Tag: Kicks

Watch: Jon Jones and Holly Holm Throw Some Spinning Kicks

If every opponent were a bag of sand, MMA would be more fun. Get on it, Dana. Because if every opponent were a bag of sand, you’d regularly get displays like this one, in which UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC women’s bantamweight and former world boxing champion Holly Holm take turns […]

If every opponent were a bag of sand, MMA would be more fun. Get on it, Dana. Because if every opponent were a bag of sand, you’d regularly get displays like this one, in which UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and current UFC women’s bantamweight and former world boxing champion Holly Holm take turns […]

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Kicks Aren’t Going Anywhere: Tarec Saffiedine

Kicks are getting bad press this week. While the severity of Anderson Silva’s injury at the hands of Chris Weidman was unusual, he got hurt by taking the risk of not setting up a power low kick. Kicking without setup and with no means of preventing the opponent checking—and especially power kicking without something to […]

Kicks are getting bad press this week. While the severity of Anderson Silva’s injury at the hands of Chris Weidman was unusual, he got hurt by taking the risk of not setting up a power low kick. Kicking without setup and with no means of preventing the opponent checking—and especially power kicking without something to […]

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Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua: Soccer Kicks Are Safer Than Elbows on the Ground

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua would like to see soccer kicks made legal inside the Octagon, especially since, in his opinion, they are safer than elbows on the ground.  “Shogun” said as much in a recent interview with MMA Junkie:  “For sure, the new rules hinder me,” Rua recently said. “I think that […]

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio Rua would like to see soccer kicks made legal inside the Octagon, especially since, in his opinion, they are safer than elbows on the ground.  “Shogun” said as much in a recent interview with MMA Junkie:  “For sure, the new rules hinder me,” Rua recently said. “I think that […]

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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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Jon Jones Talks Move to Heavyweight, TRT, Push Kicks and More

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has finished his coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter, and on April 27 he will defend his title against the man he coached against, Chael Sonnen.  A few weeks before heading out to Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque to prepare for that bout, he made a pit stop in Chicago […]

UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones has finished his coaching stint on The Ultimate Fighter, and on April 27 he will defend his title against the man he coached against, Chael Sonnen.  A few weeks before heading out to Jackson’s MMA in Albuquerque to prepare for that bout, he made a pit stop in Chicago […]

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UFC Rule Changes: Why There Is NOTHING Wrong with Soccer Kicks

There’s nothing loathsome about soccer kicks. Those that are concerned about possible health detriments seem to have forgotten that the sport of fighting is rife with such hazards.  Yes, a soccer kick can cause damage, but so can a punch, an…

There’s nothing loathsome about soccer kicks. Those that are concerned about possible health detriments seem to have forgotten that the sport of fighting is rife with such hazards.  Yes, a soccer kick can cause damage, but so can a punch, an elbow, a knee or pretty much every other legal technique in mixed martial arts.  […]