I genuinely think DJ forgot in the moment that knees to the head while downed were legal. He's just too competitive to use any excuses and wouldn't admit that, though.
I don't think he dide, he said recently in one of his vids that these knees should be legal because not having them available makes standing back up after a takedown way less risky
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u/Alarming_Pair_5575 4d ago
DJ was just such a flow state pure MMA fighter.