You dont block a headkick with a single arm block

[biscuitsbrah]

as good as my memory is.....i think i remember fedor blocking it properly.....muay thai style, pulling up both the arm and shin/knee

That was like one of the only times in MMA where I saw someone do that lift the rear leg up Muay Thai block.

I remember there being a thread after Jon Jones kod DC about how DC was supposed to block like Fedor/CroCop.

I didn’t think it was a fair comparison because Mirko wasn’t throwing vicious front kicks up the middle like Jon was

 

[Hassan Mouzine]

That was like one of the only times in MMA where I saw someone do that lift the rear leg up Muay Thai block.

I remember there being a thread after Jon Jones kod DC about how DC was supposed to block like Fedor/CroCop.

I didn’t think it was a fair comparison because Mirko wasn’t throwing vicious front kicks up the middle like Jon was

it wasnt a fair comparison because mirko is a southpaw vs fedor. different kind of kick to the head compared to dc vs jones. and fedor was technically better than dc, no shame in that.

 

[biscuitsbrah]

it wasnt a fair comparison because mirko is a southpaw vs fedor. different kind of kick to the head compared to dc vs jones. and fedor was technically better than dc, no shame in that.

Jon kicked him from the southpaw stance. And fedor had a different skill set than fedor

 

[Aluminati]

I think Fedor being short helped the kick miss. I think Crocop slipped on a logo during his best opportunity to land it too. Not going to rewatch the fight though

You're both right. However, the main reason that he was able to single block was CroCop's penchant for throwing his high kick over the top of the guard (aiming for the shin off the dome vs jaw/cheek). Fedor being short offered the ability to dodge low and use his arm to soften the blow in case he couldn't completely avoid it.

 

[nostradumbass]

Still think it’s crazy that Fedor was successfully single arm blocking Mirko CroCop left high kicks. . . IF I’m remembering the fight correctly lol

At least a few of them he sloped his forearm to make the kick slide up over his head so he could block the body with one arm and the head with the other. It was a really good defense, but you also could get your arm wrecked if it hits the wrong spot.

Whats Lucky about aiming for the head and throwing a kick landing it

The fact that you're aiming it at someone who doesn't want to get hit by it. They're aiming all their strikes at the other person, but only a fraction land cleanly because depends on what the other person does.

 

[MT5]

Serious question:
I dont think that kick would have landed, at least not with the same impact, had everything been the same but Poirier had been wearing boxing gloves. When I see ufc guys train they wear full boxing gloves a lot. I've never trained MMA but I wonder how this affects things. I totally understand training in bigger gloves, of course. Is there any kind of regimen or common practice, training wise, to prepare yourself for the different angles, movements, etc. of the move to smaller gloves?

 

[SamuraiBro]

At least he had 1 arm up. Usman had 0.

Yeah Dustin’s KO was bad but Usman’s was career changing.

 

[Trabaho]

At least a few of them he sloped his forearm to make the kick slide up over his head so he could block the body with one arm and the head with the other. It was a really good defense, but you also could get your arm wrecked if it hits the wrong spot.



The fact that you're aiming it at someone who doesn't want to get hit by it. They're aiming all their strikes at the other person, but only a fraction land cleanly because depends on what the other person does.

Would by that logic every single Mike Tyson knock out be luck ?

So it's luck cause Dustin tried to defend it ?

 

[Huligani]

Poirier was reacting only to a right hand

 

[Trabaho]

It can be done it’s just not the best way to block and you can still get rocked pretty bad. I think the fight with Robbie and Rory, Robbie got rocked with a head kick he blocked with one arm if I remember correct. These guys kick hard and one arm isn’t enough to take that force.

If you see it on time and the arm is significantly away from your head you can block it. Now if you're arm is glued to your head it's not a proper block.

 

[Poatan Power]

His defense was the least effective one you can do, and since he didn't see it because it was covered by the cross, it makes sense that it's the only one he had left to do. All of the other ones you mentioned it needed to be seen sooner.

May as well have told him to sweep the leg breh

 

[Trabaho]

At least a few of them he sloped his forearm to make the kick slide up over his head so he could block the body with one arm and the head with the other. It was a really good defense, but you also could get your arm wrecked if it hits the wrong spot.



The fact that you're aiming it at someone who doesn't want to get hit by it. They're aiming all their strikes at the other person, but only a fraction land cleanly because depends on what the other person does.

How is it any more lucky then any other knock out ever landed or any grappling move ever done ?

 

[Trabaho]

Serious question:
I dont think that kick would have landed, at least not with the same impact, had everything been the same but Poirier had been wearing boxing gloves. When I see ufc guys train they wear full boxing gloves a lot. I've never trained MMA but I wonder how this affects things. I totally understand training in bigger gloves, of course. Is there any kind of regimen or common practice, training wise, to prepare yourself for the different angles, movements, etc. of the move to smaller gloves?

MMA sparring gloves exist too. Padded mma gloves.

 

[legcramp]

Okay keyboard MMA fighter. op

 

[nostradumbass]

Would by that logic every single Mike Tyson knock out be luck ?

So it's luck cause Dustin tried to defend it ?

No, probably not Mike Tyson because he was doing it to everyone. That was Gaethje's first head kick KO in 15 years and 30 fights, including fighting the same opponent before.

Not even saying this particular shot was lucky, though there is some luck involved in a lot of single strike KOs when it's not something anybody would bet on in a rematch, but the idea of that's what he was aiming for so there's no luck involved is a bit silly when it involves someone else defending. Hell, even a half court basketball shot on a stationary target with nobody defending is still a lot of luck in landing it.

 

[Dana's Moonface]

 

[Trabaho]

No, probably not Mike Tyson because he was doing it to everyone. That was Gaethje's first head kick KO in 15 years and 30 fights, including fighting the same opponent before.

Not even saying this particular shot was lucky, though there is some luck involved in a lot of single strike KOs when it's not something anybody would bet on in a rematch, but the idea of that's what he was aiming for so there's no luck involved is a bit silly when it involves someone else defending. Hell, even a half court basketball shot on a stationary target with nobody defending is still a lot of luck in landing it.

He was hunting for that head kick, threw it like 4 times in the first round then landed it on his 5th attempt. And he set it up. It wasn't just wild thrown.


Most fighters don't got a head kick ko. They're pretty rare

A kick is like a punch. And intentional strike.

 

[allaf]

He didn't see it, his hand want up automatically.
Right hand to mask the right high kick is a classic in kick-boxing.
It's a basic classic technique, like look low and aim high, it's often to simple but well executed and timed techniques that work, not the crazy combos.

 

[Tapioca Cold]

Hands up at all times. Lol at just duck or lean back.

 

[El Fernas]

He wasn't blocking it. He said he didn't see it. And that his hand just went up as a reflex.

This, Gaethje set it up perfectly with the right hand, same as Edwards vs Usman.