ONE Championship banning use of soccer kicks

[Super Dave]

After 5 years of allowing its fighters to use soccer kicks, ONE Championship will no longer permit its competitors to use the move in future matches.

Company chairman Chatri Sityodtong personally announced the prohibition of the technical ground kick, which will take effect in its maiden trip to Macau, China dubbed “Heroes of the World” on Saturday, August 13.

“As of this Macau event, we will not allow soccer kicks to head anymore,” he said in a media scrum on Friday, August 12.

Soccer kicks have been a source of controversy in the sport and were explicitly classified as a foul under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), which are embraced by all state athletic commissions in the United States and other organizations worldwide.

The Singapore-based MMA promotion implements an international rule-set, which blends a combination of best combat practices from all over the globe, tolerating soccer kicks, stomps to the body and legs, and knee-strikes to a standing or grounded opponent.


Link: ONE Championship bans use of soccer kick in fights

 

[Super Dave]

PRIDE NEVER DIE

 

[Super Dave]

I understand this decision but I miss Pride so another organization without soccer kicks is unappealing to me.

I'm getting closer and closer to just revisiting my Pride dvds for my mma fix.

 

[Robbie Hart]

I think soccer kicks are rather barbaric......sorry

 

[lueVelvet]

I think soccer kicks are rather barbaric......sorry

Yup and that's why they removed them from being allowed, to help the image of the sport.

 

[Sex Chicken]

I understand this decision but I miss Pride so another organization without soccer kicks is unappealing to me.

I'm getting closer and closer to just revisiting my Pride dvds for my mma fix.

Picturing you squeezing into your tiny jean shorts that don't fit anymore, and sitting down with a plate of bagel pizzas to watch your old Pride DVDs is depressing as hell.

 

[MMAHAWK]

Most likely will never watch one FC again. Paid for and watched I'd guess all their available shows with the exception of maybe 3 or 4. The rule set they used was the best set ever used by mma other than nhb and set them apart from other orgs. With all the events available on fightpass, axs TV, and Bellator no reason to pay for Asian king of the cage.

 

[Left Hook Larry]

this was their only selling point imo

 

[Super Dave]

Picturing you squeezing into your tiny jean shorts that don't fit anymore, and sitting down with a plate of bagel pizzas to watch your old Pride DVDs is depressing as hell.

Apologies for putting that visual in your head.
It's not pretty.

 

[BrunoMcGyver]

I understand this decision but I miss Pride so another organization without soccer kicks is unappealing to me.

I'm getting closer and closer to just revisiting my Pride dvds for my mma fix.

Get behind Rizin bro

 

[Super Dave]

Get behind Rizin bro

Oh I'm already there.
They've been a blast to watch.

 

[Jesus X]

this was actually the only thing that was setting them apart from other orgs.

 

[Jesus X]

Get behind Rizin bro

looks like I will have to do that.

 

[BrunoMcGyver]

Oh I'm already there.
They've been a blast to watch.

Good stuff.

It's also a bonus that Rizin's not run by a guy who also runs an MMA gym and favours fighters that fight out of it.

 

[Mix6APlix]

I think soccer kicks are rather barbaric......sorry

"Optimistic"

 

[Bluesville]

I'm sure Vera decapitating his last opponent didn't hinder their decision.

lol

 

[WEWEREONABREAK]

 

[lowbrowpodcast]

Combine this with the fact that Ben Askren is considering retirement, and that's a wrap for ONE.

 

[sparkuri]

"How to make sparkuri stop watching you with ONE rule change"

1) Ban soccer kicks

 

[sparkuri]

this was actually the only thing that was setting them apart from other orgs.

That and an overwhelming degree of Asians.
But, yeah.
One and done for this guy.