The Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA or UFC) - EXPLAINED!
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- Опубликовано: 11 авг 2017
- The Rules of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA or UFC) - EXPLAINED! It has quickly become the most popular combat sport worldwide and is a mixture of many different martial arts.
Specific to UFC Ultimate Fighting Championship Rules and the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts - watch this short beginner’s tutorial video guide on how Mixed Martial Arts is contested, UFC rules and guidelines, and how to fight in MMA.
Learn about knockout, submission, technical knockout, disqualification, points, highlights, top 10’s and more.
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Ninh explains the Unified Rules of MMA - I'm surprised so many people asked for this one, I honestly thought the rules were self explanatory. For fighters: different organisations have different rules so check the rules of the organisation that you're fighting with.
Ninh Ly thanks ninh. now i'm understand the rules of ufc so i can watch ufc
Anytime man - glad this video helps.
This is a really great video for new MMA fans, well done man! If any of your viewers want to check out some UFC promos I'd appreciate if they checked out mine and left a like!
sentry athlete - you really need to pay more attention to the video. As mentioned in the video the UFC is an ORGANISATION - not the name of the sport itself.
Thanks man! Will do.
*You're also not allowed to elbow at a 90° otherwise it's illegal.*
Yes.
Less tools to work with,
Just punch ,kick?
Is hammer hand in silat is not allowed too?
What do mean by "at 90°"?
@@abdulsaboor6415 if the opponent is on the ground you can't elbow 90 degrees or 12-6 o clock.... just look at Jon Jones' only loss on his record
Can you still do a 6-12 while their on the ground?
Dude, I'd LOVE to see someone get thrown out of a UFC cage. That seems like it'd be one hell of a feat.
It'd be difficult for sure.
We need to get Ngannou vs Cejudo
Tank Abbott did it in the early UFCs. That's when they added the rule. No fish-hooking was added because of him as well
@@mannymanhardt3248 Damn, seriously? Those cages are so TALL, how strong was this dude?
@@jesuszamora6949 They are usually 6' (1.83m) tall
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Mma. The only sport that I watch
Fair enough. I get bored of it quite quickly, the commercial breaks are an embarrassment.
I dont really watch it but khabib is fighting on Saturday so I sorta wanna start getting into mma/ufc
@@adam_playz4960 yeah same.
My man
Yeah
The "ten point must" system
Each judge decides who won each round and awards that fighter 10 points. The other fighter is then awarded 9 or less points, based on how he performed (at the professional level, usually 9). If a penalty caused a point to be deducted, it is subtracted from the score of the round this took place in.
Meaning a usual decision score will be 30 to 27, or 29 to 28.
They are judged on striking, wrestling and control (who is dominating with spacing and who is on the offensive more)
... Some organizations score by rounds instead of ten point must meaning a score will either be 3 to nothing, or 2 to 1.
There is no official rules on where the fighting surface is. It can be in a kickboxing ring or cage of any shape.
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Several states in the US have outlawed mma, so the sport goes by various names legally speaking including Kickboxing, not to be confused with the actual sport of kickBoxing.
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Several fouls in the unified rules are silly or can be exploited, so there is a push to change them and as stated, many organizations have minor changes. Example, unified rules have outlawed 12 6 elbows for no good reason, and fighters can avoid knees to the head while in the clinch by touching the ground. Some organizations therefore ignore the 12 6 elbow penalty or require the 3 point on the ground to be a knee, butt or torso.
Loved your video. I thought you said you didn't want to make one on MMA for some reason?
Thanks. I made one due to demand.
Yet another great video Ninh. As always, you do a top notch job.
Thank you Juan!
Braking a weight class limit does not always result in a disqualification. If in a case that one fighter does not make the weight it will be changed into a catchweight fight, with the wight limit being of the guy who went over and he gives a % of he's/her's fight purse to the opponent. In case of championship bout it will be changed into a non-title fight (Anderson Silva vs Travis Lutter fight was a title fight but Lutter failed to make weight so it changed to a non-title fight).
Bonus things for the Daijiro Matsui vs Bob Schrijber, It is illegal to attack someone after the round has ended (That axe kick to the back of the head). Or it is also illegal to keep attacking/holding into a submission hold(Looking at you Palhares) after a referee stops the fight.
Yes, like I said in the video, the rules differ between organisations.
This was a general overview of the URMMA but no organisation follows those rules strictly. They all have variations.
Palhares...man I haven't heard that name in a long time, what a fucking piece of shit he was.
Thank you for the video 🎉
THX for uploading this vid Ninh.
You're welcome Ji Nan!
Nice to see you did a video on it
Yeah cheers, I did it a few weeks ago.
Perfect video,, i got every details
I have a feeling that MMA fighting is essentially a street fight with a few extra rules.
iohanan metellus pretty much
Funnily enough it was initially marketed as that.
not really at all
street fights are very unprecise and anything can happen like someone bringing a weapon
with only factor being that in street fight, there is only one rule: fight or flight
Its practically street fighting that is less likely to harm (or kill)
I know in some martial arts, there are moves used to break enemy's fingers that I can imagine how painful it is. Break one finger you destroy an arm, very effective but too brutal for sport.
Yes, sometimes this happens!
@@Svetty00 What was that fight a few months ago where a fighter won with a broken leg.
3:28 Jesus Christ man
Yeah that was an interesting move.
Who is he?
360 kick of feminism
Straight out of Mortal Kombat. Genetiliality.
I feel the phantom pain of that shot
Thank u, I really needed this
You're welcome! Check out my channel for more!
Thinking about getting involved, thanks for this information.
Awesome!
Thanks bro, much appreciated.
Subscribe and check out my channel for more like this!
Conor grabbed the fence at least twice and an illegal knee to the head of Khabib. But Herpes Dean let him get away with it
I honestly didn't watch it, so I'll take your word on that one.
Ninh Ly he did do all that
Fighters grab the cage a lot and the knee didnt do anything to khabib. He was winning the round and had dominant position what else could herb dean give him?
djbobbydjable the knee to the head alone would have resulted in Conors disqualification. Repeated warnings for a fence grab would have resulted in disqualification. Yes Khabib was dominant but he could have throttled Conor sooner and conversely Conor could have bought enough 'time' to turn it around in his favour which fortunately he wasnt able to do. But lets say Khabib hit with an illegal knee, do you really think he would have gotten away with it? I doubt it.
He let him get away with it because Khabib was in a dominant position. If he took a point from Conor he would have to stand them up
Hell yea ufc video finally! Thanks Ninh!
Thanks Jorge!
Very nicely explained
Thanks! Glad you approve of this video.
Be sure to subscribe and check out my channel for more like this :)
This is helpful I'm trying at midnight 😅 but it gave me more knowledge
Great! Glad this video helps!
Check out my channel for more like this :)
You gave so much info thnk you 🌺🌺💥⚡
You are so welcome!
Very helpful
Thanks, much appreciated!
great video 👍
Thanks dude, I appreciate the support!
Thanks!
Thanks again Paul!
Thanks.. I am gonna try mma as part of bucket list thing.. Didn't know the rules..
Have fun!
Good job
Thanks Eduard! Much appreciated!
Very helpful, thank you 👍
Thank you - I'm glad this video helps!
Nice Sir 💖
Thanks Zahoor!
Hi Ninh I like your sports videos, they are so good
I wanted to know what happened to your roller derby video? I can't see it
Hi Javier. Somebody got butthurt that I used an image of theirs on the thumbnail (not even any video footage) and RUclips Copyrighted my ass. Gotta keep my nose clean for the next three months. I may remake it again with a different image.
sick necalli theme
Hey Nihn great video like always are the sport videos on Sunday's now that's okay because I have to catch up on all videos due to a holiday and what happened to the roller derby video I was going to watch that before my flight but my phone died and now I can't see the video
The Roller Derby video - somebody filed a copyright claim against me because I used an image (not any video footage) of theirs. RUclips took it down immediately. Some people are just fucking sad.
You should condescendingly show this and your boxing video to Connor McGregor so that he knows the difference.
I could but I suspect that he'd already know and still wouldn't care.
@make Murica Up to Par Again no
@make Murica Up to Par Again you..deleted your comment?
@make Murica Up to Par Again oh yeah definitely, I was just being silly lol. His name is Conor.
Interesting thx
1:47 one of the best clusterfuck I’ve seen.
thanks sir
Thanks Rayyan
Do Shooto rules!
I'll consider it.
Hail to the king
TIGER MASK
I love your videos! Keep up the good work!
Thanks Alex. I've made the next few videos so I've freed up some time for me to pursue other projects. Thanks again for the support.
Nice
Thanks man.
My favorite active fighters per combat sport:
MMA: Amanda Nunes
Boxing: Deontay Wilder
Kickboxing: Rico Verhoeven
Sumo: Hakuho!!! Sho
Fencing: Miles Chamley-Watson
I like Judo and Muay Thai too but they're hard to follow. Nathan Corbett was the last Muay Thai HW I seen fight, yeeeaaars ago.
Anyway, cheers, always great videos. I'm a bit flu ridden, so I ain't got nothing better to do but make nonsense lists and BS about things only loosely relative to the video. lol, have a lovely day bud.
Cool! And thanks, I appreciate the comments.
Great video 👍🏽! I'm going to rewatch the boxing video you made. It seemed a bit bias.
Thanks man - I try not to bias my videos though.
I've always wanted to train mma or muai thai ever since I was a teen but I never was able to due to external things, maybe in the future I will.
I also love how most of the rules are pretty much "these are here so that you wont kill the poor guy"
Basically yes, - the rules are only there to prevent significant damage to they guy. Other than that - anything goes. Thanks dude.
Definitely the basics and NOT what I was looking for
Oh my god this one best combat sport of all time
Try Medieval MMA.
Thank u
Any time bro!
Can you please do rules of taekwondo (maybe mention the new 2020 armour they are thinking of) please
I've made the next few videos and Taekwondo is one of them (yes, with the new 2017 rules) - but when it will appear is anyone's guess. Thanks again for the support.
Good old fashioned fight between two men or women. No jumping in no weapons no body dies just a clear cut fair one on one fight to the finish what could be better
A fight without so many rules and contentious decisions?
THANK YOU SOOO MUCH FOR THIS VIDEO 😄 DAMN MAN THANKS !!!!!
Or snap a neck or throat punch? So many littld dirty moves 🤔 loved video subscribed
Karo parisyan’s kimura had me dead all I could see was Nate Diaz 😹😭
Its very knowledgeable video however Just pointing shall be explained as well
Hey Thoughty2 here.
damn this looks so brutal, I don't know how people do this. I thought it looked like something I want to get into but idk.
🔥👌
Thanks bro, much appreciated!
Ninh you said that the octagon is so that fighters dont escape but that simply isnt true. A cage is to prevent fighters from falling out onto hard concrete and other people which happens sometimes in boxing and some promotions in MMA. Its simply a safety thing nowadays
Perhaps explain the rules of 6 man football? I've seen it featured a lot recently and from what I understand there's some major differences in the game versus normal football aside from the obvious smaller amount of players. As always great vid!
Thanks Elliot. Not many people asking about 6 man football - so I don't think it warrants a separate video I'm afraid.
Can you do one on regular boxing
Already did - check out my channel!
Bro,please example what to do for taking a title
okey understandable but what about hits made / how many are allowed while on the ground + what types and where
It could be a lot better but still good video
I think that are somethings that were not correctly said or explained
I still leave a like for the good work
This is a beginners video dude, this is not the complete explanation of the rule book in 4 minutes.
Thanks for the comment.
Ninh Ly alright my dude ! Your welcome
If you ever make a second video about this , hit me up if you want . I know a lot about MMA !
I am always confuse in mma fighting why no pull hands when before strike it is very effective make delay time counter , is it ilegal?
Does anyone know the background music to this?? It is so epic & brilliant. Please tell me what it is.
It says it at the end of the video and in the description.
NO fingers in orifices. Lmao im dying
Ummm, that's actually a rule man. Although I can't imagine someone willing jam a finger up someone's backside ... it's not that kind of fight.
Holy moly i know right?
I knew it was a rule but "it's not that kind of fight" are the perfect words
Do the rules of Bellator and One Championship MMA organizations
What about the fighter's corner picking up the tighter and putting him on the stool. Re: Ortega vs Volknovski end of 3rd round.
Great video and did you That you can't do the 12 to 6 elbow
Depends on the organisation. Generally if they're on the floor a 12 to 6 isn't allowed, but some organisations dispute this.
Ninh Ly were talking about the unified rules though not specific organizations. And under the unified rules 12-6 elbows are illegal
Is it allowed to dislocate or break bones?
Can players in UFC go over to One championship to fight with the players there ?
No, the organizations would have to collaborate (which has happened, UFC fighters used to fight in Pride and I think they've done Bellator vs. Rizin, or something), but otherwise you're under contract with the organization.
@@NotKimiRaikkonen I see. Thanks. So we can't really tell who might be the ultimate world champion in any year. I think the One championship fighters might lose if they fight with UFC ones. As the UFC ones were very violent and aggressive
@@SuccessforLifester UFC is the highest level of competition
doesn't mean all the other fighters are "lesser"... see chandler
What if someone breaks your arm or leg and you don't tap are you allowed. To carry on I can't find anything???
I think the referee would stop it.
Officially the win by tap out and the win by submission are two different things. Submission is when someone sustains a serious injury or passes out through a legal grappling technique. Tap out is when the fighter surrenders before a submission happens.
It's like a tko vs ko, except tap outs are much more common.
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At the am and semi pro level, you have a lot of tough guys who all think they're the next GSP. So a lot of them cheat, or refuse to tap because they figure that looks better than a loss.
... Because of this, ive personally seen a guy get his shoulder dislocated. Not a fun time.
4:18 THAT KICK IM SCREAMING SHIT THATS INCREDIBLE AHHHHHH
Yeah. gives new meaning to a 'kick to the chops'. Ouuuuucccch!
Could you do wrestling next please
Collegiate Wrestling: ruclips.net/video/OwUEPby3Bko/видео.html
Sumo Wrestling: ruclips.net/video/EMANOt2Jw88/видео.html
Currently working on Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestling
Hope that helps?
Salamat
Anytime! :)
Oh sht you understand this?!
Yes.
What about the angle of Elbows on a downed opponent? Or is that just the UFC?
Are there any rules against elbows to standing opponents?
It's such an underutilized technique in the stand up striking :O (if it's legal)
I see plenty of opportunities for fighters to use it all the time :/
I think elbows are allowed, just not to the back of the head or 12-6 elbows (i.e. any strike that comes from the top down). Elbowing from the side is definitely legal. Hope that helps.
Thanks :)
Yeah on the subject of that I actually saw a Shane Young just knock someone out with precisely the type of elbow I meant standing up.
In Shane Young vs Rolando DY at UFC Fight Night 132 :O
Perfectly executed.
And exactly what I hope more guys use at similar opportunities!
You say that a ref will award a TKO when a fighter is no longer able to defend themselves. However, a ref will also stop the fight if ALL a fighter is doing is defending themselves. If a fighter is only able to keep blocking and not able to accomplish any productive movements such as escaping, striking back etc, then the ref will stop the fight. A fighter is not allowed to just curl up and get wailed on indefinitely. Edit, along the same lines, a fighter is not allowed to just run away. If a fighter continues to run away from the opponent, the ref will disqualify them
Yes.
I'm new to MMA ,can anyone explain how rematches can occur? conor lost to khabib and he's asking for a rematch. I've seen diaz and conor rematches too. is it just because of the rankings or because of something happened in previous fight???
Whilst it's not a rule that they have to have rematches, it's usually to do with marketing and whether it's beneficial for both fighters to fight again.
what about twisting? like twisting the arms or legs? lets say the opponent is on the floor, you grab his leg/feet and twist it left of right making the opponent also turn that way or their joints basically brake? i dont see anything like that in the rules and compared to how effective it is to twist someones arm/leg to manipulate their whole body, its weird that that is not in the rules and nobody does that...
Grapplers do that a lot to push their opponent to submit. Of course, you try not to break Amy limps of your opponent.
UFC?! Now you have to do one on pro wrestling, lol! love this video. Thanks
No I don't - mainly because its fake and not a real sport. MMA is at least real. Thanks for stopping by!
Ninh Ly I think it's a sport with scripted outcomes but dangerous all in its own
Eshan AMBOHANG I never knew how wrong you are.
Ninh Ly I never knew how savage ninh was
I give as good as I get.
I love how he explains it as if I am actually going to try this myself lol
is it allowed to kick/jump from the cage? Like kick/jump the cage when you are pressed against it?
Yes, I believe so.
Yes. Example: showtime kick
Yes Pettis and Zabit do that a lot.
@@bestever9178 Sheesh that kick against Henderson was beautiful
Once a guy has hit the ground, are they allowed a few more hits? They all do that
What about scratching? Is that legal?
Are you allowed to knee or elbow someone going for a double leg takedown?
Are you allowed to palm strikes to the chin?
From what this video says, yes you can. It doesn't say anything against it.
Seems a bit brutal for my tastes. I’ll just stick to doing boxing.
Each to their own I guess.
Best sport are brutal. The more brutal the more entering to watch and enjoyable to compete in
Believe it or not boxing is way more dangerous in the long run
@@thecoolguy420 yeah, horrible in fact for the brain in the long run. You can break your arm or rupture you liver much easier in mma but that's just about it and it's rare.
If you play boxing competitively consistently for like 10 years or so you're close to certain to have some level of parkinson's or some shit.
x2
I'm interested in MMA but I can't yet.
One day!
@@NinhLyUK I'm currently sick and don't have the gear. I'm saving up though. :)
1:44 - 1:47 Oh I get it, no throwing opponent out of the cage which mma can't do this, THROWING OUT OF CAGE, Cannot throw opponent out of cage.I didn't know that but when you told me now I know. thanks Ninh Ly for teaching me that.I learned.
Okay?
What do you mean okay? Look I forgot to appreciate to you.but thanks for the video.
Am I allowed to put said opponent in a choke hold and punch the opponent at the same time?
Ummm, you'll need both hands for a proper choke hold. Unless you've got a third hand somewhere?
@@NinhLyUK Leg chokes? Kicking your opponents body while choking him with your hands? All of these are ways to legally choke and strike an opponent at the same time.
Excuse me because I don't watch too much UFC (or MMA) but if one of the wrestlers tries to fight the referee when the referee tries to pull him away what happens?
Matthew Boyce Disqualification. Even if he would've won, he'd be disqualified
randomstuff508 is right ... disqualification.
This is the worst rule ever .
Best Ever bro, why would u include the ref into ur arrogance?? a decent person won’t fight the ref even if he stops them
@@bestever9178 the referee is not a fighter, attacking a civilian isn't part of the sport. Disqualification is expected in that case.
I have a question about punches. Is there a limit to how hard you can punch because it looks like fighters hold back power when punching.
Also, why don't they just charge head on running towards each other and start throwing punches and kicking, instead it always looks like they are like in this constant dance with one another.
You can punch as hard as you like, but you then commit yourself to the attack. If you miss, you are vulnerable to a counter attack.
Same applies to just charging at them.
look at fighters like muhammad ali, anderson silva, mcgregor etc. they constantly use their enemies momentum to increase their punches strength. if you have poor speed and are easy to anticipate, you will just run in a punch that knocks you out. you are also very predictabel
Toe holds are legal?
What is the different between MMA and UFC ?
i wonder whats the song name on background?
Do you think rounda rousey will make a comeback in the ufc
I'm not so sure. Maybe if the money is phenomenal, but I see her being a career 'wrestler' now.
No
If the person on top can limit your defense by pressing you against the fence then the person on the bottom should be able to use the fence to limit their offense. This will force the fight towards the middle for fairness.
In theory yes, but this doesn't happen.
wait ehat about joint locks? aikido does a lot of these and people say aikido is useless in mma is there something i am missing??
It depends but everyone were spreading so much criticism and politics against it, because it's soft and useless nowadays, or some could potentially be effective or dangerous. But not all of them. If some aspects could be allowed if it's legit, unless they do not approve of it, the same with Silat. sorry
@@Ninjasolarteam wait so that means its not allowed?
@@mikomicho9772 who knows. Once again. It depends on the techniques, which one could be Acceptable or not.
@@mikomicho9772 some mma fighters have trained aikido but with their own techniques. Bjj grapplers, wrestlers or any martial arts experts have trained aikido.
"this makes MMA the most versatile combat sport in the world"
Vale Tudo would like a word
Bro how ufc league work? Like how to decide the winner, title stuff i have no clue
Can you Do Kudo(or sometimes they called it Daido Juku)
it's like Mixed Martial Arts but Traditional japanese Freestyle mma(sometime i called it "TMMA" or Traditional Mixed Martial Arts)
its like a combination of kyokushin karate, judo, muay thai and taekwondo. or similar to South Vietnamese Vovinam(or sometime it was called Viet Vo Dao rather Than Vovinam).
I've never heard of that.
@@NinhLyUK its a traditional combat sport. You go search on google or on here youtube you can find the martial art called kudo or daido juku. Its a traditional Japanese freestyle sparring mixed martial arts. Plus they are wearing karate gi, gloves and protecting head gear just like Shorinji Kempo
Can someone explain the three numbers in the event name like UFC 232, 227 or 229?
That's just the number of events that they've run. Like Wrestlemania I, Wrestlemania III etc.
what are the rules of a tko?
Explained in the video. Where the referee deems that a fighter cannot continue.
@@NinhLyUK some other referees are just useless and terrible. like mazzagatti who is the worst referee in mma
in mma you're also not allowed to fight like scott adkins, tony jaa, ip man other martial art actors from movies right?
Is Jason David frank(the green ranger) count?
@@Ninjasolarteam oh
2020, are these 2017 rules still up-to-date?
Mostly.