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Drock
10-08-2009, 09:17 PM
Props: Yahoo Sports

Quoteworthy:

“Actually, we’ve been talking about making the Octagon smaller. We’re considering making it smaller. [UFC matchmaker] Joe Silva wants it. I think he wants to turn the thing into a [expletive] bathtub. Have them fight in a little tollbooth.”


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JimDaeWong
10-10-2009, 03:20 PM
In other UFC news Kalib Starnes vows never to fight in the UFC again. I like the smaller cage, but not too much smaller,
MMA Guru
10-10-2009, 05:26 PM
Huh, I know it's huge but do we really want it to be Adrenaline small?
Rich Davie
10-10-2009, 05:42 PM
In other UFC news Kalib Starnes vows never to fight in the UFC again. I like the smaller cage, but not too much smaller,
:lol:

Not as much room to run in a smaller cage ! :lol:
Woodzulu
10-10-2009, 07:52 PM
Would this take anything away from elusive fighters like Machida?
LJluck
10-10-2009, 10:15 PM
I am curious as to how much smaller they want to make it. Personally I like it how it is. I watch local MMA productions with small cages and it just doesn't seem right, kind of cheap really. UFC is not cheap, but I hope they don't start changing around that don't need it. If it's not broken, don't fix it.
ToeZup
10-10-2009, 11:38 PM
I don't know about this. I think the cage is fine the way it is. I don't think making it smaller is going to make fighters engage more. I have been to many events where the cages are a lot smaller than the UFC's and the same things happen. If a fighter doesn't want to engage he isn't going to or if a fighter is fatigued he is going to back off regardless. I like the size it's sits at now.
LJluck
10-11-2009, 12:29 AM
I don't know about this. I think the cage is fine the way it is. I don't think making it smaller is going to make fighters engage more. I have been to many events where the cages are a lot smaller than the UFC's and the same things happen. If a fighter doesn't want to engage he isn't going to or if a fighter is fatigued he is going to back off regardless. I like the size it's sits at now.

100% agree
Rich Davie
10-11-2009, 12:34 AM
Yeah, I agree too... ya don't see too many fights in the UFC where one of the fighters is looking for a marathon, but there have been a few. ;)