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Originally Posted by Grimmlokk  The boxing type ring still does, always has, and always will SUCK for MMA. It is not made for ground fighting. You should not need 20 Japanese guys on watch to pull the ropes 6 inches whenever someone decides to grapple. And my least favorite thing in MMA is restarts once the fighters get under the ropes or whatever. I'd rather watch Justin McCully fight Tim Sylvia butt naked than see restarts. They completely interrupt the flow of the fight, and it's impossible to get the 2 fighters back in the exact same position so the ref ends up effecting the fight directly rather than just as an arbiter.
Ring = Great for striking. Boxing, Kickboxing, MT, K-1, whatever. But it is just not made for grappling. Even when standing and grappling it still interferes because it's not made for 300-500lbs of fighters leaning against is and struggling this way and that for position.
Ring sucks for MMA and if you say it's better you are a fucking idiot. You can say you like it more and that just makes you a jackass, but if you claim it is actually better designed for the sport you are just an asshole. Who should die. From AIDS. While on fire. And falling down the stairs. Into a bear trap. |
I think the ring is better for the fans at the event, since there's much better visibility. I've never been to an event, but if I was going to one I think I'd prefer a ring.