. They open nasty cuts and cause a mess.

 

[TCE]

But only a 20% of elbow cuts have ended fights!!! the other 80% of fights have been stopped legitimacy even after an elbow blow opening a gash on someones face.

 

[Joonbugg]

I love elbows in fights. If it were up to me, there would be stomps and knees to downed opponents too, but its not up to me dammit.

 

[miraclecomeback]

Knees to the head cause more cuts. I remember there was an event where 3 cuts got opened via a grazing knee to the head

 

[Lead]

Jones hater alert.

Didn't even think about how influential they are to the ground game. Guard would be so much shittier with no elbows. Fuck this thread.

 

[TKimble]

I bet you want stomps and soccer kicks though.

 

[dissolved]

Pfft no. MMA without elbows isn't MMA.

 

[aus101]

I say allow elbows, soccer kicks, stomps, knees to grounded opponents, up kicks and headbutts.

 

[emperor]

Lol.. Funny thing is I actually train muay thai and i come from a muay thai backround.. I always hated elbows. They open nasty cuts and cause a mess.

Nobody believes you.

 

[NorCalNinja]

ban worthy imo

 

[Lucifer Alpha]

Yeah.Effective at opening up a cut and spilling blood everywhere.

So you don't think it hurts to get slammed in the face by an elbow multiple times? Do you realize that's a bone?

 

[5thDimensionMMA]

Didn't even think about how influential they are to the ground game. Guard would be so much shittier with no elbows. Fuck this thread.

Ever heard of Fedor?

 

[Rod Farva]

Agreed. At the same time they should outlaw ALL strikes

 

[5thDimensionMMA]

Nobody believes you.

Im actually in Northern Va.. Wanna meet up..You can come to my gym to spar.

 

[Lucifer Alpha]

Lol.. Funny thing is I actually train muay thai and i come from a muay thai backround.. I always hated elbows. They open nasty cuts and cause a mess.

So you train in the art of eight limbs yet hate elbows? You must be a shitty muay thai practitioner.