Are palm strikes legal in mma

[Monkey Turned Wolf]

If you're referring specifically to UFC, throat strikes, back of the neck, spine, and back of the head are all out. If you're referring to MMA in general, I have no idea what a global answer would be, since I would assume different organizations have different rules.
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[drop bear]

If you're referring specifically to UFC, throat strikes, back of the neck, spine, and back of the head are all out. If you're referring to MMA in general, I have no idea what a global answer would be, since I would assume different organizations have different rules.
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Yeah ok. Throat and back of neck are out. Side neck isnt mentioned. Hence judo chops should be legal.

And your link didn't work for me.
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[Monkey Turned Wolf]

Yeah ok. Throat and back of neck are out. Side neck isnt mentioned. Hence judo chops should be legal.

And your link didn't work for me.
UFC Rules and Regulations, Mixed Martial Arts Information, UFC Betting

That's odd. I tried it on two different browsers, opened fine. Oh well.

In UFC at least, they'd be legal. I doubt it would be worth the risk for most fighters though, as the referee could very easily see it as a throat or back of the neck strike and call a foul. Or you could miss slightly and hit a no-no area, resulting in a foul.