UFC Rules
As of June 3, 2011, the Ultimate Fighting Championship Rules are listed as follows (doubtless, small changes are made periodically, so if absolute accuracy is required, please check their web site). Regardless, in the UFC, under their "Rules and Regulations," they list the following 31 fouls (this way they can still say they have no "rules" Smiley face ).
15. Fouls

A. The following acts constitute fouls in a contest or exhibition of mixed martial
arts and may result in penalties, at the discretion of the referee, if committed:

  1. Butting with the head
  2. Eye gouging of any kind
  3. Biting
  4. Spitting at an opponent
  5. Hair pulling
  6. Fish hooking
  7. Groin attacks of any kind
  8. Putting a finger into any orifice or any cut or laceration of an opponent
  9. Small joint manipulation
  10. Striking downward using the point of the elbow
  11. Striking to the spine or the back of the head
  12. Kicking to the kidney with a heel
  13. Throat strikes of any kind, including, without limitation, grabbing the trachea
  14. Clawing, pinching or twisting the flesh
  15. Grabbing the clavicle
  16. Kicking the head of a grounded opponent
  17. Kneeing the head of a grounded opponent
  18. Stomping a grounded opponent
  19. Holding the fence
  20. Holding the shorts or gloves of an opponent
  21. Using abusive language in fenced ring/fighting area
  22. Engaging in any unsportsmanlike conduct that causes injury to an opponent
  23. Attacking an opponent on or during the break
  24. Attacking an opponent who is under the care of the referee
  25. Attacking an opponent after the bell has sounded the end of the round
  26. Timidity, including, without limitation, avoiding contact with an opponent,
    intentionally or consistently dropping the mouthpiece or faking an injury
  27. Throwing opponent out of ring/fighting area
  28. Flagrantly disregarding the instructions of the referee
  29. Spiking an opponent to the canvas on his head or neck
  30. Interference by the corner
  31. Applying any foreign substance to the hair or body to gain an advantage
Wow! 31 "fouls."    We only have a couple of fighting rules. The first one is,
When you bite, bring the teeth together
(take out a good DNA sample for the cops).
 
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