Is it time to add some rounds to championship fights?

[BigGing]

Make all fights five rounds BUT

(1) Open scoring between rounds

(2) First to win three rounds wins the fight. This will encourage fighters to not take rounds off. Every round counts. You cant afford to give any round away. Like real sports where they have a best of five or best of seven series.

I like the open scoring...but the second half ruins a lot of potential for comebacks

 

[Pechan]

lol are you insane? a 3 title fights card would probably run for like 12 hours.

 

[Deleted member 512089]

You failed with your gameplan if you have plenty of gas after 25 minutes.

If they got 7 rounds they would circle first two.

boxing is 36 of action. 6x5mn would be great

 

[IDGETKTFO]

Nah.

Throw snakes in the cage tho

electrify the fence too. Put a coating on the inside so they only get shocked if they put their fingers in. to grab the fence.

 

[wwkirk]

25 1 minute rounds

lol That almost sounds like a Fight Circus ruleset!

 

[spinitch]

No CTE already looms. Justin and Chandler showed how to fill up 3 rounds. Was fun but also painful to watch those 2 slug it out.

 

[Oozing BDE]

In many cases, it would also nullify the advantage a fighter may derive from superior endurance.

I don't know if you think this is a bad thing or a good thing.

For me fighting means beating your opponent as fast as possible. It's not the cardio games.

 

[Oozing BDE]

If anything, 3 minute-rounds so we don't have to watch 5 minutes of lay-and-pray. More rounds would be good.

I'm down for 3 minute rounds.

 

[WhosTheBoss]

7 (3 minute) rounds


Honestly best thing would be more judges

mma judging is so fucking poor and inconsistent

they need to make it known how the judges are selected , what sort of tests they pass to get the position and answer why they put what they put

 

[StormGymLuton]

To the death

 

[jx820]

Who doesn't wish these guys were conserving energy and pacing themselves more. To hell with a Gathje vs Chandler or Turcios vs Hiestand what I want to see is methodical pacing and lots of feeling things out.

 

[felmmando]

I don't know if you think this is a bad thing or a good thing.

For me fighting means beating your opponent as fast as possible. It's not the cardio games.

Both: I can think of scenarios in which it would enhance a fight and others in which it would detract.

Quick finishes can be exciting, but they're not the only way a fight can be entertaining.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

I would definitely be interested in seeing 6 or 7 rounds.

Maybe go to 4 minute rounds and add an extra round or two?

...why?

 

[Swoliosis]

Yeah. Why not 15 just in case!?

I'd be okay with 69 30 second rounds

 

[Adamant]

...why?

It would hopefully mean less decisions and more finishes.

 

[SouthpawSouthernFist]

No.

 

[CerebralKnievel]

It would hopefully mean less decisions and more finishes.

Extended rounds and time would not increase finishes. Also, LOL at anyone who believes that decisions simply equate to boring fights. Peak dunce mode here.

 

[aerius]

I'm down for Sakuraba rules - unlimited 15 minute rounds until someone quits or gets finished.

 

[XRedStaRx]

Make all fights five rounds BUT

(1) Open scoring between rounds

(2) First to win three rounds wins the fight. This will encourage fighters to not take rounds off. Every round counts. You cant afford to give any round away. Like real sports where they have a best of five or best of seven series.

What about losing 5 rounds and getting a late KO.

 

[XRedStaRx]

So because Colby did not do enough to win in five rounds and could have potentially gone three more rounds TS believes we should extend championship fights?

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I am no Usman fan but this is some ridiculous logic/coping mechanism from Colby fans.

Your guy lost, he deserved to lose, you don't clown around the first two rounds and start taking a championship fight seriously only when you get dropped for the first time. He gave away the first two rounds to Kamaru on a silver platter.

Colby is never going to be WW champion, he doesn't fight like a champion nor does he have the skillset of a WW champion, and despite what the commentators say to make his fanboys (like you TS) feel better he is not the second best WW. Colbys skills have regressed due to his inactivity and lack of training.

I hope for Colbys sake he retires because the guy who fought last night was was not worthy of sharing the octagon with Usman who was very gracious after all the trash Colby talked for seemingly no reason since he had nothing to back it up.

Id rather see Covington go out with his head held high than go out on a stretcher when a very motivated Masvidal knocks him out because that is how a fight between him and Masvidal will end if the guy who showed up last night shows up to fight Jorge Masvidal.

That's interesting considering Colby won 3 rounds last fight.