***Rules of the UFC re: Spike***

Ensanity - Spiking = Piledriver...plain and simple


 True... ask Nate Marquardt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!




blue63 - 
HOWtasteMYbigPP - Well then if that's the true intention of the rule you could be DQ'd for stuffing a takedown then.

You lift the opponent and spike him on his head during a sprawl?



If you want to talk semantics, the rules says nothing about lifting the opponent.

I'm pretty sure the point of some judo throws in MMA is to drop the dude on his head.

I have never seen the rule interpreted to mean anything but dropping someone on TOP of the their head.

As someone else here said:

PEDIGREE: LEGAL

PILEDRIVER: ILLEGAL

I would think the intention of the rule is to avoid driving a guy onto his head to reduce the risk of neck injury. However, it has not been applied this way.

It would be unfortunate if more people started adding this sort of technique to their arsenal on purpose.

WAH, HE SPIKED HIM ON HIS FACE, WAH!!!

Seriously, do you realize how stupid that sounds?

Biggy - Fouls:

18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his HEAD or neck.

Source: ufc.com



Face:

–noun

1.the front part of the HEAD, from the forehead to the chin.

Source: dictionary.com



/thread


Way to focus on the noun 'head' and completely ignore the verb 'Spiking'....



/thread indeed.

Matt Lindland should have been DQ'ed for spiking his own head during that fight that he knocked himself out.

Actually that was a suplex which had an arc motion to it which makes it legal.

ttt

ttt

ttt

Biggy - Fouls:
18. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his HEAD or neck.
Source: ufc.com

Face:
–noun
1.the front part of the HEAD, from the forehead to the chin.
Source: dictionary.com

/thread


You do realize there is a much beefier definition in the Unified Rules right? And that it has been discussed ad nauseum lately, by people considerably more well-informed than yourself?

anyone who didn't think that was illegal is either blind, ignorant of the rules, or semi-retarded.

RickyDerouen - 
Kurle - not a spike.


this means nothing...please expound

Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck:

Any throw that has an arc is a legal throw. A fighter may not pick up their opponent, invert them placing the fighter's feet straight up in the air and their head straight down and pile drive their opponent into the canvas. When a fighter is using a takedown or a throw against their opponent they are allowed to throw their opponent to the ground without worry as to whether their opponents head makes contact with the canvas before another part of their body as long as they have not placed their opponent into the above stated pile driver position.






NOT A SPIKE ACCORDING TO THE UNIFIED RULES.



/thread 

mikecard - 
RickyDerouen - 
Kurle - not a spike.


this means nothing...please expound


actually it does. It means it is not a spike per the uniform rules of MMA as promulgated by the ABC. See HexRei's quote above.