5/7/2025–|Last update: 22:36 (Mecca time)
The controversy surrounding the knockout that Elijah Toporia made to Charles Olivira at the UFC 317 for mixed martial arts after he paid him a “follow -up punches” although he seemed unconscious.
Toporia fell his rival Oliveira with a strong knockout in the first round, then he paid him two decisive punches before referee Mark Godard quickly intervened to stop the fight in the second minute and 27 seconds of the first round.
Many non -followers of this sport regularly expressed their anger at the hammer strike (closed grip and the back of the hand from top to bottom) that the Spaniard directed his opponent with the aim of forcing the ruling to stop the fight.
The influencers, politicians and even journalists described Toporia’s behavior as walking, while the so -called “follow -up” or “continuity” is a common and necessary practice in mixed martial arts.
Let’s see, this is neither mistreatment nor is gender violence nor is it free violence. I guess your criticism comes from pornographic scenes because that’s what it was to see Topuria this morning. pic.twitter.com/cw56fxy021
– Dontiburon (@javimunozf) June 29, 2025
The newspaper “AS” considered that Elijah’s judge against Oliveira is completely legal and safer than other finishing methods in some sports.
Why is what happened legally, in certain ways, is safer:
- Mixed martial arts related to the end of the fight: Unlike boxing where the projection can lead to the counting of the ruling, it is in mixed martial arts, the goal is often to end the opponent, whether by surrender or by a knockout. The wrestler is not considered “out of play” or that the fight has ended until the referee interferes to stop it.
- Judgment estimate: The primary role of governance is the safety of the wrestler. He constantly monitors the fighters and stops the fight when a wrestler cannot defend himself intelligently or clearly unconscious.
- End guarantee: In the midst of the moment, it may be difficult for the wrestler to evaluate whether his opponent is truly aware or temporary shocked.
- Follow -up punches: It ensures the end of the opponent and prevents him from restoring potential awareness and continuing the fight, which may prolong damage or leads to a more dangerous position.
- Wrestler Protection: Ironically, follow -up punches can be safer in sometimes. And if the wrestler has truly received a knockout, the more early the battle is stopped.
Staying in a weak position can expose wrestlers to longer damage if the fight is permissible, and the quick follow -up often leads to an immediate suspension by the ruling, which reduces the total exposure to strikes.
- Historical context: In some combat sports, the wrestlers were “withdrawing their punches” or stopping when they believed that their opponent had ended. However, in a high -risk mixed martial arts environment, counterparts can change quickly so the focus is on the decisive termination.