Cage smaller for tonights event?

[Dirty Dik]

Looks to me like the cage is smaller than usual, similar to the WEC cage. I realize it's a TUF finale and not a PPV but shouldn't the size of the cage be the same for all fights?

I know it's not a big deal and I'm just nitpicking but you don't see the NFL playing on 80 yard fields just because it's not the superbowl.

 

[cavus3]

i think i remember hearing they use a smaller cage for events like these

 

[GordaoPreguico]

Venue may not have the space for the larger cage.

 

[Dirty Dik]

I thought the Palms was a tight fit. The "joint" looks like a highschool gymnasium. No wonder they needed a smaller cage.

 

[iLesnar]

Cages are almost always smaller for the TUF events

 

[mikecello]

I told the cop that the fire hydrant looked farther away from my bumper than I thought, that didn't make it so.

 

[jager]

i forget who said it but at the palms and hard rock they do use a smaller cage

 

[Podslapper]

I wish people would talk about this more. Cage size is a significant variable that can affect a fighters' footwork and distance. I think the cage should always be the same size, to keep everything consistent.

 

[Michael13]

I wish the cage was always this size.

less inactivity, more action, more chance of finishes.

 

[TylerRyan]

The UFC uses 2 cage sizes, a 25ft and a 30ft.

The 30ft is used for the bigger events, while the 25ft has always been used for TUF shows and events.

For Comparison, although this uses WEC as the example... http://fightnomics.com/blog/ufc-cage-size-analysis/

 

[Dirty Dik]

I wish people would talk about this more. Cage size is a significant variable that can affect a fighters' footwork and distance. I think the cage should always be the same size, to keep everything consistent.

Good point, this is what I was thinking when I made the thread. I feel the smaller cage favors Roy tonight, Mitrione wont be able to keep as much distance as he's going to want to.

 

[TylerRyan]

Delagrotte talks about cage size in this Sherdog article from 2008:

http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/DellaGrotte-Florian-Could-Run-Over-Huerta-13831

 

[t00br00tal]

I thought the Palms was a tight fit. The "joint" looks like a highschool gymnasium. No wonder they needed a smaller cage.

It's probably not much bigger than one tbh.