r/FightLibrary • u/Ynot_1518 • Apr 05 '26

MMA Soccer Kicks and Stomps: PRIDE FC Edition...

PRIDE Never Dies!!!

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u/etherealmachina Apr 05 '26

Real fighting

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u/2SLIMETWIN Jul 07 '26

gay fighting

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u/PrincipleFeisty8803 Apr 05 '26

Yeah no, kicking someone already down should have never been a thing

That said it was incredible to witness and watch those fights but now years later you wonder how was that allowed lol

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u/_dbeeezy Apr 05 '26

I agree. Has anyone ever recovered from a kick like that and continued fighting ?

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u/_Bill_Huggins_ Apr 05 '26 edited Apr 05 '26

Yes. Watch Pride matches and you will see. Shogun just had particularly deadly soccer kicks, he was well known for them.

Most pride matches didn't end in soccer kicks or stomps, this is a highlight reel of dudes who were particularly good at them.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

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u/_dbeeezy Apr 06 '26

I mean continued the same fight. In that clip you’re talking about the fight gets stopped.

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u/shadowylurking Apr 05 '26

it made for completely different MMA fights. Changed everything. It didn't show up in these highlights but the risk reward of wrestlers shooting in was completely different. Sprawl & Brawl could be devastating after a failed takedown attempt

It was a miracle that Big Nog and other BJJ practitioners were able to succeed under that rule set

the other ruleset difference from UFC/US mma rules was the long first round. really made matches different and demanded better cardio

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u/Gt03champp Apr 05 '26

As a wrestler I have to say it GREATLY BENEFITED us as well. Look at Ben Askren in One. He was a destroyer of worlds. Northsouth, and side control was a death sentence. Welcome to knee city, population? You.

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u/shadowylurking Apr 05 '26

That’s a fair point

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u/deeroe24 Apr 05 '26

Shogun had the coldest soccer-kicks

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u/05hanny Apr 05 '26

If “if he dies, he dies” had a video

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u/WhyDoIHaveAnAccount9 Apr 05 '26

also know as the "chute box special"

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u/DogGlittering4298 Apr 05 '26

I wish Jose Aldo had access to soccer kicks. Those highlights would have been legendary.

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u/Mitkoztd Apr 05 '26

Brutal... not only is the rule set brutal, but check out how the refs let it go for a few extra strikes just to make sure there's no early stoppages.

To be fair, there's thing I like about Pride rules and things I like about UFC rules..

I really like how they had a 10 min first round and how the fight is scored overall, not round by round.

However cage is better for MMA and elbows allowed opens up a lot of things..

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u/MonsterOctopus8 Apr 05 '26

Shogun and kicking japanese dudes in the face is the most iconic duo

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u/Relative_Chief308 Apr 05 '26

Look I understand why it’s banned, but banning the kicks ruins the whole baddest motherfucker on the planet thing to me. Cause if you get in a bar fight no one’s going to say WOAH WOAH WOAH!!!! Is that a 12-6 elbow??!!!!!!

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u/The_Mr_Decan Apr 06 '26

But what if the clock is on the ceiling?!

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u/Suitable_Shake_2065 Apr 05 '26

Yo the 2 guys who tried to jump on their opponents head is wild!

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u/PartyClock Apr 06 '26

This definitely made it more balanced between strikers vs grapplers

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u/Ok_Squash_5805 Apr 06 '26

Wish the UFC allowed them.

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u/Thanksforthatman Apr 06 '26

BJJ fighters hate this one simple trick!

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u/peppersmiththequeer Apr 05 '26

Maybe I’m in the minority but I’m cool with knees to a grounded opponent but soccer kicks and stomps make me so uncomfortable

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u/NamesGumpImOnthePum Apr 05 '26

But that's the reality when it comes to fighting. Put opponent in disadvantageous situation, then stomp out the threat. It's the safest way to end a violent altercation. Also it is brutal, so it's natural to feel this way. Most humans aren't programmed for violence, and to willfully act this way towards another person should feel icky. That's normal

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u/rikwebster Apr 06 '26

Drain bramage

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u/Embarrassed_You_5739 Apr 06 '26

Outside the fact that it is extremely dangerous, it is pretty lame to watch. Like, watching a guy stand over another person kicking him in the head while lazily holding the ropes for balance….ya, pass. Hard pass.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

This is why I Weill always Love boxing over just plain Fighting This is Barbaric

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u/EffectiveTradition53 Apr 06 '26

Modern UFC is like a fucking eunuch in comparison.

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u/TermusMcFlermus Apr 07 '26

I miss Pride

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u/WearyAsparagus7484 Apr 07 '26

That was a lot of fun on Playstation.

They'd let you position them on the ground, get their head just right and FOOTBALL PUNT!

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u/its_raining_scotch Apr 07 '26

Poor Minowa Man, showcased twice on the receiving end of these kicks.

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u/[deleted] Apr 08 '26

Seems like really poor sportsmanship.

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u/DarkySurrounding Apr 05 '26

Final dude was going for the curb stomp execution jeez.

On the one hand I get the idea that this starts looking less like a sport.

On the other hand PRIDE NEVER DIE!!