Dana White Says A Knee to the Head of A Downed Opponent Could Be Coming to the UFC
Knees to the head of a downed opponent?
You can still see them in Japanese promotions, but ZUFFA dumped the allowance of them when it took over the UFC to help “legitimize” the sport.
At a UFC 110 media event, Dana White mentioned that he and ZUFFA are considering a potential change in the rules for knees to the head of a downed opponent. White said he’s not opposed to offensive strikes with knees to a downed opponent but added that the US version of MMA might not be ready for such strikes yet.
Knees to the head of a downed opponent would have the effect of taking away a perceived advantage to wrestlers who shoot in and can take down their opponents without worrying about damage from a knee strike.
PRIDE FC fights which included knees to the head on the ground never really resulted in traumatic injuries, and proponents of the rule change say they are no different than knees to the head of a standing opponent – both cause lots of damage – and those same adherents say it would balance the supposed advantage wrestlers now have in MMA.
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