Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts
Subject in Sports
Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Joe Rogan Experience. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Joe RoganAmerican comedian and host of The Joe Rogan Experience
Rogan states that the oblique kick to the knee is going to be made illegal, while Pimblett disagrees with banning it.
“I don't think people know, but it's going to be made illegal”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #188 with Paddy Pimblett (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:49:58
Rogan argues knees to the head of a grounded opponent should be legal away from the cage.
“knees to the head on the ground, especially when you're not near the cage, is a completely legitimate move”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #188 with Paddy Pimblett (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 48:32
Paddy PimblettEnglish UFC fighter whose walkout Von described
Pimblett argues high takedown counts reflect poor control rather than dominance.
“That means he got up. That means he got up 17 times. That's not a good stat”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #188 with Paddy Pimblett (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 2:37:25
Pimblett supports legalizing knees and soccer kicks to grounded opponents but opposes stomps.
“Knees to the head and soccer kicks, but not stomps. I don't think stomps should be legal because your head's got nowhere to go”
The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #188 with Paddy Pimblett (Nov 11, 2026) · Listen from 49:30
Podcasts
- The Joe Rogan Experience · 1 episode
Episodes
JRE MMA Show #188 with Paddy PimblettThe Joe Rogan Experience · Nov 11, 2026 · 3 h 2 min
Joe Rogan and UFC lightweight Paddy Pimblett discuss his feud with Ilia Topuria, the lightweight division, Cage Warriors, weight cutting, MMA rules and fight history.