The oblique kick, a striking technique made (in)famous by former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, has received renewed attention in the wake of Khalil Rountree’s TKO win over Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36.
In the simplest of terms, the technique is a push kick to the front or the inside of the knee of an opponent, while that individual has their foot planted on the canvas. When landed correctly, the energy of the kick is absorbed by the knee.
Dr. David Abbassi describes the (completely legal) technique, “…really targets the structures of the inside (of the knee) such as the MCL or medial collateral ligament, the medial meniscus… and that can actually rip off the back of the capsule, or the lining, of the knee joint.