Poirier fought a great fight and deserved to win
I think the question has to be asked though. Are these calf kicks determining who is the better fighter, or are they more like fish hooking and small joint locks which are outlawed also?
Anyone who has experienced getting hit just right to the sciatic nerve there knows how debilitating it is. It is probably as acutely painful and debilitating as a kick to the nuts which isn’t legal either.
I think the question has to be asked though. Are these calf kicks determining who is the better fighter, or are they more like fish hooking and small joint locks which are outlawed also?
Anyone who has experienced getting hit just right to the sciatic nerve there knows how debilitating it is. It is probably as acutely painful and debilitating as a kick to the nuts which isn’t legal either.