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You can forget stomps and soccer kicks. Why? Silva v. Sakuraba and Silva v. Kondo. UFC has been trying to get knees to the head allowed but the NSAC is resisting.

Also, elbows make the ground game MORE exciting, not less. Look at CroCop v. Gonzaga. CC is an expert at stalling from the bottom for a standup in Pride. He just has to keep the opponent from posturing up and they can't hit him so the ref stands him up. Now, put him in with GG and uh oh, GG doesn't have to posture to fuck him up, he can just lump his head up with elbows. Matt Hughes v. Trigg II, after the big slam, Hughes tries to punch Trigg but Trigg blocks, so Hughes throws bows. Hughes v. Penn and Newton, throws a couple mixed with punches. Tanner and Loiseau both are known for their vicious elbow strikes and I don't mean their ability to cut.

Meanwhile, in Pride, look how often GNP is effective. It is much less prevalent than in UFC and wrestlers tend not to do as well. BJJ and strikers do better because the BJJ guy can set up a sub or sweep without worrying about an elbow and strikers have an easier time stalling for the standup. Overall, elbows make for better fights.