The Association of Boxing Commissions just voted on a ton of new rules.
We break down what changed, why and what is on the horizon for their next meeting.
Video via @caseharts
Images: IMAGO| USA Today
#MMA #mmaRules #ufc
The Association of Boxing Commissions just voted on a ton of new rules.
We break down what changed, why and what is on the horizon for their next meeting.
Video via @caseharts
Images: IMAGO| USA Today
#MMA #mmaRules #ufc
They need to get the judges in order first and foremost
More transparency on scoring, and punishments, and explanations for cards wouldn't be bad.
Judging close fights is one of the hardest jobs ever aside from being a referee
@@boostrgold2876 I think the hardest job is being a fighter.
@@MattPado no shit captain obvious😂 didn't feel like I needed to clarify that but apparently I did. people on the internet are hilarious
Wrestlers and grapplers always have the advantage because of the simple fact that you cannot knee an opponent to the head if he has a knee down on the mat and is trying to take you down and is bent over. Also, if you are on your back, you are not allowed to kick your opponent in the face, so your options are limited. MMA rules favour the grappler.
Wrestlers are the most likely to get a front head lock on someone. But upkicks to the head should be legal (even if they’re grounded)
Nick Diaz was right about Pride rules. No elbows means you can't just lay on top of someone and throw short elbows in close. You have to posture up and make space for punches which gives the other guy space to get up. In a real fight at that position biting and eye gouging would be among the most popular techniques if your life depended on it.
@@TheMMADraw Good defensive wrestlers who can sprawl well could absolutely use knees to the head to punish people who spam lazy double-legs because they know that the risk is minimal at the moment. Would keep a lot more of the grindier fighters honest and open up new opportunites for finishes (see how Mighty Mouse got starched in ONE).
I miss Pride rules 10 min first round, yellow cards, and the stomp.
Except you just explained why wrestlers are at a disadvantage… they can’t knee grounded opponents. Aljo, was pretty much the only fighter in recent history to really abuse the front headlock position to his advantage
3rd rule is pretty clear honestly. If you’re not trying to advance position, going for a submission, or striking in an effort to finish, find a sub, or advance position, then you’re not doing anything significant
If you have Mount and the other person can stall There needs to be more clear statements about it
Or if you have the back and the other person just gets one of your hands and holds it. You shouldn’t be punished for their stalling. We’ve seen fighters just hold stall until the end of a round to survive while on the defense. It’s not as simple as you say.
@@TheMMADrawLet’s say a fighter has his back taken, and grabs his opponents hand with both of his. First, he can do that until the end of the round. I don’t really see the point in allowing that to continue. Stand them up. Second, if you have someone’s back and can’t do anything just because they’re holding your hand, you suck, and deserve to lose. Strip the grip. Hit them. Transition. Choke them with one arm. It’s mixed martial arts; there’s all kinds of options. If you are so bad that you can’t do damage or try for a finish from someone’s back, then don’t waste everyone’s time taking their back. The same applies to mount. You have fists, knees, and elbows, bruh. If you’re on top of someone and can’t hurt them or threaten a sub, then I want you to lose.
@@TheMMADraw Stalling is applicable for both the person. If other person stall then also it does not matter. Referee should interfere
I think if the ref stands them up, then the fighter doing the holding down should be awarded strong points for holding them down for a certain amount of time. Then stand them up. Repeat this process. This way it does give the opposite fighter, and the crowd, a chance to put on/watch a stand up show as well. But if one fighter can keep taking you down, he should be allowed to! That is his/her strength over the opposite fighter. This being MMA you cannot take that away or MMA will simply be kick boxing.
Slow down there pal. You are actually thinking about the problem and trying to solve it. That’s not allowed here. You’re supposed to just insult the people you disagree with.
Makes me nervous to give the referee influence over a fight b/c it does not meet an excitement standard of some kind. We’ll have to see how this works in practice. Helpfully we don’t see Khabib getting stood up because Connor can’t land off his back
yeah it feels a bit short sighted.
Super freaking crazy these rules came out right before Sterling vs omallly😂
Rule change #3... Aljamain Sterling going "uh-oh...😓"
What about downward pressure? That is a wrestling technique that does not involve strikes or excitement, but is part of fighting.
About time
No more boring grappling fighters sounds great
Kickboxing is a sport you can watch
Cope. They're changing the rules to what the people want to actually see.
@@TheMMADrawhe said boring grappling fights. We want to see submissions and people advancing position to strike and finish on the ground. We don't want to see people laying on top of each other doing nothing.
@@TheMMADrawWhat do you mean kickboxing ? Do you even have proper comprehension skills? Did you even understand what he said ? Casual has an MMA channel Lol
🤙!
I think a decent amount of these changes are probably good and some not so good maybe we have to see what the biggest thing is different states athletic commissions make pick up these new rules in others may not and that will be the big problem
I think all unified rule users will implement them but I will check on that.
@@TheMMADraw I surely hope they do especially in California
I don't like more rules, I also don't like punishing stalls, it's boring or whatever but not getting mauled is a good way not to lose. Now, illegal strikes should only be point deductions and dqs, not a 5 min rest for whoever got hit, it will easily make it go the modern Judo route by forcing fouls and it's gonna look so lame.
They changed the rule after Dana White walked out of that boring Font x Sandhagen fight 😂 I was excited for that fight too.
Basically giving more control to the refs to manipulate it to their advantage on what makes the most money
I’d hope that’s not true, but making things clearer is good. The last rule as we said could be bad
You're saying "exciting" and that's wrong. It's "fighting". That's their obligation. Stalling is not fighting.
Then there should be a similar rule for stalling in the feet which people do all the time
@@TheMMADraw I can disagree or agree with you and that doesn't change the fact that, that is a different rule that needs separate attention too
@@NeCoruption addressing them at separate times is a bad thing and only reinforces the bias the sport has for striking. But sure they are different but should be voted on and addressed at the same time in most cases to keep balance.
@@TheMMADraw I guess I agree with that, as they are relatable for sure. I just see it as deflective when it comes to the majority problem. We Def have more issues with ground stalling than standing on average
@@TheMMADrawWhat do you mean feet ? If you are just standing on feet then you are not winning. Lol. Casual alert 😂
Well, this is going to cause a hell of a lot of controversial matches over the next year
Better than snoozefests
what will Merab and Sandhagen do when they can’t lay and pray the dagestani way??
They’re both pretty exciting
@@TheMMADrawLol do you even understand MMA or just writting this just to show off that you are different than others ?
@@jericho-tube Yeah, I train. Im winning.
@@TheMMADraw Lol, casual alert
The downward elbow foul should be removed... Cmon guys...
We agree but they won’t let us run the commission
Shift UFC to somewhere else. Usa shouldn't be centre of everything. It isn't
I genuinely love the stand up rule. Aljo will lose his belt soon.
Is this for ufc also and when?
Ah well, Jon Jones' return is screwed now... Eye pokes won't win fights anymore lol
He’s the goat of one thing that’s for sure
@@TheMMADraw yepper!! We all know that when he faces adversity in a fight, that a foul will be coming soon lol.
Based on these rule changes, Volkanovski would probably have won against Islam M.
It was close regardless.
Thank god he called out striking idk why its fine for a striker to jab and circle and throw baby kicks to the body and win a dec but wrestlers that just lay on their opponent are punished
lay and pray is the same as bicycle and jab.
This is because it is a 5 rounders and mma . MMA does not mean only top control because someone is good on top and someone at the bottom, some at stand ups. The main criteria is damage no matter from where you do it. Holding someone is not damage. Lying on someone is not even allowed in wrestling. You can not lay on someone for more than 20 sec if you are not trying to pin him in wrestling. So why do you want it in MMA? Lol
@@jericho-tubelaying on someone is most certainly allowed in wrestling the bottom man has to attempt to escape and when they gas themselves out and only do defense the top guy is not punished. And also I would argue it does do them damage not physical damage such as a cut but damages their gas tank at the end of a fight if u hit a guy with three jabs and he took u down five times and controlled u for 23 mins and looks not tired at all while u are crushed i would assume u would not leave feeling like u had won
@@jericho-tubethe main criteria being damage is why the fights are judged so inconsistent as well thats why point systems are in bjj and wrestling and even to a smaller worse extent in boxing. Defense and boring styles can be hated but not overlooked or ruled out just because people like islam and leon edwards beat ur fav fighters. Deal with it
@@Zpahcihfaerry Lol, a guy got exhausted from holding others also. And exhaustion has nothing to do with who wins. DDP looks exhausted all the times but still finishes fights. And yes boring style has no place in a show business . In wrestling you have to pun the other opponent with in fixed time and you can not just lay on someone. First learn the rules. Yes it is easy to score BJJ and wrestling because everyone has same background and these are only a single aspect of MMA. But MMA is not only bjj or wrestling but all combined ,it is mixed . So it's rules are also mixed that favours every discipline and not just wrestling
That ole GSP lay and pray / no finished fights coulda benefited from one of those rules..