Why don't more fighters use their Free eye-poke?

[KOPPE]

The first eye poke is literally penalty-free, since everybody seems to be operating under that unwritten rule anyway.
And until officials stop their "first one is free" policy, there is no reason not to groin strike and eye-poke your opponent immediately.
I'm not saying it would be right to do so
but I don't get why we don't see more fighters use their free eye poke. You almost never get penalized for the first, and maybe not even the second.
and according to Gary "You both did it" Copeland, You can even get away with a third one if both of you did it at the same time.

 

[TrueBias]

It's an interesting take, but the payoff from that idea is that it would actually work. Then the fighters doing it would be shitty cheaters and others doing accidentally would get the same treatment.

Plus, who wants to do that?

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Probably would be a bad look, fans will think less highly of you.

 

[Objectively Correct]

They do though. Start immediately deducting points and watch how many "accidental" eye pokes we still witness lol. They did my boy Fiziev dirty, never forget

 

[RockyLockridge]

That's why all fouls should be an Automatic Half point deduction. Would make no foul free.

 

[Ares Black]

The smart thing to do is to immediately kick your opponent in the nuts

 

[baba2008]

That's why all fouls should be an Automatic Half point deduction. Would make no foul free.

Absolutely. All the other sports give out penalties even it was accidental. This whole warning business is silly and punitive to the recipient of the foul. It’s bush league.

 

[michhmoggan]

I think costa had the same idea against vettori he eye poked and immediately after he heavy kicked the italian... So he made two free heavy damages at the same time. By the way he was unlucky because the referee gave the point deduction even if it was his first "accidental" faul.

At the end it depends on who has the dana privilege.

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Not just the eye poke, you get 2-3 free cage grabs depending on the ref too so you might as well use those.

 

[RockyLockridge]

Absolutely. All the other sports give out penalties even it was accidental. This whole warning business is silly and punitive to the recipient of the foul. It’s bush league.

Yes, It would also make it so that if you eyepoke a guy you lose half a point, you nut shot a guy, you lose half a point. now you're down a point.

where as now you could perform both of those actions in one round and suffer no consequence

 

[5crew]

Not just the eye poke, you get 2-3 free cage grabs depending on the ref too so you might as well use those.

So you are telling me wrestlers/grapplers should push opponent to the cage, trap them there by grabbing the fence and eye poke immediately within the first minute of round 1 for maximum advantage the next 14 mins?

 

[Hellowhosthat]

So you are telling me wrestlers/grapplers should push opponent to the cage, trap them there by grabbing the fence and eye poke immediately within the first minute of round 1 for maximum advantage the next 14 mins?

Absolutely, ideally throw a nut shot in there too.

 

[KOPPE]

That's why all fouls should be an Automatic Half point deduction. Would make no foul free.

This will also give the fighters more urgency to finish the fight.

 

[Sean_wongster_wongmastter]

(1) If you are very zoned in on a fight, you probably aren't going to be focused on pointing eyes.

(2) The eye is a very small target, it's hard to hit directly on the eye, let alone poke it.

(3) Hands up trying to poke at the face is going to open you up for takedowns.

(4) Most eye pokes are passive, from being coming into you, rather than you going into them. If you can land a forward moving eye poke, you can probably land a punch, which may be more effective.

 

[jeff7b9]

I think several fighters use it, they just keep it in their back pocket, either to defend themselves and buy themselves a breather or to get out of a bad situation.

 

[jeff7b9]

So you are telling me wrestlers/grapplers should push opponent to the cage, trap them there by grabbing the fence and eye poke immediately within the first minute of round 1 for maximum advantage the next 14 mins?

 

[Vil7]

Maybe they could fine the person that breaks the rules and give the money to the opponent. i don't know if it would be worth getting your nuts or taco smashed in for it but they need some kind of penalty that is consistent.

 

[MrBlackheart]

Jon Jones uses his first free eye poke every fight and then have coupons for the 2nd and 3rd one.

 

[Colemanstove]

The first thing every fighter should do is poke a eye or use the also free groin shit. Why not start out with a nice advantage

 

[ModernMatt]

The smart thing to do is to immediately kick your opponent in the nuts

hahaha, i was thinking this when i read the thread title, why stop at one dirty trick?