Who saw that SICK ninja kick in WEC last night (gif)
 

Off the cage flying head kick by Anthony Pettis - Sickest kick ever?

i dont want to fight with him ... :)

Yeah that was fucking nuts! Definitely an amazing end to a solid 5 rounds.

is that even legal??

i always thought head kicks were a banned attack :2 cents:

that was amazing, looked like he was gonna lose the fight too...

i like kick

No, not under rules of MMA used by UFC/WEC, or under Pride rules.

If they were, nobody would know who Mirko Crocop is. :2 cents:

was that rex kwon do?

fucking awesome!!!

Looks more like it was a lucky shot.

Quoth Bukowski:

holy shit that was awesome!

I think only blows to the back of the head and knee to the head when on the ground are not allowed. So what happened after this, did he win?

Not really. It's just that they more often than not don't work well in MMA since it can lead to a takedown or nice KO punch if you miss your mark or get beat to it. So you don't see them very often. It's a bit like the flying armbar in a way but not quite THAT bad or rare. If you like to see head kicks K1 is usually the better bet. :thumbsup

That was a great kick indeed

That was nasty. Str8 out of the movies!

great kick...

Bad ass. You'd never see that one coming.

Don't see any gif...

Kind of looks like he missed...

He said in post-interview that he trains that kick. It was the first time I ever saw one "off the cage".

awesome - that is if it's not fake. The max you can bet on UFC is 1k at most books. Leads me to believe that most of it is fixed.

nice one.

Amazing, always thought that kung-fu is just for looking cool and it is useless in fight, maybe not...

Awesome move, just like a movie scene :)

he is taekwondo 3rd degree black belt in the ATA... those kicks they do every day 10x a day...

Coming from someone who has no clue what so ever about Mixed Martial Arts.