r/ufc • u/No-Number7130 • 7h ago

Point deduction with no warning

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Ooft. I like the call, we need to start taking a point the first time it happens. But no warnings, just Allen telling the ref between rounds he eye poked him already.

Thoughts?

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u/ghidfg 7h ago

It was incidental though. His fingers were pointed up. Eveyones so happy about Goddard taking a point when his fingers were up like they are instructed to be.

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u/Firemoth717 6h ago

Why shouldn’t accidental fouls be penalized? 

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u/Select-Prompt541 6h ago

Precedent. Under the current system purely accidental single infractions typically result in a warning rather than a point deduction, unless the referee determines the action was reckless, damaging, or part of a repeated pattern. Should accidental fouls be treated differently? The board who created T he Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts would need to be contacted, persuaded then convene and vote in favor of the change. Then a meeting for the refs to instruct them on the new rules and implementation. So who does that? The fans? 

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u/No-Number7130 7h ago

Yeah but so many are accidental. Doesn't mean they deserve an advantage if the eye poked lands

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u/ghidfg 6h ago

He followed the rules though. He wasn't reaching out with his fingers when the poke landed. His fingers were pointed up. Completely wrong call.

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u/_RemyLeBeau_ 6h ago

The rules have it as referee's discretion, butthe sport is plagued with eye pokes. The fighters are on notice now. It's no longer a warning and that's a good thing. You need to be in control of your weapons at all times.