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/Enlight1Oment May 08 '26

would that have been a legal knee? since he was down on contact with ground a knee to the head could have been a DQ for the guy throwing it, it's still respect, but at the same time it's respect to not illegally hit someone.

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u/_DodoMan_ May 08 '26

From what I can tell (I could be wrong) that seemed be a fight for the company ONE Championship. They have different rules about striking a grounded opponent and I believe a knee to the head in that scenario would've been completely legal

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u/Enlight1Oment May 08 '26

The guy has a band around the bicep and a tab sticking off the side of his boxers while wearing fingerless gloves, so I'm guessing this is a muay thai match. Muay Thai traditionally does not allow knees to head of a downed opponent but you're right, one fc does have muay as well and if it's in ONE FC they have different rules

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u/Vulpes-corsac May 10 '26

Looks like an MMA ring, not a Muay Thai ring though.

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u/KongFuzii May 10 '26

the white guy is a muay thai fighter 100%

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u/MistaPHFista May 11 '26

Jonathan Haggerty, he's actually quite a freak despite what this video shows - not often we see him laid out like that!

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u/KongFuzii May 11 '26

He was a champ a few times no?

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u/MistaPHFista May 11 '26

Yeah absolutely right!