I think the trend is towards fighters using their alotted set of fouls. You had Weidman win the fight last week with a double eye poke special.
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.
It's a risk/reward thing. But considering the greatest eye poker is also arguably the goat. Eye poking might not be a bad game plsn.It can ruin that fight into a NC. The fans can turn on you and officials. You could unintentioally foul again but now it's 2. Your opponent can seek revenge ala Stipe DC.
It's a risk/reward thing. But considering the greatest eye poker is also arguably the goat. Eye poking might not be a bad game plsn.