BY JITU JANGIR
The violent nature of the burgeoning sport quickly drew the attention of the U.S. authorities. UFC 12 saw the introduction of weight classes and the banning of fish-hooking. For UFC 14, gloves became mandatory, while kicks to the head of a downed opponent were banned.##
UFC 15 saw limitations on hair pulling, and the banning of strikes to the back of the neck and head, headbutting small-joint manipulations, and groin strikes.##
With five-minute rounds introduced at UFC 21, the UFC gradually re-branded itself as a sport rather than a spectacle.##
the UFC held its first sanctioned event, UFC 28, under the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board's "Unified Rules"##
Here is the list of UFC illegal Moves##
--Head-butting##
--Eye-gouging##
--Biting##
--Hair pulling##
--Fish-hooking##
--Groin attacks##
--Putting a finger into any orifice or into any cut or laceration on an opponent (see Fish-hooking)##
--Small joint manipulation##
--Striking to the spine or the back of the head (see Rabbit punch)##
--Striking downward using the point of the elbow (see 12-6 elbow)##
--Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea##
--Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh##
--Grabbing the clavicle##
--Kicking to the kidney with the heel##
--Spiking an opponent to the canvas on the head or neck (see Piledriver)##
--Throwing an opponent out of the ring or fenced area##
--Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent##
--Spitting at an opponent or the referee##
--Engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to an opponent##
--Holding or grabbing the ropes or the fence##
--Using abusive language in the ring or fenced area##
--Attacking an opponent on or during the break##
--Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee##
--Attacking an opponent after the bell (horn) has sounded the end of a round##
--Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee##
--Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent, intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury##
--Interference by the corner##
--Throwing in the towel during competition##
--Applying any foreign substance to the hair, body, clothing or gloves immediately prior to or during a contest or exhibition that could result in an unfair advantage##
--If the referee has signaled that the opponent has been knocked out, striking an opponent who is helpless as a result of previous blows and so supported by the ring or fenced area that he or she does not fall##
--Striking deliberately at that part of the body over the kidneys##
--Intentionally spitting out the mouthpiece##
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