Would this interest you.

Underground
1

to me strikers have such an advantage in this sport just by the simple fact they start the match standing.

Would things be different if a coin flip determined who choose the starting position and then in round 2 their opponent could make their choice.

Not sure how you would place the fighters in the down position to start a round but this came into my mind watching Liddell vs Horn.

2

no thanks.

3

Maybe if you did it differently for each round. Round 1 start standing. Round 2 fighter A gets to pick top of bottom in the guard. Round 3 fighter B picks top or bottom in the guard. It might be interesting.

4

pass

5

to me strikers have such an advantage in this sport just by the simple fact they start the match standing.


Well, they do start all judo, sambo, Brazilian Jiujitsu, greco-roman, and submission wrestling matches with both fighters on their knees...

6

nope

7

That would be pretty funny

8

oh my god

I, myself, love grappling more than striking...but come on...IT'S A FIGHT FOR GOD'S SAKES!!!!!

9

No... all in all martial arts is about fighting. The UFC is about finding the best fighters alive. Fights start standing up. End of story

10

relax... did not say i liked it but just asked if things would be different.

if horn starts the fight being able to tie with liddell things may have been different.

9 times out of ten the better fighter wins but there may be an occurence where this method would change the outcome.

11

sure it would change the outcome

duh

after crocop defended the takedown and was whippin fedor on the feet all of round 1, round 2 starts with fedor in crocop's guard

doh

13

I would be curious to see how some of the current group of fighters would do in fights with the original UFC rules. I just can't see guys like Liddell standing in there teeing off on their opponents without breaking their hands. Not to lean toward a grappling mindset too much, but the gloves allow for striking with less concern for damaging the hands. I think starting standing just makes sense either way. JKB

14

As I was about to get into a fight with a guy I knew had better striking ability than me, so I simply told him that unless he let me start the fight in the mount position, he was a pussy.

He punched me in the nose and kicked me in the nuts.

I guess his answer to this thread would have been, "No, this would not interest me."