Take a moment to reflect on the fact that Nick Diaz, waist-deep in a UFC title fight came up with the quote that almost renders any opening article or comment section based on a spinning anything utterly pointless: 'Oh, we're throwing spinning sh*t now?' The MMA landscape shifted in more ways than one after Diaz Vs. Condit. No one will understand the impact of Nick Diaz until Nick Diaz is completely gone from this sport and unreachable via modern technology... He's even rendered Shonie Carter's spinning backfist to second-fiddle.

We've seen spinning sh*t fails before, so we might as well take a look at another example of why, sometimes, spinning sh*t should not be part of your arsenal.

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+60 # Guest 2012-09-14 12:05

It's not called a "spinning back fist" anymore.... it's The "West Linn Windup".

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0 # Guest 2012-09-14 13:39

lol that just made my day

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+8 # Guest 2012-09-14 12:06

Learn to throw a damn leg kick, son!

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+28 # Guest 2012-09-14 12:06

Its no fail, he just perfected the spinning nap fist!

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+12 # sukotsuto 2012-09-14 12:10

In pro MMA/kickboxing, it shouldn't be in the arsenal of anyone who's not top level in striking. At all.

Unless you're really good at mind games, like Genki Sudo vs that Taekwondo guy in kickboxing.

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+8 # Lefthea D. Kick 2012-09-14 12:18

or unless you're really fast

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+4 # Guest 2012-09-14 23:27

Most people haven't perfected the butt forward stance like Genki though. Imho the best stance for throwing spinning anything.

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+25 # Guest 2012-09-14 12:10

shouldn't overlook the excellent timing on that counter

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+9 # OneManGOONsquad 2012-09-14 12:24

Wow I really want to call 850.454.6215. How cool is his hair/beard/tats ?

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-1 # Guest 2012-09-14 12:44

This didn't make me feel good. Dude throws a sloppy spinning back fist off a limp low kick and gets blasted in the face. :/

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+4 # IceColdShadow 2012-09-14 12:54

ultra AWKWARD hahaha

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+15 # Guest 2012-09-14 13:15

This made me feel good. Dude throws a sloppy spinning back fist off a limp low kick and gets blasted.

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+3 # Guest 2012-09-14 13:32

wow... that was a brutal punch. Sometimes spinning moves work well, sometimes they don't. can't be testing shit out during a fight tho. very sloppy.

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+2 # Guest 2012-09-14 14:53

chael is embarrassingly proud

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0 # Guest 2012-09-15 05:45

I don't think spinning back fists are really made to be thrown while going forward.

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+1 # Guest 2012-09-15 17:29

Spinning back fists are an awesome weapon to have just don't twirl and spin like a fucking ballerina dancer (see above video) lol

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