Ring vs octagon.....which one is better?

[Smoking Indoors]

ring gives less chance of running therefore they engage more

imho it´s more exiting

Which is why Conor will get destroyed in boxing. He cant run 10,000,000km to get a decision.

 

[whaleshark]

Ring girls all the way

 

[ditchbankbandit]

I say ask the actual people that work in both, i.e. the fighters. The cage keeps them from falling out of the ring, plus there are no corners in an octagon shaped ring which is either good or bad for the fighters. You'd have to ask them.

 

[Summoning]

Why not both?

Why not both fused...

 

[trident]

+1 for smaller cage. I started watching UFC before I saw Pride and guys falling out of the ropes and constantly having to be reset always irked me.

The ring can def kill the flow of the fight

That's the trade off for the pace it pushes

The cage doesn't have as wide of a swing with the trade offs

 

[Subliminal Message]

Why not both fused...

This is cool

 

[Smoking Indoors]

I say ask the actual people that work in both, i.e. the fighters. The cage keeps them from falling out of the ring, plus there are no corners in an octagon shaped ring which is either good or bad for the fighters. You'd have to ask them.

I like the cage. Makes sense to me and I have fought 10 times professionaly. 1-2 in a cage. 7-0 in a ring. Dont know how that comes into play.

 

[yeguiza]

Which is why Conor will get destroyed in boxing. He cant run 10,000,000km to get a decision.

lol no

he´ll get destroyed because he is 0-0 in boxing and he is facing a 49-0 fighter

 

[SirKratos]

I can't believe some modern day MMA fans say ring.....

Fucking hell

 

[Heelhook71]

The ring will allow fighters to cut off opponents. That will stop the endless circling away we see a lot when fighters don't want to engage. Those fighters will actually have to use defensive skills instead.

It will stop wall n stall

It will also stop grapples pinning opponents against the fence and executing takedowns from that position. They'll have to use actual, skill, creativity and timing to get a takedown in a ring.

Without the cage it'll be harder to get back up when you've been taken down.

You'll also get the occasional tangled up fighter in the ropes. That doesn't happen that often.

Overall the ring is much better. The cage was just a gimmick for the sport in the old days that's stuck.

 

[GOAT]

 

[lostdog000]

cage>ring for mma

 

[aunshi189]

While the cage is waaaay more practical the ring wins in my heart for keeping professional Japanese men pushers in a job and for Wanderlai draping Rampage's lifeless body over the ropes.

 

[Smoking Indoors]

Is that Conor during his boxing training?

 

[Fight Professor]

So basically because of all the crazy shit that is going on during an mma match, all types of flying shit and takedown and this and that, octagon is best, as it keeps things always in play throughout with no stop of action, other than a tap or referee

Gotcha

Wall-n-stall is the other side of the coin.

 

[leto1776]

Octagon benefit wrasslers more whereas the ring benefit strikers.

I used to believe this myself about 10 years, ago, but it amazes me how much people still believe this tripe.

 

[TallGHunter]

Wand was so much better in a ring, actually Shogun too. Depends on the style of fight you like.

 

[Magnum1978]

Ring is better viewing, but has issues with being thrown out of it and being trapped in the ropes, but also its better if you want more liberal rules like soccer kicks and stomps as they worked very well in Pride.

Smaller means more action, plus the corners aid skills in trapping fighters. Better/more natural in terms of not-avoiding or aiding with takedowns - its more natural having the opportunity to get your hips back to defend.

A ring that is slighty higher (perhaps 6 ropes), with many more vertical ropes to keep it solid and contained (plus below the bottom rope being open to move your head) would probably be optimal

 

[DoopidyDawesome]

I hate the fucking cage actually.

 

[Magnum1978]

Awful rings with only 3 ROPES.

At minimum MMA in a ring needs 5 ropes with an army of people holding fighters in. Personally I think you should have 6 or even 7 ropes with more vertical ties to keep everything in place