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UFC 142 Results: Clarifying The Rule On Strikes To The Back Of The Head
"The Truth Is Out There." No -- this is not another seething diatribe insisting that the rule on illegal strikes to the back of the head needs to be clearly defined in order to end the perpetual confusion. This is a reminder that the illegal strike zone has been quite concisely clarified since the...
Critiquing the Judging Criteria Proposed by Nelson 'Doc' Hamilton
Chael Sonnen's appeal hearing before the California State Athletic Commission overshadowed a piece by Josh Gross which provided details about the proposed changes to the judging prodcedures for MMA in the state of California. The proposal - written by longtime official Nelson "Doc" Hamilton - would...
UFC Referee Herb Dean Working to Improve the Sport
Until he left the Octagon in December of 2007 for a brief career as a broadcaster, "Big" John McCarthy was unquestionably MMA's alpha referee. "Big" John McCarthy wasn't the first man to ever ref a UFC bout, but by the end of his tenure he was a universally admired authority on the rules of the...
No Knees To The Head Of Fighters On The Ground?
Courtesy of Sherdog: Nick Lembo(Chairman of ABC's MMA Committee) on weight classes changes: "The ultimate goal is not to make changes detrimental to the growth of the sport," he said. "This is a very young, precocious sport . . . I’m not a big fan of radical changes, like with weight classes. I...
The MMA Rules Makers Want Our Input
The Association of Boxing Commissions Professional and Amateur MMA Rules Committee emailed us today with a call for input on their next round of MMA rules discussion. Here's the key bit, the full release is in the extended entry. The deadline to submit your comments to the committee is FAST...
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