What if they expanded the time between rounds to 2 minutes?

[USAwrestling532]

would we see a significant difference in the quality of fights? I can’t help but wonder how much an extra minute of rest would help a lot of fighters get their wind back. even if they only did it for rounds 4 and 5 I think it would be a good idea.

 

[Fahcough]

Nah just take 5 ft of cage away. More fist

 

[SuperNerd]

Not interested.

What does quality mean? Will there be better/stronger defense for each round? Probably. Is that a better fight? Depends who you ask.

Give them no breaks, 15 minutes straight and we will likely get "lower quality" fights and techniques but we will see guys get fucked up more often. Is that higher quality?

Either way, as a purist, I want no breaks, no rounds.

 

[ShreddinMMA]

Nah.

1 minute of rest is fine. If a fighter can't handle that, go for a run more often.

 

[mirror45]

They shouldn’t. Don’t like to sit through commercials

 

[elbowsandwiches]

would we see a significant difference in the quality of fights? I can’t help but wonder how much an extra minute of rest would help a lot of fighters get their wind back. even if they only did it for rounds 4 and 5 I think it would be a good idea.

then cardio couldn't be used for a weapon. would mos def make for more exciting fights tho.

I think the ufc is going for "as real as it gets" to simulate real life combat.....and in real life combat there are no rests.....they are just maybe keeping as real as possible?

 

[jagerbomber84]

Great idea , why don't we add timeouts also .

 

[Erocthadon]

Great idea , why don't we add timeouts also .

One minute rounds, with five minutes in between

 

[DatSamboKid]

I’d love 15mins/25mins straight, no rounds.

 

[jagerbomber84]

One minute rounds, with five minutes in between

Bring back Shane Carwin , a Shane Carwin that doesn't have to worry about gassing is a scary man .

 

[Erocthadon]

Bring back Shane Carwin , a Shane Carwin that doesn't have to worry about gassing is a scary man .

He wouldn't even have to cut that much height.

 

[The Moloko man]

12 hour matches with a 2 hour lunch and dinner break in between and an hour nap

 

[Milgrim]

I’d love 15mins/25mins straight, no rounds.

 

[Fluffernutter]

They shouldn’t. Don’t like to sit through commercials

This.

 

[Fluffernutter]

12 hour matches with a 2 hour lunch and dinner break in between and an hour nap

So, cricket?

 

[SuperNerd]

So, cricket?

 

[McSpikes]

Nah I don’t see how having an extra minute would help anybody. If you’re gassed you’re gassed

 

[Chris Gaines]

Not interested.


Give them no breaks, 15 minutes straight and we will likely see guys get fucked up more often.

I vote for more guys getting fucked up!

 

[Chris Gaines]

Nah I don’t see how having an extra minute would help anybody. If your gassed your gassed

'Your gassed'?

Are you saying that he will be the sole proprietor of gassed?

Or, did you mean to use the contraction of 'You are'?

 

[USAwrestling532]

Nah I don’t see how having an extra minute would help anybody. If your gassed your gassed

The inner wrestler in me knows how draining a 6-7 minute match can be so yea I’m a bit biased. 5 rounds of 5 minutes each is unimaginable to me with only a minute of rest in between rounds. Granted I’m not a world class athlete, I still think maybe even an extra 30 seconds might be better for the fighters.

But yea not like it’s ever gonna happen. I bet Shane Carwin would’ve been in favor of it after the 1st round with Brock Lesnar.