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I have no idea about the techniques in MMA. There seem to be a lot of discussion about the oblique kick in mma forums. I see no use of targeting the knee in Muay Thai. The opponent would most likely just lift the leg anyway.You're correct, but it's also based on a misunderstanding that these are different techniques. There's a perception that the kicks you see in MMA are targeting the knee, they aren't, they target the thigh. Jon Jones explicitly says this in his tutorial with Winklejohn on how to do the technique. It was really weird watching Joe Schilling talking about how the move shouldn't be allowed not realising that he does it.