Why don't more fighters utilize the 'Sweet Chin music' technique?

[VanMMA]

It's a pretty easy technique to do if you're flexible and can generate a lot of force!

Shawn Michaels was a great exponent of this technique. He took out countless people with his kick in the WWE. This begs the question: how do you think a Prime Shawn Michaels would've done in the UFC?

Thoughts?

 

[jeff7b9]

Maybe because their opponents aren't actors doing a choreographed work.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

That's a theatrical version of a stepping sidekick, a common TKD kick.

 

[VanMMA]

Maybe because their opponents aren't actors doing a choreographed work.

Not sure if serious....

 

[TankAbbott4Eva]

I reckon Volk will beat Topuria by figure 4 leg lock

 

[josp1]

It’s most effective when you stomp your foot on the floor 10 or 12 times right before in order to “tune up the band”

 

[Kryptt]

 

[Neck&Neck]

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Worked for Lakay Wushu fighters until they started fighting opponents that have trained for over 3 months.

 

[EndlessCritic]

yan xiaonan has an amazing lead leg side kick.

 

[HHJ]

yan xiaonan has an amazing lead leg side kick.

That's pretty sick,but yeah you have to have really good reflexes and leg dexterity to pull that off.

 

[PaddyO'malley]

Yo prime HBK in the UFC that'd be straight madness,,,,,, my fam !!! Mans could slice down to LHW even middleweight buckin' up the mandem left and right Lolllll, be a ting fam.

Strickland be straight trying to vibe with HBK's quickness might catch a quick one to da chin....and Izzy too light couldn't handle a real one like HBK mans got that champ level wrestling on .

DDP mans not even close bucktee doesn't touch HBK,,,,,, man's been in them hour-long wrasslin' wars, got that OG champ juice .

Pereira ghost HBK widda clean left hook fax no printer .

Jiri's a different ting though, straight 50/50, 'cause dude's mad unpredictable, on some next level cray

Rest of da mandem duck like they hear strap gowan off was you feel me

 

[Flower2dPeople]

Yo prime HBK in the UFC that'd be straight madness,,,,,, my fam !!! Mans could slice down to LHW even middleweight buckin' up the mandem left and right Lolllll, be a ting fam.

Strickland be straight trying to vibe with HBK's quickness might catch a quick one to da chin....and Izzy too light couldn't handle a real one like HBK mans got that champ level wrestling on .

DDP mans not even close bucktee doesn't touch HBK,,,,,, man's been in them hour-long wrasslin' wars, got that OG champ juice .

Pereira ghost HBK widda clean left hook fax no printer .

Jiri's a different ting though, straight 50/50, 'cause dude's mad unpredictable, on some next level cray

Rest of da mandem duck like they hear strap gowan off was you feel me

 

[Khaosan]

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

yan xiaonan has an amazing lead leg side kick.

Prime examples

 

[GonzagaSokoudjouGuillard]

It's a pretty easy technique to do if you're flexible and can generate a lot of force!

Shawn Michaels was a great exponent of this technique. He took out countless people with his kick in the WWE. This begs the question: how do you think a Prime Shawn Michaels would've done in the UFC?

Thoughts?

This is truly an excellent question. I think the maneuver is disfavored because it carries a lot of risk. If the foot does not land squarely on the chin then you give up your back.

I say this from experience. A guy was hitting on my girlfriend and I tried to land a sweet chin music and next thing you know I was on the ground with a crowd surrounding me. Apparently I got choked unconscious. Also she broke up with me not long after. All in all, I do not recommend the technique.

 

[JBJ was here]

It's really slow if you're standing in a normal MMA stance rather than a taekwondo stance. You need to face forward a bit to have any takedown defense, and you need to have your feet in line with the opponent to land that kick quickly without telegraphing it.

 

[TempleoftheDog]

lol.

In mma the guy would move out of the way. I don’t think you’d land that kick more than once or twice in 100 attempts, imo.

 

[James Eagle]

ladies and gentlemen, the TKO era

fuck, we thought it was bad during the Brock era

 

[moreorless87]

Michaels stole it from...