Bryce Mitchell surprises by calling for head stomps to be legalised in the UFC
Bryce Mitchell surprised by arguing for head stomps to be legalised in the UFC rather than banning the oblique kick popularised by Jon Jones. The American said he would have plenty of knockouts if he could stomp a grounded opponent.
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Bryce Mitchell, um dos nomes mais controversos do MMA, entrou em um debate quente: o chute oblíquo. O golpe, que Jon Jones popularizou, é criticado há anos, e Dana White já admitiu publicamente a possibilidade de bani-lo. Mitchell pensa diferente.
Para o americano, não é preciso acabar com o chute oblíquo — seria melhor liberar outro golpe: o pisão na cabeça, hoje vetado pelas Regras Unificadas.
“Se eu acho que eles deveriam fazer uma mudança de regra, deveria ser a adição do pisão. Quando esses animais atacam, o que você acha que eu faço com eles? Eu os pisaria no chão. Eu teria muitos nocautes se pudesse colocar o pé em um oponente no chão”, afirmou.
O contexto histórico ajuda a entender a discussão. O PRIDE, principal evento de MMA do planeta entre 1997 e 2007, permitia pisões e tiros de meta no rosto de adversários caídos, mas vetava cotoveladas na face. O evento faliu e foi comprado pelo UFC.
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