The ABC’s new Unified Rules of MMA officially went into effect yesterday, and along with them a new criteria for judging MMA rounds. Other rule changes include a foul for pointing fingers at opponents’ eyes, allowing clavicle grabs and heel strikes to the kidney, and requiring that two palms or fists touch the canvas, or some combination, for a fighter to be considered grounded via their hands. Any body part touching the mat that isn’t the sole of a foot or a hand has always made and will continue to make a fighter grounded.
Two top judges explain MMA’s new 10-8 scoring criteria
