What's your favourite rule to see the refs enforce?

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Trick question: the only rule the refs enforce is screaming in submissions. You can grab the fence, poke the eyes, kick the balls, knee downed opponents and hit to the back of the head with impunity. I'd love to see some statistics because it really feels like fighters are starting to figure out and embrace what they can get away with.

I just want a fucking fight with actual fucking rules, put together because two people climbed the fucking ladder by beating the fighter ranked above them (not because they're popular shitheads on social media or are being protected by management), without Dana White privilege, and without the UFC possibly going past the point of fight fixing (like they did with O'Malley vs. Aljo or whatever they said to Mokaev).

I just want some fucking fights without asterisks beside them but there are so many goddamn asterisks I feel like I'm at a French comic book convention.
 
don't ask said:
Trick question: the only rule the refs enforce is screaming in submissions. You can grab the fence, poke the eyes, kick the balls, knee downed opponents and hit to the back of the head with impunity. I'd love to see some statistics because it really feels like fighters are starting to figure out and embrace what they can get away with.

I just want a fucking fight with actual fucking rules, put together because two people climbed the fucking ladder by beating the fighter ranked above them (not because they're popular shitheads on social media or are being protected by management), without Dana White privilege, and without the UFC possibly going past the point of fight fixing (like they did with O'Malley vs. Aljo or whatever they said to Mokaev).

I just want some fucking fights without asterisks beside them but there are so many goddamn asterisks I feel like I'm at a French comic book convention.
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Wow, how many times can a guy say "f*cking" in a post? Is that you Uncle Dana?
 
"I feel like I'm at a French comic book convention."

If anyone can relate to this, fuck off. imho.
 
don't ask said:
Trick question: the only rule the refs enforce is screaming in submissions. You can grab the fence, poke the eyes, kick the balls, knee downed opponents and hit to the back of the head with impunity. I'd love to see some statistics because it really feels like fighters are starting to figure out and embrace what they can get away with.

I just want a fucking fight with actual fucking rules, put together because two people climbed the fucking ladder by beating the fighter ranked above them (not because they're popular shitheads on social media or are being protected by management), without Dana White privilege, and without the UFC possibly going past the point of fight fixing (like they did with O'Malley vs. Aljo or whatever they said to Mokaev).

I just want some fucking fights without asterisks beside them but there are so many goddamn asterisks I feel like I'm at a French comic book convention.
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It's a good grief bro.
However, if this forum was dedicated to women's gymnastics, we would be dissecting the same kind of arbitrary rules that define a medal winner.
 
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mma is one of sports where rules are just a recommendation
in ufc rules and judges exist to help certain privileged fighter
 
Because like someone already said, it seems to be the only rule they get right every time.
Like, it's my fave because of this reason. I guess?

Truth - I think they have a hard job and most of them do it pretty well. No one is perfect, and no ref has live realtime access to 4 different camera angles. They can't see every damn thing.
 
When a ref asks a fighter before the start of the fight "Are you ready?" and the fighter says "No, I'm not ready," I agree that deducting a point for being a smartass is warranted.
 
Leonard Haid said:
When a ref asks a fighter before the start of the fight "Are you ready?" and the fighter says "No, I'm not ready," I agree that deducting a point for being a smartass is warranted.
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lol has that happened?
 
DapperDave said:
Because like someone already said, it seems to be the only rule they get right every time.
Like, it's my fave because of this reason. I guess?

Truth - I think they have a hard job and most of them do it pretty well. No one is perfect, and no ref has live realtime access to 4 different camera angles. They can't see every damn thing.
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We're not unhappy that refs aren't noticing things, we're unhappy that they're not enforcing the rules that keep the fights fair and the fighters safe. It's a problem that refs are giving endless warnings instead of deducting points.
 
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