Tag: Grounded

Should MMA Ban Elbows to a Grounded Opponent’s Head After Fighter Death?

MMA fans are accustomed to seeing fighters dust off brutal knockouts as if they never even happened. Tragically, this was far from the case when professional fighter Booto Guylain suffered a TKO loss back on February 27.  The 29-year-old was pronounced dead on Wednesday as a result of severe head trauma sustained in an MMA […]

MMA fans are accustomed to seeing fighters dust off brutal knockouts as if they never even happened. Tragically, this was far from the case when professional fighter Booto Guylain suffered a TKO loss back on February 27.  The 29-year-old was pronounced dead on Wednesday as a result of severe head trauma sustained in an MMA […]

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Report: MMA Commissioners May Allow More Knees, Kicks to Grounded Opponents

A powerful umbrella group will consider MMA rule changes that would allow more kicks and knee strikes to grounded opponents. According to a report from MMA Fighting, the Association of Boxing Commissions will, at its meeting this week, take up the idea of altering the Unified Rules of MMA. As it stands, knee strikes and […]

A powerful umbrella group will consider MMA rule changes that would allow more kicks and knee strikes to grounded opponents. According to a report from MMA Fighting, the Association of Boxing Commissions will, at its meeting this week, take up the idea of altering the Unified Rules of MMA. As it stands, knee strikes and […]

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