MIAMI – Jim Miller is on board with large penalizations for eye pokes.
Eye pokes have prompted many controversial moments within the UFC as of late, most not too long ago when Henry Cejudo was on the receiving finish of a fight-ending one towards Music Yadong within the UFC Battle Evening 252 headliner. Cejudo was upset with referee Jason Herzog’s dealing with of the scenario, which resulted in a loss on his report. Cejudo has struggled together with his imaginative and prescient since, and plans on competing just one extra time earlier than retiring.
Miller (38-18 MMA, 27-17 UFC), who takes on Chase Hooper (15-3-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) on Saturday’s UFC 314 prelims from Kaseya Middle (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+), was requested if he’d be OK for fight-ending eye pokes to end in disqualification losses.
Miller needs to see them handled as a foul.
“Yeah I’d – I’d,” Miller informed MMA Junkie and different reporters Wednesday at UFC 314 media day. “And actually if that was the case, in case you knew that you just had been going to get disqualified for a poke, I assure that you just’re going to see a dramatic drop within the quantity of pokes that you just see. Accidents do occur. It does occur.”
Miller admits he’s been responsible of committing eye pokes himself, and would settle for getting disqualified.
“I’ve been near poking folks within the eye in grappling conditions, and after I fought Donald Cerrone the primary time, he harm me to the physique within the very first change of that battle,” Miller mentioned. “I bear in mind precisely the place we had been within the octagon, he had me towards the cage in his nook, and I attempted to shove him away as a result of I needed some f*cking area, and I felt my finger go into his eye just a little bit, and he hit me actually, actually arduous proper after that.
“Had the ref stopped the battle for it – hey man, I’m a giant boy. I’m a grown man. It was my f*ck up. That’s why it occurred. I used to be harm, I didn’t wish to be in that scenario, and if we’re going to have guidelines, we should always comply with them. Actually, I do consider that if we’re going to begin truly treating the foul like a foul, then it must be one thing that causes a disqualification.”
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