{"id":279286,"date":"2018-06-25T09:20:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=279286"},"modified":"2018-06-25T09:20:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T16:20:37","slug":"commentator-yves-edwards-explains-why-elbows-arent-allowed-in-the-pfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/yves-edwards\/commentator-yves-edwards-explains-why-elbows-arent-allowed-in-the-pfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Commentator Yves Edwards explains why elbows aren&#8217;t allowed in the PFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Fighter&#8217;s League has produced <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/professional-fighters-league\/pfl-2-full-results-standings-and-highlights\/\">some pretty incredible knockouts<\/a> over the course of brief time on our screens, and it&#8217;s done so entirely without elbow strikes.<\/p>\n<p>No, elbows are not allowed in the PFL cage.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2018\/06\/yves-edwards-why-pfl-doesnt-allow-elbow-strikes-mma-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAjunkie Radio<\/a>, UFC veteran and PFL commentator Yves Edwards explained why elbow strikes are outlawed in the league. Apparently, it&#8217;s all about minimizing the risk of season-derailing lacerations. If a fighter sustains a bad, elbow-induced cut early in the PFL season, and can&#8217;t compete later in that season as a result, well that&#8217;s a pretty significant problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you get cut this week, and you can\u2019t fight five weeks from now because of a suspension, that\u2019s going to be a problem,\u201d Edwards explained. \u201cEspecially when we get to the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just want to eliminate as many things as possible to keep the guys that are earning their shot, to keep them having the opportunity to earn that one million dollars,\u201d Edwards said, referencing the <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/exclusive-get-ready-to-watch-the-original-will-brooks-in-the-pfl-lightweight-tournament\/\">$1 million dollar<\/a> prize the league will award the divisional winners of each season.<\/p>\n<p>While some fans have been disappointed by the lack of slicing elbows in the PFL cage, Edwards thinks there are some techniques that needn&#8217;t appear in the MMA cage. Elbows are one. Groin shots are another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI fought Shannon Ritch one time, and they wanted to throw nut shots,\u201d Edwards said. \u201cI\u2019m like, \u2018This is stupid. Why would we do that? I\u2019ll fight any of you if we can throw nut shots.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What do you think of the PFL&#8217;s choice to ban elbows? From the looks of it, it&#8217;s not going to result in any less knockouts in the league&#8217;s cage&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPenn.com<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 6\/25\/2018. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Professional Fighter&#8217;s League has produced some pretty incredible knockouts over the course of brief time on our screens, and it&#8217;s done so entirely without elbow strikes. No, elbows are not allowed in the PFL cage. 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