Fighter escapes WWE style powerbomb to land KO

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MarcusRenatoBlackBelt - More fighters are using WWE moves that were thought to be banned. The unorthodox stuff is good for mma.

Exactly.. Like the Anthony Pettis showtime kick, anything that adds flair to the sport is definitely makes the fan take notice.

That being said, the powerbomb initiatiated from this position is on the finge of legal depending on the angle in which they drop the opponent (a spike directly on the head is illegal). If this were lifted from a triangle choke however, alls fair.

Most athletic commissions rule that in the triangle choke, the man has the option of letting go, and therefore is subject to whatever downward pressure his opponent can inflict. Although this is the general consensus in just about every rules meeting, I don't necessarily agree. I have seen guys lifted in triangles during training before in which they would have been unable to release due to their opponents grip, which makes the potential outcome very scary.. Phone Post


Can't the guy on the bottom hook the leg? Machida received some criticism for not doing this against Quentin Jackson during the triangle attempt.

Yeah, but in some instances the guy can't reach it or the guy hips in and lifts so quickly that he doesn't have time. Phone Post