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Title: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: GraniteCityDon on May 15, 2011, 02:33:07 PM
I was watching ESPN MMA & Zuffa have announced that the 5 round non-title fights are to be introduced within the near future, what are your thoughts on this?

Personally i like the idea, but only in main event for a major card, i.e. #1 contender fight. Gil Melendez is dead against it unless the championship fights are amended, & the only way i could see that being done is if title fights are put to 3 * 10 mins.
Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: Geo on May 15, 2011, 03:05:35 PM

Personally i like the idea, but only in main event for a major card, i.e. #1 contender fight.

that's what I was thinking,for title eliminators yes....


if or when it happens, I don't see it changing much other than slightly slowing down the pace of a close fight in the 3rd round as fighters start to concern themselves with saving a little gas for the second half of the fight.
Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: coltrane on May 18, 2011, 08:48:10 AM
I don't like this idea at all. 

A lot of fights go to decision... which means they were generally snooze-fests.  3 rounds is long enough imo.
Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: *ChuteBoxe* on May 18, 2011, 10:50:59 AM
Jake Shields wants to fight B.J. Penn in a 5 round fight........yawn.  It favors the "blanket" type fighters, 90% of the time we'd be seeing snoozers.
Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: George Whorewell on May 18, 2011, 08:15:46 PM
The age of the boring one dimensional grapplers shall soon be upon us once again.
Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: Migs on May 20, 2011, 08:02:47 PM
Jake Shields wants to fight B.J. Penn in a 5 round fight........yawn.  It favors the "blanket" type fighters, 90% of the time we'd be seeing snoozers.

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Title: Re: 5 Round Non-Title Fights - Thoughts?
Post by: jedibrat on June 01, 2011, 12:45:24 AM
Better would be let the audience vote the number of rounds. Roy Nelson = 20 rounds (needs the cardio), GSP = 1 /2 round (win on points then apologizes for boring fight)