How long or how many years do you believe will be needed for the UFC to change the rules allowing kneeing to the opposing fighter in the 4 point position or knees to the body when on the ground?
Yeah when god damn it? It's been too long with that stupid rule in effect.
I heard KOTC had recently allowed 4 point attacks. Is this true? If so, the UFC should be able to as well as the athletic commisions would obviously be in agreement.
No way the NSAC would allow that.
I thought it would be a process in which the UFC would be able to enact a rule change over time.
my bad... i've hadn't seen the knees on the ground in the UFC in a while, I forgot... but this is really in reference to the rules concerning the four point position.
I guess this it's the way it was worded. 4 point attack doesn't neccesarilly mean knees to the head.
It's a shame they haven't worked something out...it really isn't that big of a deal in MMA. It's not like a stomp (ala Simms)
They actually did it to appease the New Jersey athletic commission, which sanctioned them before Nevada. I'm sure Pride and UFC together could convince the NSAC to review and accept the rule change if they tried.
"i've hadn't seen the knees on the ground in the UFC in a while"
dude check out Rich Franklin's fight with Edwin Dewees. Best I've seen in UFC!
goku... no way the UFC would do that. I thought earlier news about the Cali rules was trolling news. Wasn't it Dana White or some UFC head that said they would try to make the rules closer to original UFC rules happen (alah the knees and even the stomps) over time/ gradually. I was thinking with the recent UFC successes and Pride doing fairly well in Japan with the rules, that a change, although gradual (since its been like a few years or so since Zuffa took over and changed stuff around), would be in the offing? I'm thinking within two years sounding feasible.
I really miss knees damn it, everyone moans about the ground fighting being boring and then they limit what you can and can't do on the ground. Hopefully someday we'll get back all knees, elbows and kicks, once that's done the UFC will be perfect again.
BJM said a while back on mmaweeklyradio that they are working in reinstating knees to the head.
So the article was real and Pride was actually on the other side of the rules meeting?
so where's this article?
That is crap.
Wow... thats craptacular. So I guess, the rules will never change...
what a crock of shit
wow, Zuffa is cockblocking Pride! big shocker!
i read shit like this and hope Pride finds a way in under their rules and runs the UFC out.
the UFC is retarded for not constantly pushing for knees on the ground. GnP is vastly more exciting and there are far more finishes when knees are allowed. I'd trade elbows for knees anyday.