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Jon Jones' famous technique faces ban according to top MMA official
Credit: Zuffa LLCOne of Jon Jones' famous techniques could be on its last legs in Mixed Martial Arts as 2027 quickly approaches.
Former two-division UFC champion Jon Jones was known for his creativity inside the Octagon. But over a year since his retirement, one of Jones' patented techniques could be on its way out of Mixed Martial Arts.
Jones retired following a successful UFC heavyweight title defense against Stipe Miocic at UFC 309. He was in talks to fight Tom Aspinall before a lengthy contract dispute with the promotion led to his decision to hang up the gloves.
Jones was one of several UFC legends to utilize low kicks to earn victories inside the Octagon. But Jones took things to a new level when he utilized oblique kicks, a brutal technique, to finish several of his rivals.
After several current UFC fighters suffered injuries from oblique kicks in 2026, Jones' famous technique could be banned in the coming months.
CSAC: ‘It's time' to ban Jon Jones' famous oblique kicks from MMA
In a recent appearance on The Ariel Helwani Show, California State Athletic Commission executive Andy Foster was asked about the future of oblique kicks following Jones' retirement.
“I think it's time. I think that there are more risks than we should require our fighters to have to deal with to participate in mixed martial arts,†Foster said of potentially banning Jones' famous oblique kicks.
“This is a kick that has a long healing time. It can really have a lifelong effect. Fighters have a short window, and at some point, they're gonna be done with this. This kick, it got its name for that oblique ligament in the back of the knee. You essentially get the unhappy triad or whatever, as the doctors call it. You bust all of those ligaments at once if this thing lands right. Somebody could have a lifelong injury from this, that they're gonna deal with way after this is over.
“It's not worth it,†Foster continued on the popular Jones technique. “I don't think the public loses anything if this kick is banned. There's plenty of other techniques if you're using it for distance. Unfortunately, I think a lot of the fighters, at least the ones that use it, think the idea is to basically hyperextend the knee and bust these ligaments to win that way. I think that's what it's for.†(h/t MMA Junkie)
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