Which version of "MMA" has the least rules ?

They still have authentic Vale Tudo fights in Brazil i think.
There was an organization called "Rio Heroes" that was running Vale Tudo rules.. but i think they just got shut down.

In most modern big name MMA promotions its a rule tradeoff. UFC(well.. actually all sanctioned north american events) allows elbows.. but they don't allowed knee's to the head of a downed opponent, stomps of a downed opponent, or soccer kicks to the head of a downed opponent.

Pride on the other hand allowed knee/stomps/soccerkicks to a downed opponent.. but wouldnt allow elbows.

I think the orgs coming up in japan right now arent allowing soccerkicks and stomps.. but im not sure of that.

 

Vale Tudo, plenty of competitions in the past, no "kung fu guys" accomplishing ****, they just get beat more brutally.

Rio Heros now, same thing.

 

They always lose in brutal and embarrassing fashion. The Kung Fu movies of the 70's lied to us:yep

 

Many martial arts you say "killed" people were based on weapon technique. Samurai's etc... Kung Fu has many cheap "techniques" if remember correctly i.e eye gouging, fish hooking etc. Those are not techniques, those are just cheap moves.

MMA fighters are THE most well rounded combat fighters there are today. It's that simple. If 2 men were on a plane, alone, one had MMA training the other one had w/e training. MMA training will always have an advantage because he trains what WORKS in real fighting. The main sports are: boxing, BJJ/Sambo, Thai Boxing/Kick Boxing, wrestling. If you train those sports you are well rounded in every area where a combat could go without any foreign objects.

Back in ancient Greece where olympics were held there WAS MMA. It WAS the MOST popular sport at the time. It was called pankration. Read on wiki what it is. Very often the fights went to the death and the champions were considered THE champions of olympics. Those guys were regarded much higher than the champion of any other sport. Rightly so.

Today, I'm not sure what orgs. have least rules but I say it all evens out. Pride didn't have elbows allowed, UFC didn't have knees or kicks to the head on the ground allowed. Back in the day when I started gettin interested in MMA I watched some IVC(I think) which is a vale tudo org. It was everything allowed except some cheap moves like eye gouging and fish hooking plus some other rules. I'm pretty sure you COULD strike to the balls too(anyone confirm this?).

 

UFC early years allowed hair pulling and shots to the groin.

 

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I can't watch that again... man. That really makes me cringe watching it...

 

Joe Son can't what it anymore either!

 

Who is it Hackney is "pounding"?

 

Rio Heroes is the ultimate NHB organisation at the moment.

 

actually its pankration, pancreas is an internal organ... but the rest is pretty much dead on, although it still boils down more to the 2 individuals fighting than their overall styles

 

Yea thats what i meant, i think my spell corrector might changed it as i was typing...


rofl at pancreas....

 

art of war mma allows soccer kicks, stomps, and elbows.

 

As stated above, only the Vale Tudo fights in Brazil still allow everything but biting and eye gouging. Some call it cheap, I call it smart. To hell with fighting for points - fighting for survival calls for winning by any means necessary. You think I want to grapple a big guy like Scurlaruntings? Hell no! I'll poke him in his eye, kick his balls, stomp his ankle and THEN choke him out before I walk home. You don't want a strong guy like that getting near you. Period. No disrespect meant in using you as an example, scurlaruntings, but it seems apropos based on your scary ass avatar.