OCTO: The Disputed Origin Story of the UFC Octagon

[KingBeef]

Still not too late for torches!!!!

 

[king_ebeneezer]

Tired gimmick is having a crew of guys running around outside a ring whose whole purpose is to push the fighters back in. Tired gimmick is having the fight’s momentum killed by the ref halting the action and resetting the fighters back in the center.

lol the cage is still a gimmick.

 

[loyalyolayal]

lol the cage is still a gimmick.

I get that the cage was a gimmick when they started but without it, no one would've respected wrestling.

 

[Peter Smits]

a 10 minute video on a fucking polygon. incredible. already watched it 3 times

 

[gono btw]

Tired gimmick is having a crew of guys running around outside a ring whose whole purpose is to push the fighters back in. Tired gimmick is having the fight’s momentum killed by the ref halting the action and resetting the fighters back in the center.

Tired gimmick is having the fence as a 'technical evolution' in the fighters´ skillset ...

 

[Agmkreptile]

That would be the traditional option. I think the better option would be no barrier. If the fight moves out of bounds just have the ref reset in bounds. Kind of like wrestling. It would make for better live and TV viewing as well.

Idk why people say cages are bad for viewing. TV audiences see the fights over the fence with an HD camera. Live audiences have seats looking over the fence as well and can see fine. It's only cageside where it might be difficult but that's usually reserved for celebrities and rich folks anyway.

 

[PabloMEX]

I still think the YAMMA pit was a good idea, or something like this is worth trying: