The UFC rankings system is very straightforward. More than 20 media members from various MMA networks vote on the rankings. Their job each week is to vote on the top 15 fighters in each weight class. The UFC then uses their votes to determine fighters’ position in the rankings.
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Taekwondo can be both a martial art and a sport. Taekwondo at its core is the art of self-defense that has many forms and styles. But Taekwondo has also been promoted as a sport when the World Taekwondo Federation was formed as the international governing body for the sports competition internationally.
At one point in time, fighters from Asia used to dominate the scene, and they are more than present in modern times as well. But with the rise of MMA in the western world, it seems like the new generation of fight fans don’t know much about the true MMA legends from Asia.
Over history, humans have created hundreds of martial arts out of which many are effective as well as ineffective ones. Unfortunately, there are plenty of fighting styles that teach bad techniques that won’t help you much in a real fight or any scenario in which you have to defend yourself. In fact, some well-known fighting styles you think are effective, actually won’t teach you how to fight.
A rabbit punch is a blow that lands on the back of the head or top of the neck. It is illegal because back of the head is a place where our key motoric and brain functions are located. A single rabbit punch can cause serious spinal cord and brain injury that could be fatal in some cases.
But the Pride FC as a company collapsed quickly mainly due to their sudden loss of major TV deals with the Fuji network.