Luana Pinheiro suffered her third consecutive MMA defeat after losing to Gillian Robertson at UFC Vegas 100 Fight Night on November 9, 2024.
The Brazilian, who lost by unanimous decision, complains about the “disrespectful” behavior of her rival during the fight.
Luana Pinheiro claims that Gillian ‘The Savage’ Robertson brutally hit her with the vertical elbows known as 12-6 (illegal for many years) in the anus, causing her painful injuries.
Sorry for my language, but she elbowed me in the anus. For me that’s disrespectful, I would never do that to another athlete
“Excuse my language, but she elbowed me in the anus. For me that’s disrespectful, I would never do that to another athlete,” she told Ag Fight.
It’s not a move to submit me or knock me out, it’s not like that… In my opinion, she did it maliciously and with bad intentions
Luana Pinheiro argues that “it’s not a move to submit or knock me out, it’s not like that… In my opinion, she did it maliciously and with bad intentions, not only during the round but after the time was up, she did it again.”
The painful consequences of the elbow to the anus suffered by Luana Pinheiro
“It wasn’t the heat of the moment, she knew where she was hitting,” Pinheiro insisted, who since this fight cannot sit without pain, “I can’t sit without a cushion or bend my back. I can’t exert much force because I feel it there,” and has to take medication.
At first, I couldn’t walk, cough, or laugh and sneezing was agony… I felt like I was dying
About the consequences of the blows she suffered in the anus by Gillian Robertson, she describes that “at first, I could not walk, cough, or laugh and sneezing was agony… I felt like I was dying”.
Why were 12-6 elbows banned and why are they now legal?
Since November 2, at the celebration of UFC Fight Night 246, the UFC allows the so-called 12-6 elbows.
The Association of Boxing Commissions and the Mixed Martial Arts Committee lifted the ban on elbows thrown at a vertical angle directly from top to bottom.
12-6 elbows were banned to prevent the great damage they could cause to opponents.
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