MMA rules reviewed and Dana White is not impressed |
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MMAcca
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 944-552
Season: 20-4 (#104)
Location: North East of England
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There will still be no knees the head of fallen opponents.
That’s the major news out of Montreal, where The Association of Boxing Commissions met to make some slight revisions to Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
It’s unclear what this might mean. The Nevada and California commissions, two of the most powerful MMA regulatory bodies, did not attend the meeting. Forty other commissions, however, did make the trek.
The Unified Rules have been used as regulations across the United States and Canada since their creation in 2001. The rules are often cited as being a major reason for the sudden explosion in the sport’s popularity.
It’s unclear if California and Nevada will adopt the rules. UFC President Dana White, in fact, made it clear that he does not intend to let changes happen anytime soon in a recent Yahoo!Sports.com interview.
Here’s a snip from White:
“There’s going to be a fight. And you know I don’t roll over easily.”
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Post #1 7/7/08 2:04:52PM
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mk1630
Standup Guy
Career record: 346-196
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: B-lo,New York
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Why is the Association of BOXING Commissions the ones trying to change MIXED MARTIAL ARTS?? They have their own sport to ruin. I dont know too much about it, but shouldnt there be a commission for MMA? They are 2 completely different sports!
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Post #2 7/7/08 2:15:46PM
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gsquat
MMA Sensei
Career record: 198-117
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: TC, MI
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excellent call on no knees
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Post #3 7/7/08 2:31:06PM
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mk1630
Standup Guy
Career record: 346-196
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: B-lo,New York
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Posted by gsquat
excellent call on no knees
Really? I would love to see knees on the ground allowed.
Last edited 7/7/08 3:22PM by mk1630
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Post #4 7/7/08 3:21:13PM
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The-Don
Belt Contender
Career record: 293-204
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: TN
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if I read that right they want to make 14 sdifferent weight classes.. that is just stupid. I feel there is enough already...
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Post #5 7/7/08 3:34:04PM
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loller90278
BANNED
Career record: 258-185
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Redondo Beach
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hopefully gsp can add in his "i was not impressed with your performance" in this mix with danas reaction
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Post #6 7/7/08 3:40:55PM
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Darnok
Heavyweight Chump
Career record: 781-651
Season: 15-9 (#1335)
Location: Canada
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Posted by loller90278
hopefully gsp can add in his "i was not impressed with your performance" in this mix with danas reaction
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Post #7 7/7/08 7:16:16PM
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jgtribbett
MMA Sensei
Career record: 454-288
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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wamma should be donig the rules if anyone.
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Post #8 7/7/08 8:19:28PM
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mrsmiley
Heavyweight Champ
Career record: 911-532
Season: 21-3 (#55)
Location: Middletown,OH
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All the weight classes wanted to make me cry.That's crazy.
I would rather see Knees allowed and be done with it.
Their does need to be an MMA commision.
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Post #9 7/7/08 8:31:12PM
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McBee
In Full Mount
Career record: 570-316
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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they add one ambigous line from dana and steal the rest of the article from Sherdog? and act like they know what Dana think, he could have been quoted on a bridge game.
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Post #10 7/7/08 8:56:35PM
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Ben_Hutch
Banned
Career record: 124-81
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: London
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F*ck it its a fight whatever happens happens we're gona fight anyway
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Post #11 7/7/08 9:21:21PM
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Rush
Laying down the beats
Career record: 467-329
Season: 0-0 (#-)
Location: Canadian living in the SF Bay Area
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Some of the clarifications (like what the back of the head is) is important because nobody knew what it was in the first place.
The smothering foul is probably going to help get rid of lay and pray tactics
The weight classes do not bother me because the UFC (or any other org) does not have to have that particular class. It doesn't bother me if they change, but I am curious to know what they are.
Downward elbow strikes. Again, the only danger these strikes have is if you hit to the back of the head or spine, which is a foul anyways, so I don't see the problem with that either.
Honestly, this doesn't bother me and it seems that the revisions and people that have problems with them are just in a power struggle. Toes are being stepped on.
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Post #12 7/7/08 10:53:59PM
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