Mar 27 2010 1 Fight Posts UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Hardy – 1. Matt Riddle vs. Greg Soto by Eric Kamander · March 27, 2010 Welterweight bout: Matt Riddle defeated Greg Soto via disqualification (illegal upkick) at 1:30 of round 3. What Do You Think of This Fight/Event?
Riddle was definitely winning the fight, and the upkick was obviously unintentional, so the DQ was certainly the right call, but it makes you wonder why an upkick is an illegal strike in the first place. Its not like a soccer kick or head stomp (which I also think should be legal) where one opponent is standing. In this case both fighters are grappling and the one on the bottom is defending. It is a bad rule in my opinion.
R:1 A:3 S:2 T:2