Of course there has to be rules in MMA but right now the rules favor a smothering wrestler
Those of you who might say this post is just because of what happened to McGregor are right. For that matter small joint locks should be allowed from the bottom too. You could tell Khabib knew he made a mistake jumping the cage after the fight and getting into it when not protected by rules of the octagon. Guy is great when running around in a wolfpack or protected by octagon rules.
It's time to balance the scales and phase out these specialists