It's nice for Dana to say they should go for the finish. But what do you get when you go for the finish and leave your-self exposed and get KTFO? Nothing. Does Dana give you $$$? Nope. Does he give you another chance? Nope.
I hate boring fights as much as the next person but alot of the times "going for it" leaves you with a 50/50 chance of getting KTFO. Unless you are a much better fighter than your opponent, you do what you gotta do to advance. You use the rules to your advantages, you play to your strengths. Doing anything else is stupid.
"I lost my first fight in the house;I was eliminated from the show, and I got my face broken by a counter punch because I left it exposed swinging for the fences. I'm broke again, and blew my chance at a 6 figure UFC contract. But at least I made Dana happy, by upping the ratings and making him money, that's what counts right?"
Get the fug outta here with that. Just win the show would be my plan, and I'd do it any way I could, whether or not it made Dana happy.