Has any fighter ever been punched in their windpipe?

[trilla]

I was wondering if this ever happened in a pro fight that resulted in injury, tko or even just a fighter feeling it and getting phased? It seems like a hard shot to land, but something that can do some damage.

 

[SuperNerd]

Maybe this?

 

[mb23100]

Is that legal? Seems like it would be tough to prove it was on purpose. What if you did like a karate chop though.?

 

[Neck&Neck]

The “Seagal Special” we call that at the dojo

 

[dipstickjimmy]

I was wondering if this ever happened in a pro fight that resulted in injury, tko or even just a fighter feeling it and getting phased? It seems like a hard shot to land, but something that can do some damage.

Its highly illegal and this is the only know pro fight it happened.

 

[HHJ]

 

[The Hash Slinging Slasher]

Didn’t olives tear his esophagus in his fight against Max? I can’t remember what the sequence was that led to the injury, if it was a punch or something else.

 

[IronGolem007]

Didn’t olives tear his esophagus in his fight against Max? I can’t remember what the sequence was that led to the injury, if it was a punch or something else.

That was the claim.

In truth, Oliveira voided his feces to Max' pressure.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

 

[Shaolin Alan]

 

[humdizzle]

 

[pick999]

 

[clutchCAT420]

Just canner in the bedroom with ido...

 

[BigGucciSosa]

Ngannou damn near decapitated that one dude with a hammer fist to the throat

 

[Reb]

Costello van Steenis talked about attacking the windpipe as his favourite move. He also said it was an illegal move.

 

[bunt]

Guram got finished by that Brazilian training partner of Charles and the sequence started with a hook to the neck. It was brutal

 

[Neck&Neck]

Not a punch but (Seagal taught him this)

 

[trenton123]

lol wtf

 

[CombatCyborg]

Is that legal?

Nope, specifically illegal to target the windpipe in any way, which prevents fighters from manipulating it with the fingers. Of course punches miss the target sometimes, but it seems like getting hit there accidentally is not scary dangerous or we'd hear about the worst sometime, in or out of the cage...ever. I guess the body is good at bracing up and protecting that area especially when you're trained. But it's good it's banned. Sometimes fighters brace their forearm across the neck.

 

[StonedLemur]

Guram got finished by that Brazilian training partner of Charles and the sequence started with a hook to the neck. It was brutal

That was a shot and a half in the neck too lol.