Vancouver Kickboxing coach Ritchie Yip illustrates moves such as elbowing, grabbing and pulling, which are illegal and frowned upon in Boxing, are perfect for MMA.
All of these dirty boxing moves arise from the close range or the shoulder to shoulder” type of sparring where fighters can potential clinch up with one another.
These dirty Boxing techniques are derived from a weapons based martial art called Panantukan that comes from the Philipines.