The little rule change/paradigm shift that could radically change MMA

[Rubios]

Two threads about where MMA/UFC is heading towards AS A SPORT (I don't care about the business thing) have all derailed into... NBA topics, because that's the closest analogy that came across.
As this is not the Real GM NBA Board, I'm oversimplyfing a lot to get to the point:

Some dudes (D'Antoni, i.e.) realized that if their players improved just slightly his effectivity shooting 3s, they will outscore the other team most of the times.
And then comes the butterfly effect of playing with the intention of increasing the volume of 3s:
Possessions per game escalate. Higher pace. The court widens. (...)

Most of you being from the US, even if not huge fans of basketball, seem knowledgeable enough to know pretty well the huge transformation the game has gone through as a cascade of implications from a single change: going for the "7 seconds or less" 3 shot.

So I find interesting to speculate what could be that apparently minor rule change, or new approach to fighting, that could potentially shake everything.

And I'm just raising this topic to you because it's a somewhat a recurrent conversation with some of my pals, but we're not getting anywhere TBH.
Maybe I find most of the fighters show a big gap in G'n'P and clinch level in relation to the rest of their abilities, potentially fight ending moves with room to improve.

 

[Thawing Mammoth]

You have to fight with your donger out

 

[octagonation]

Thread is kind of pointless to be honest. Everything is set in MMA.. Maybe allowing soccer kicks to downed opponents could be an addition but that is unhealthy for fighters and result in shorter careers

 

[Reach4theSky]

Allowing knees,stomps and kicks to a downed opponent would drastically change MMA and improve finish rates..

 

[Rubios]

Thread is kind of pointless to be honest. Everything is set in MMA.. Maybe allowing soccer kicks to downed opponents could be an addition but that is unhealthy for fighters and result in shorter careers

I think, with all due respect, that you are missing the point. Current BB ruleset was set from the 00s (3 seconds restricted area, no hand checking...)

And yet Rockets and GSW drastically changed the game with a new approach.
And, consequently, focusing on training a new set of abilities accordingly.

Just to throw something to the table: spamming low/calf kicks from the go in order to land 3 good ones and fighting a "compromised" (Roganism) opponent from there on...?

 

[lsa]

You have to fight with your donger out

 

[jikjik]

Knees to downed opponent.

 

[TITS]

Two threads about where MMA/UFC is heading towards AS A SPORT (I don't care about the business thing) have all derailed into... NBA topics, because that's the closest analogy that came across.
As this is not the Real GM NBA Board, I'm oversimplyfing a lot to get to the point:

Some dudes (D'Antoni, i.e.) realized that if their players improved just slightly his effectivity shooting 3s, they will outscore the other team most of the times.
And then comes the butterfly effect of playing with the intention of increasing the volume of 3s:
Possessions per game escalate. Higher pace. The court widens. (...)

Most of you being from the US, even if not huge fans of basketball, seem knowledgeable enough to know pretty well the huge transformation the game has gone through as a cascade of implications from a single change: going for the "7 seconds or less" 3 shot.

So I find interesting to speculate what could be that apparently minor rule change, or new approach to fighting, that could potentially shake everything.

And I'm just raising this topic to you because it's a somewhat a recurrent conversation with some of my pals, but we're not getting anywhere TBH.
Maybe I find most of the fighters show a big gap in G'n'P and clinch level in relation to the rest of their abilities, potentially fight ending moves with room to improve.

What fucking rule change are you talking about?

12-6 elbows?
Grounded opponent?
Something else?

 

[Hairrow]

Not rewarding dudes like Merab for lay'n' pray and repeated takedowns with no threat of submission or GnP whatsoever. If they get no points or even points taken off for doing nothing but "controlling"--I guarantee that would change the sport.

Get rid of decisions, at least for title fights.

 

[TheTickG]

Two threads about where MMA/UFC is heading towards AS A SPORT (I don't care about the business thing) have all derailed into... NBA topics, because that's the closest analogy that came across.
As this is not the Real GM NBA Board, I'm oversimplyfing a lot to get to the point:

Some dudes (D'Antoni, i.e.) realized that if their players improved just slightly his effectivity shooting 3s, they will outscore the other team most of the times.
And then comes the butterfly effect of playing with the intention of increasing the volume of 3s:
Possessions per game escalate. Higher pace. The court widens. (...)

Most of you being from the US, even if not huge fans of basketball, seem knowledgeable enough to know pretty well the huge transformation the game has gone through as a cascade of implications from a single change: going for the "7 seconds or less" 3 shot.

So I find interesting to speculate what could be that apparently minor rule change, or new approach to fighting, that could potentially shake everything.

And I'm just raising this topic to you because it's a somewhat a recurrent conversation with some of my pals, but we're not getting anywhere TBH.
Maybe I find most of the fighters show a big gap in G'n'P and clinch level in relation to the rest of their abilities, potentially fight ending moves with room to improve.

Headbutts.

 

[usernamee]

Allow strikes to the back of the head.

Slick back takers would go from being annoying to being the most feared and dangerous opponents of all time.

Get the back and elbow the back of the head to Bolivian.

 

[Pizza Werewolf]

The ref should be allowed to pepper spray the fighters for inactivity and taze them for fence grabs. For eyepokes they keep fighting but the poker has to wear a blindfold for 5 minutes .

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

i don't know if this would be considered a "minor" rule change, but fighting strictly bare knuckles. i think it would change striking to be more body attack oriented and more kicks and elbows being thrown. people would also be getting cut to shreds in a ton more fights. way less haymakers and there would be way more focus on jabbing and opening cuts up like in boxing as a strategy.

 

[Pancake Sprawl]

Not rewarding dudes like Merab for lay'n' pray and repeated takedowns with no threat of submission or GnP whatsoever. If they get no points or even points taken off for doing nothing but "controlling"--I guarantee that would change the sport.

Get rid of decisions, at least for title fights.

if you don't reward the guy holding his opponent down who do you reward? the guy being held down against his own will?

 

[AmonTobin]

1. Knees to a downed opponent from anywhere. 2. Kicks to the body of a down opponent from anywhere. 3. Upkicks to the head from grounded position (anywhere but the back of the head).
I think we’d see ground activity and finishes skyrocket.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Deducting points for lay 'n' pray/wall 'n' stall

 

[Hairrow]

if you don't reward the guy holding his opponent down who do you reward? the guy being held down against his own will?

Neither.

 

[JBJ was here]

Make fights 15 one minute rounds instead of three five minute rounds.

 

[BigTruck]

You have to fight with your donger out

 

[BigTruck]

Make fights 15 one minute rounds instead of three five minute rounds.

Or maybe no saved by the bell, if you get rocked visibly or knocked down the round continues or same if you have a submission locked in.