Mma rules: What you cant do

* Holding or grabbing the fence
* Holding opponent’s shorts or gloves
* Butting with the head
* Eye gouging of any kind
* Biting or spitting at an opponent
* Hair pulling
* Fish hooking
* Groin attacks of any kind
* Intentionally placing a finger into any orifice, or into any cut or laceration of your opponent
* Downward pointing of elbow strikes (see [[Elbow (strike)#12-6 Elbow|Elbow strike]])
* Small joint manipulation
* Strikes to the spine or back of the head (see [[Rabbit punch]])
* Heel kicks to the kidney
* Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
* Clawing, pinching, twisting the flesh or grabbing the clavicle
* Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
* Kneeing the Head of a grounded opponent
* Stomping of a grounded fighter
* The use of abusive language in fighting area
* Any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes an injury to opponent
* Attacking an opponent on or during the break
* Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
* Timidity (avoiding contact, or consistent dropping of mouthpiece, or faking an injury)
* Interference from a mixed martial artist's [[Cornerman|seconds]]
* Throwing an opponent out of the ring or caged area
* Flagrant disregard of the referee’s instructions
* Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his or her head or neck (see [[Piledriver (professional wrestling)|Piledriver]])
* Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the period of unarmed combat