Multiple Fights In A Night

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What exactly is the reasoning behind a fighter not being able to fight multiple fights in a night? I'm assuming it's the amount of minutes the fighter could potentially fight if say 3 fights of his went to a decision thus warranting it unsafe.

Could they say.... Fight 3 different fighters if each fight were only 5-7 minutes?

Could they do mini tournaments amongst the non top 10 fighters as a way to build intrigue?

Is there another reason completely that a fighter can't fight multiple times in a night that I'm neglecting? What says you sherdog!?
 
I like it but it's pretty unfair. A fighter who won by quick knockout versus a fighter who fought a bloody war are not going to be even when they fight. Some say that the fighter who got the quick knockout should be rewarded but sometimes you cannot prevent who you face in a tournament.
 
Fun fact: the only time Nick Diaz has ever been legitimately stopped was during a one-night tournament in his 3rd fight of the night.
 
It's not fair, the fighter performances tend to deteriorate as the nigh progresses, and like you said, not really safe for fighters to be fighting that long. More risk of something going bad. Plus if a fighter gets injured in a fight, they can't continue and the loser has to take their place. Think of how many people break their feet, hands, and ribs in one fight. Not fair, not safe, not exciting

Too many problems with this tournament style. Kickboxing it's ok, but even then by the time they reach the finals they are noticeably slower and it's somewhat less exciting
 
oleDirtyBast4rd said:
What exactly is the reasoning behind a fighter not being able to fight multiple fights in a night? I'm assuming it's the amount of minutes the fighter could potentially fight if say 3 fights of his went to a decision thus warranting it unsafe.

Could they say.... Fight 3 different fighters if each fight were only 5-7 minutes?

Could they do mini tournaments amongst the non top 10 fighters as a way to build intrigue?

Is there another reason completely that a fighter can't fight multiple times in a night that I'm neglecting? What says you sherdog!?
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They can fight multiple times in a night, and have done so. But, somewhat like you mentioned, it was time limited. Their first two fights were only one round, and the final fight for those that made it was like 3 rounds. It was the YAMMA "Pit Fighting" crap they tried out a few years ago in 2008. It was garbage and bombed and I remember laughing my ass off at the 1 round fights, as most of them went to decisions that were hard to decide because judging just a single round didn't allow for a clear winner.
 
I Hate You said:
They can fight multiple times in a night, and have done so. But, somewhat like you mentioned, it was time limited. Their first two fights were only one round, and the final fight for those that made it was like 3 rounds. It was the YAMMA "Pit Fighting" crap they tried out a few years ago in 2008. It was garbage and bombed and remember laughing my ass off at the 1 round fights, as most of them went to decisions that were hard to decide because judging just a single round didn't allow for a clear winner.
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ahh the decisions were something I wondered about for short little 1 rounders. Well That is interesting, I didn't realize they can and have done it. I feel like they have to find some kind of middle ground and try to make this happen. At least as like a special event or something
 
If you did an 8 man tournament its almost a guarantee that at least 1 winner will not be able to continue to the next round due to injury.
 
Scheme said:
I like it but it's pretty unfair. A fighter who won by quick knockout versus a fighter who fought a bloody war are not going to be even when they fight. Some say that the fighter who got the quick knockout should be rewarded but sometimes you cannot prevent who you face in a tournament.
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SF did a WMMA tournament not that long ago. I think they limited the fights to only 2 rounds, though, and it was only a 4 woman thing. I believe Tate won.
 
The state commissions and NSAC who is the one that leads won't allow it from my understanding.
 
That's easy: the medics will deem it hazardous for a fighter to keep risking more blunt trauma force.

As it was previously mentioned, it would t be fair for one fighter to go into a fight with lesser damage than his opponent.

That's that.
 
The potential for injury and mismatches is much higher. If one guy got a quick KO and the other guy just came out of a war, the second guy is at a big disadvantage.
 
Most of the reasons why they shouldn't do tournaments are right, but they sure are exciting. Watching Semmy Schilt fight four times on NYE two years ago was probably the most pumped up I've ever been for a fight.
 
there could be serious injuries

a fighter could get rocked and have a minor concussion that could get way worse if they fought again later
 
Under commission rules a fighter is not allowed to fight more than 25 minutes in one night which is why the Yamma Pit(the greatest org ever) had 1 round fights in their tournament
 
IronTusk said:
That's easy: the medics will deem it hazardous for a fighter to keep risking more blunt trauma force.

As it was previously mentioned, it would t be fair for one fighter to go into a fight with lesser damage than his opponent.

That's that.
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not fully disagreeing with you, but it could be argued said fighter has some control over how much damage he took in his previous fight, its not like they draw straws to see who is more damaged before they fight
 
oleDirtyBast4rd said:
What exactly is the reasoning behind a fighter not being able to fight multiple fights in a night? I'm assuming it's the amount of minutes the fighter could potentially fight if say 3 fights of his went to a decision thus warranting it unsafe.

Could they say.... Fight 3 different fighters if each fight were only 5-7 minutes?

Could they do mini tournaments amongst the non top 10 fighters as a way to build intrigue?

Is there another reason completely that a fighter can't fight multiple times in a night that I'm neglecting? What says you sherdog!?
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most AC's (if not all now) are against it for fighter safety rules. so they have i think a 25 minutes per night max of total fighting rule, disallowing even a two 15-minute fight night (like Bushido 9).

and yet it still allows for 8 man K1 tourneys. their rounds are 3 minutes.

the answer to your question is yes, there are ways around this. the UFC has no interest in using these ways. local shows probably could if they wanted to.
 
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