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You'll generally see fights you consider boring between two top elite fighters who are evenly matched and aren't with some extra energy drink. If they fight anyone who's not on their level, you won't find that boring because they will dominate the other fighter. If the fighters are on a close level and aren't on some sort of energized drink, the fight will look boring for ppl. Because they are high IQ fighters. They know that taking risks = fatal mistake that will cost them the fight. JJ vs Gus 1 were two elite fighters who had the arguably best fight of all. But then, there weren't many regulations on substances, so I imagine fighters would simply be more risk free as they'd feel less pain, so they'd engage more.
When fighters aren't on some level of monster drink and are still elite, they will dominate who isn't on their level (like Ankalaev dominated Johnny Walker) and have a close fight vs someone who's an equal like an Alex Pereira... Which ppl will find boring but because they won't give openings specially when they're power punchers.
Guys who have KO power and go head hunting are generally easily handled, like Jones vs Gane. Or also, a high possibility is the damage that fights were leading to some athletes. Like, vertical elbows being allowed, whoever is a good wrestler and can land vertical elbows... That's nasty. Look at Stipe's face post R1 vs JJ... His eye socket was even carved deep. For sure there are some rules that are (and rightfully) being implemented because of brain damage and permanent injuries, when fighters are dominant and get into a dominant position. We don't want to see fighters dying in the octagon so we can feel adrenaline, do we? Fighters' safety is above granting audience a exciting fights by battering another fighter...
When fighters aren't on some level of monster drink and are still elite, they will dominate who isn't on their level (like Ankalaev dominated Johnny Walker) and have a close fight vs someone who's an equal like an Alex Pereira... Which ppl will find boring but because they won't give openings specially when they're power punchers.
Guys who have KO power and go head hunting are generally easily handled, like Jones vs Gane. Or also, a high possibility is the damage that fights were leading to some athletes. Like, vertical elbows being allowed, whoever is a good wrestler and can land vertical elbows... That's nasty. Look at Stipe's face post R1 vs JJ... His eye socket was even carved deep. For sure there are some rules that are (and rightfully) being implemented because of brain damage and permanent injuries, when fighters are dominant and get into a dominant position. We don't want to see fighters dying in the octagon so we can feel adrenaline, do we? Fighters' safety is above granting audience a exciting fights by battering another fighter...
