Why do the Diaz brothers use the Stockton slap?

[Number1StockBroker]

Is it to get their opponent frustrated and stupidfied? It is not as effective as a punch would be.

 

[StayCranked]

to humiliate your opponent

 

[smallbets]

Mental warfare

 

[Brock Tober]

Because a Walla Walla slap is ghey.

 

[Ar145984]

It has slightly better range and they mostly use it on exits, so it functions more as a distraction

 

[Andy Anderson]

Have you been to stockton? everyone slaps each other in a fight

 

[MMAEXP3RT]

To keep a bitch in place.

 

[kinglebron31]

Keep dat slap hand strong hoe.

 

[QcChopper]

If you'd ask this question in Stockton you'd get slapped on-the-spot.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Because bitch slapping world
class, trained martial artists
during professional fights is
just about the most gangster
it can get outside of stabbing
a mf'r

 

[xMaxPower]

It's hard to dodge a slap the way they throw it. you cant slip a slap because for a slap, you reach and then you go side ways with an open hand which is bigger than a closer hand, if that makes sense. My point is, it's easy for Diaz to land them and like what others said its mental warfare technique.

 

[mime]

bas rutten actually talked about something similar, opening the hand to add a few inches to add length to your strike, its a range distance thing, your opponent thinks they are out of harms way because they gauged your reach during the fight but then they get hit because you added a few inches it might mess with their judgement of your timing and striking distance. so it could do a lot of things, mess up your opponents judgement on striking, make them angry and rush in or make them hesitant ...all i know is i enjoy the hell out of it, gives us high entertainment value

 

[King Bastar]

Because you touch yourself at night.

 

[kazama]

Stockton Slap count

Gomi got 1
Cerrone, Michael Johnson, Maynard got 2-3
Conor 6 maybe more

 

[in the liver]

It is not as effective as a punch would be.

you should ask conor about that

 

[billharford]

ninja shit. it's like the opposite of touch-butt

 

[Mondo Freaks]

Cuz the Hadouken is already taken

 

[HHJ]

because they dont give a fuck

 

[minowasmullet]

Do fightmetric count them as significant strikes?

 

[jase0910]

bas rutten actually talked about something similar, opening the hand to add a few inches to add length to your strike, its a range distance thing, your opponent thinks they are out of harms way because they gauged your reach during the fight but then they get hit because you added a few inches it might mess with their judgement of your timing and striking distance. so it could do a lot of things, mess up your opponents judgement on striking, make them angry and rush in or make them hesitant ...all i know is i enjoy the hell out of it, gives us high entertainment value

Beat me to the Bas Rutten reference!