why aren't elbow strikes allowed to the back of the head?

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  • d-null
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    • Apr 2007
    • 13724

    #1

    why aren't elbow strikes allowed to the back of the head?

    watched ufc1 and it was ok then, but the commentator after mentions they are now illegal in UFC

    why is that?

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  • garce
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    • Oct 2001
    • 7103

    #2
    I don't watch sweaty muscular men touching each other, so I can't help you.

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    • Harmon
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      • Mar 2004
      • 20012

      #3
      Most likely because you can rattle somebody's brain around a little too much and it more or less. Ever been hit with an elbow? It hurts and can do some severe damage. The rule was introduced in UFC 15.
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      • Fucksakes
        Shit... Fuck! What the Hell?
        • Dec 2003
        • 7567

        #4
        That is the softest part of the skull and thinnest and the nerves that run up from your spinal column run underneath it and into various parts of your brain but then basically all meet there. Your skull is made up of several plates and that plate also is the smallest and it interconnects with a lot more muscle and flesh than other plates that basically are bone on bone for the most part. This and the location of all the nerves and thinness of the plate itself make it a very vulnerable area and one that affects a person in so many different ways even with just a punch. Done hard enough and low enough on the back of the neck and more towards the spinal column it can fracture and even break the small bones, which are among some of the smallest, that make up the spinal column. This is one of the reasons why rabbit punches are basically not allowed in any kind of professional fighting anywhere in the world.

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        • bronco67
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Dec 2006
          • 29026

          #5
          Those guys will all end up retarded, if they aren't already -- which is debatable. Right behind them is the over-tatted retards that watch it.
          Last edited by bronco67; 01-18-2011, 10:35 PM.

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          • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
            (felis madjewicus)
            • Jul 2006
            • 20368

            #6
            That's a kill shot. Would make things much more interesting....

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            • Dodododa
              Confirmed User
              • Oct 2010
              • 239

              #7
              Originally posted by bronco67
              Those guys will all end up retarded, if they aren't already -- which is debatable. Right behind them is the over-tatted retards that watch it.
              The sport has been going for decades and no one has ended up retarded yet.

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              • flashfire
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                • Feb 2003
                • 13098

                #8
                if you think these guys arn't gonna end up with serious brain damage you may also be retarded

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                • EZRhino
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 6258

                  #9
                  Originally posted by bronco67
                  Those guys will all end up retarded, if they aren't already -- which is debatable. Right behind them is the over-tatted retards that watch it.
                  Boxers end up sounding more retarded a hell of a lot more often then MMA fighters and die in the ring more often.
                  Last edited by EZRhino; 01-18-2011, 11:58 PM. Reason: spelling

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                  • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                    (felis madjewicus)
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 20368

                    #10
                    Originally posted by EZRhino
                    Boxers end up sounding more retarded a hell of a lot more often then MMA fighters and die in the ring more often.
                    Only because punching eachother as hard as you can in the fucking head is THE key to winning. You've simply got other options in MMA...

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                    • PromoterX
                      Confirmed User
                      • Sep 2010
                      • 949

                      #11
                      Originally posted by bronco67
                      Those guys will all end up retarded, if they aren't already -- which is debatable. Right behind them is the over-tatted retards that watch it.
                      No doubt. LOL.

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                      • Deej
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                        • Jun 2005
                        • 24386

                        #12
                        spinal cord. nuff said...

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                        • Antonio
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Oct 2001
                          • 14136

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Dodododa
                          The sport has been going for decades and no one has ended up retarded yet.
                          Yup, in fact, the majority of the fighters enroll at top Universities as soon as they retire, great number of them (close to 90% actually) are MENSA members as well....

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                          • Angry Jew Cat - Banned for Life
                            (felis madjewicus)
                            • Jul 2006
                            • 20368

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Antonio
                            Yup, in fact, the majority of the fighters enroll at top Universities as soon as they retire, great number of them (close to 90% actually) are MENSA members as well....
                            It takes intelligence to fight at that level. You've got to be able to think and react quickly. A lot of muscle memory has got to be involved, but being a top level fighter in MMA takes some brain power too.

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                            • ottopottomouse
                              She is ugly, bad luck.
                              • Jan 2010
                              • 13177

                              #15
                              Originally posted by EZRhino
                              Boxers end up sounding more retarded a hell of a lot more often then MMA fighters and die in the ring more often.
                              You can hit someone a lot harder with boxing gloves on than the fingerless gloves in MMA as you aren't going to smash your hand to bits.
                              ↑ see post ↑
                              13101

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                              • CaptainHowdy
                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                • Dec 2004
                                • 94028

                                #16

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                                • gideongallery
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Aug 2003
                                  • 7082

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by d-null
                                  watched ufc1 and it was ok then, but the commentator after mentions they are now illegal in UFC

                                  why is that?
                                  all strikes to the back of the head have been outlawed in the ufc since they became sanctioned.

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                                  • Dodododa
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Oct 2010
                                    • 239

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Antonio
                                    Yup, in fact, the majority of the fighters enroll at top Universities as soon as they retire, great number of them (close to 90% actually) are MENSA members as well....
                                    First of all, what professional athlete enrols at university when they finish their career? They earn more money with bank interest alone than 90% of MENSA members. Second of all, most UFC fighters go years without suffering a single concussion. Third of all, show me a single example of a punch drunk ex-UFC fighter.

                                    Boxers are far more likely to lose IQ points (though most of them are still pretty sharp at the end of their careers). Most of them spar at 90% contact several times a week. MMA fighters don't take many head blows between fights.

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