This is why elbows should be banned.

[ayiio]

How many wrestlers in PRIDE were KO'd by a knee after a bad takedown attempt?

Only knee KO's after bad takedown were Kerr vs Vovchanchyn 1 (which was illegal at the time), Takanori Gomi KOing Ralph Gracie . . .

And Ralph Gracie isn't a "wrestler"

Coleman KOing Allan Goes (sorry no gif) and Coleman is the wrestler in that matchup.

Also wrestlers will be able to do this . . .

. . . so truthfully, knees on the ground will only help wrestlers. Sucks for you huh?

Knee to the head would pretty much end GSP draught with finishes . He would probably finish 100% of his fight like this .
GSP in Pride would have pretty much annahilate even more than he does now .

 

[Groundmaster]

Do not ban elbows but allow knees to down opponents... It will quickly end lame takedown attempt and make people move after failed takedowns...it would truly take some of the advantages wrestlers have...

Actually it would give good wrestlers an extra weapon. Look at what GSP did in some of his early fights....

 

[gabe1k]

They should wear elbow pads to lessen the mess. Nobody likes a messy octagon.

 

[Echo5O]

Because we have never seen a k.o. by elbow? Which of you favorite fights got cut up by elbows TS? Maybe you should stick to boxing or wrestling or something. Elbows are a part of the sport, should we ban knees too? They can also cause cuts. Maybe the fighters should wear headgear to avoid cuts from accidental headbuts. Even better yet let's use kyokushin rules while standing, no strikes other than kicks to the head. GTFO.

 

[Malbec]

I'm good with elbows in the guard going. They aren't a lot of fun to watch and only cause cuts that end the fight early. Now I know what someone will try to say, that the elbows are doing what everything else, that is, other strikes, are doing, but really they are causing a kind of damage that makes the fight stop in such as way that the end is unsatisfying. Vitor Belfort vs. Couture/Fedor vs. Noguiera....

Standing 'bows' are ok though.

 

[CraneKicks]

This is why elbows should be legal, because they make for a bloody, gritty, exciting fight.

winning post

 

[msh2]

you're not taking our elbows

 

[LouDee16]

Actually it would give good wrestlers an extra weapon. Look at what GSP did in some of his early fights....

Yes GSP... I am talking about guys that just shoot from anywhere knowing that if they miss the guy will sprawl and he doesn't have to worry about any offense coming back at him..... GSP would be unstopable... Wow

 

[born2killl]

Agreed. Seriously. Can we also cut out the punching and kicking crap. That just makes guys all tired and sluggish. And tone down the aggressive grappling too. I just want to see 2 dudes clinching and maybe some north south chokes.

I just sent Dana the idea and credited OP. good stuff

 

[kflo]

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.

don't forget they fuckin hurt.

 

[Kryptik]

They actually use elbows to hit with power, not to cut.

The problem is that the camps are training the fighters to graze with elbows just to cut and get a fight stoppage.

I really want to see proof supporting the ideas that:

1) There's a rash of elbow-fed cuts ruining fights
2) Elbows are almost always used exclusively to create cuts, and
3) That camps are teaching elbows for the sole purpose of making cuts and getting 'easy stops'.

 

[JudontknowMMA]

If you're a true sports fan, and want to see this sport grow to people that aren't into it yet, then see past what ONLY YOU LIKE, and see that banning downed elbows brings the chess game back to ground work and vote no to downed elbows.

 

[eiyuu]

If you're a true sports fan, and want to see this sport grow to people that aren't into it yet, then see past what ONLY YOU LIKE, and see that banning downed elbows brings the chess game back to ground work and vote no to downed elbows.

I don't like seeing more techniques/moves banned. That includes elbows.

 

[OvaryPunch]

Fuck that. Those are some of the best KOs. Observe:

 

[tdluxon]

It does nothing but cause a mess and make it a dirty fight.

Jon Jones would be pretty bummed if they banned elbows

 

[snoop dogg***]

Fuck that, just bleed bitch

every mma fan has a just bleed fan inside them. thats just a fact.

 

[Mikeyz]

It does nothing but cause a mess and make it a dirty fight.

I thought you were going to post a GIF of Jones-Hamill

 

[tooly01]

It does nothing but cause a mess and make it a dirty fight.

I stopped reading from there.

 

[JudontknowMMA]

Fuck that. Those are some of the best KOs. Observe:

I'm fine with standing elbows, because they are less dangerous and actually add to the chess match of standup. However, they take away from the chess match that should be full guard

 

[CrashStitches]

Cry moar, that's fine. But do not fucking take weapons away from fighters. They already lost knees and kicks to downed fighters, removing elbows without adding knees/kicks is lame as fuck. I'm all for knees, but until then, quit trying to fuck the sport up even more.