Why do you guys think a larger cage is better?
The smaller cage usually makes for more exciting fights.
The idea of MMA is to simulate a real fight without teh space & teh roolz interfering any more than is absolutely necessary. I'd argue that it makes it less exciting & less realistic, because teh cage is a necessary, but un-natural addition to a real fight, so the bigger the better.
The more space they have to work, the less the cage comes into the equation. The smaller the cage, the more that basic principle is compromised because the space itself then compliments teh grappler or power striker.
A larger cage allows teh strikerz more room to navigate... thus a smaller cage helps teh grapplers to wrestlefook as it gives strikers less room to maneuver. By contrast, it allows "POWER" strikerz... less room for their opponent to navigate whether wrestler or striker based. These are all nuancez that should not exist in teh epitome of the sport. It needs to be standardized if we're to compare apples to apples.
Ngannou KO'ed Stipe in teh smaller Apex cage after getting mauled by Stipe in teh bigger cage. Does anyone talk about that? or do Ngannou fanz & Stipe haterz just parrot that Stipe got knocked teh fook out. The variable isn't even mentioned nor remembered. I personally feel it's the only reason Ngannou waz able to catch Stipe.
So we have Stipe mauled Ngannou in teh UFC & Ngannou KO'ed stipe in teh UFC. Soundz like a simple comparison yeah?... but not so fast... one of those fights was in teh kiddie ring.
The variable is a ridiculous addition, that makes apples to apples comparisons now have more variablez.
Per that final point.
How fooked is it to have 2 different cage sizez in teh epitome of teh sport? This is teh olympics of teh sport... & a standardized cage is not too much ask for. Everything changez with a diff. cage size... this is very unprofessional imo. It's as ridiculous as doing one match in a cage & another in a roped ring. Why not have them on a barge in teh ocean for some events ffs where you just fall off teh side if you near teh edge? Awe, my fighter just lost because he was wet when he fell out over the side of the barge.
It's because we need consistency. People's recordz don't reflect teh cage size. It's either a W or an L (draw or DQ), but nowhere on teh stats do they show how teh cage size effected things. If some piss ant org wants to use a smaller cage then that's on them, but this is a ridiculous variable in teh olympics of teh sport. It should be standardized.
hey... if we just rip the entire soul and heart out of the thing we love then we can make money.
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