What is and what is not allowed in MMA? Every MMA fighting organisation has its own specific rules, and some universal rules do exist. Today, we take a quick look at what’s not allowed.
- No groin attacks
- No knees to the head on a grounded opponent
- No strikes to the back of the head or the spine
- No head-butts.
- No eye gouging
- No fish hooking
- No fingers in an opponent’s orifices
- No biting
- No hair pulling
- No strikes or grabbing of the throat
- No manipulation of the fingers or toes
- No intentional grabbing of the ring or cage
- No intentional throwing of your opponent outside of the ring or cage
- Accidentally performing any of these earns you an automatic warning from the referee
- If your opponent was injured from your accidental action, he is entitled to five minutes to recover
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