how come in UFC and PRIDE fighting they never do sidekicks, spining back kicks, or axe kicks.?

Answer 1

They dont really work with people who knows the MMA. It only works and effective in Movies. It can also work with people who dont know the style.....If you miss with the kicks that you mentioned, you are vulnerable for a counter strike!!

Answer 2

Actually, a number of fighters regurly use these techniques, George St. Pierre usually throws one spinning back kick a fight, if not more, he has even scored a TKO with one, I forget who he got but he landed a shot right in the stomach and the guy collapsed. Also, I have seen a number of fights where a fighter has used an axe kick to the stomach when an opponent is on the ground. These techniques are now ideal because they leave a fighter open if they miss so you will only see them used in rare situations. A sidekick or spnning back kick that misses leaves a fighter extremely open for a takedown and to get caught wih a counter punch or kick. The axe kick really is only effective to get a downed fighetr in the stomach and again leaves a fighter open because the kick has such a long range of motion and leaves teh fighter open to get caught in a takedown or submission. These techniques are rarely used because they offer a high level or risk and very little level of reward.

Answer 3

Haha, that's rich. I don't actually partake in MMA, however ive watched a bit and ill try to answer from a viewer's perspective. I've seen a person get knocked out by a spinning back kick to the abdomen area which winded the person, the recepient was actually on the last season of The Ultimate Fighter. Those sort of attacks are uncommon though. A spinning back kick turns your back to an opponent and from what i understand, thats a big NO NO. if you miss you open yourself up to a world of hurt with a counter. Properly executed it can be useful, but there's a big risk you'll miss. I even remember GSP(George St. Pierre) use it in his fight against Matt Hughes. Sidekicks can be useful, i.e. a legkick, but a sidekick to the abdomen area throws you off balance and is very dangerous. Ken Shamrock slipped trying to do it and got pummeled. Ive never seen an axe kick used, probably because of the amount of time it takes to lift the leg above the other person's head. However, smaller types of axe kicks are used in Pride (or were :P ) as kicks to a person on the floor are allowed in pride. I hope that answers your questions, though they can be used, fighter often opt not to, because of the greater risk of them missing and leaving themselves open. A moments weakness is all it takes.

Answer 4

The hardest thing about these is doing them accurately. A kick can potentially produce more force than a punch, but its a lot harder to make it land in the correct place, and if it just hits muscle its not only going to be more risky than a quick punch, its also goign to do a lot less harm. On the other hand, if a person is very good and can do such kicks accurately, then you get the opposite problem of the fact that they are potentially fatal (esp. the axe kick). And nobody wants to actually kill people.
There was that vietnamese guy from california i remember, Chung Lee, who was able to do these kicks as well as throws on a level way above anyone else in UFC and had good success, but I dont know how seriously he took it, i only saw him do 2 fights altho there was a big hubbub about him.

Answer 5

Because doing any of those kicks you mentioned requires flexibility, good coordination, timing, accuracy and great balance. Something a muscle bound MMA fighter doesn't usually try to cultivate during training since most prefer the ground and pound style of fighting. Besides, it takes a longer time for one to master those kicks to the point of constant accuracy and the chances of actually being able to use them during a match is very small. So why waste time practicing complicated kicks you can only use a few times and with a great chance of missing and becoming vulnerable at that? You can just go for punches, takedowns and submissions which are easier and quicker. It's a choice between gross motor skills over fine and complex motor skills. A real no-brainer if you ask me.

Answer 6

honestly, practicality. Those moves are not the least bit practical and can leave you open from takedows afainst even a decent wrestler. Besides low kicks and the ocassional high kick, kicking is not a major part.

Answer 7

in the UFC and Pride it's mixed martial arrts and some people do through those types of kicks but they're very slow and if they dont study that type of martial art then they wont be very good and quick w/ those kinds of kicks get it? well hope that answers ur question

Answer 8

because their opponent could catch their leg, lock it, and make them tap out in a matter of seconds. Leg kicks aren't so hot if you're 1 on 1 against someone who knows what they're doing.

Answer 9

First off they don't work. Lifting your leg in a fight, real fight or cage fight and your asking to get the **** kicked out of ya. Kicks are overrated and a tech. that has too many disadvantages.

Answer 10

They are really effective in point sparring, or kickboxing matches, as there is no risk of takedowns. In MMA these techniques are too kisky, that's why they alsmost never do them.