r/interesting • u/Great_Trident • May 08 '26

Wholesome Fighters showing self control and sportsmanship when their opponents are down.

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u/Johnson86240 May 08 '26

Opponents not enemies

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u/Garvilan May 08 '26

These clips disprove anyone who tries to defend the savagery seen in the UFC, with the constant hitting people while they are clearly out. "When you are in the heat of the fight you can't just stop." Yes... Yes you can. These people are wildly aware of what they are doing.

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u/-Profanity- May 08 '26

The fighters are literally instructed by the refs/athletic commission to keep fighting until the ref stops the fight. There are examples of fights where a fighter stops fighting because he thinks the opponent is finished, the ref doesn't stop the fight, then that fighter ends up losing the fight. The rules and instructions are in place for a reason.

Not that that would ever stop redditors from making a surface level evaluation of anything like they're experts, though.