A weekly MMA mailbag argues that banning straight kicks to the kneecap is hard to justify: the writer says career-ending injuries remain mostly theoretical, with few actual cases, and questions how a rule could distinguish the kick from other legal attacks.
On Tyson Fury–Anthony Joshua, the writer is encouraged that the fight has been made for the U.K. and will be on Netflix, but remains skeptical until fight night. The writer also criticizes Eddie Hearn and Dana White for arguing over who deserves credit.
Of the wins discussed, the writer calls Sean Sharaf’s 12-second knockout the most impressive. On Ciryl Gane, he says beating Josh Hokit at UFC 334 in November would not settle his standing; he argues only a decisive win over Tom Aspinall would earn full respect, though Gane may never get that chance. He also defends Charles Jourdain’s stoppage against Marlon Vera, citing Jourdain’s account that he lost his eyesight in round three.
