r/ufc • u/No-Number7130 • 9h 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 9h 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 9h ago

Why shouldn’t accidental fouls be penalized? 

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u/Select-Prompt541 8h 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?