Hats or gloves?
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Hats
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I would disagree.
It’s clearly designed to entice stoppages.
If you get it done in round 1 its 6 points, rd 2 5 points, rd 3 4 points and 3 points for decision victory
FRAT warning
I’ll explain the disconnect. For most PFL fighters desire to win a million dollars greatly usurps the desire to get “more points”.
The point system is set up the way you would want in theory. However, these are the choices you are given as a fighter under this rule set:
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Go for the finish at all times and get an extra 1, 2 or 3 points. These extra points might get you one or two places up in the season rankings, which doesn’t matter as long as you make the playoffs. This also requires skill and confidence that you can get a finish, and an additional risk of getting finished yourself. Finishes could get you closer to a million dollars by guaranteeing you win the fight (if you get a finish), but also put you at risk for being further away from a million dollars if you get finished yourself and lose.
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Fight your style of fight and be an opportunist, taking the finish if it comes. This may get you extra points, or just 3 points for a decision win. This comes with a risk of letting fights be closer than they should, and leaving the decision in the judge’s hands. There is an equal moderate risk of losing/winning fights, and equal moderate chances of losing/winning a million dollars.
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Fight safe. Don’t look for the finish, and do everything you can to win the fight while avoiding damage. If you’re skilled enough you can get away with getting the 3 points for decision wins, and still win enough fights to make the playoffs. When you’re fighting safe you greatly reduce the risk of getting stopped or losing yourself, because you aren’t looking to do damage to your opponent. Therefore you increase your chances of winning and getting a million dollars.
If you think about it, beyond the numbers you’re shown on the screen during a PFL show, you’re rewarded for winning fights. You definitely get bonus for finishing, but unless you finish all or most of your fights (which a lot of fighters can’t or aren’t willing to try), getting stoppages won’t make enough of a difference. On top of that, just because you get finishes, doesn’t mean you’re good enough to reach the finals or even semifinals. You may just be a kill or be killed fighter in which case the points mean fuck all when you lose to the first legit guy you face.
Of course this is all based on what I’ve seen, I haven’t looked at any of these guy’s records.
Their intention when creating the point system was 100% to encourage the fighters to go for finishes. With the weird point system, the playoffs, and millionaire dollar prize, we sadly got the opposite.
Ttt
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Solid fight to start the night.
Guy that was in the million dollar finals had to open the card
The card is starting with the main card and is on ESPN. The undercard is being called the late card and is on later. NBA trumped them.
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Umalatov has some legit power. He’s my pick to win the welterweight tourney.
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I was so confused
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Not on youtube?!?! Dang
The last two cards prelims through main card were free on youtube.
I did not know. I thought it was the challenger series on YouTube.
I just refreshed my ESPN app and it doesn’t have the bout order anymore.
The thing that says fight 1, fight 6, etc. No longer showing prelims
Another sweet KO.
Lol it’s crazy how when everyone is watching PFL it’s a snooze fest. Then when nobody gives a shit they have good fights.
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Prelims are after the main card
So bizarre. I would be pissed if
I had tickets and didn’t know and showed up for main late.
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I’m watching the Yankees, Volpe hit his first MLB home run last inning, and nasty Nester Cortez is on the Mound. Yankees up 2-0. The last two pfl’s have been disappointing, but tomorrow is UFC has some good matchups between the prelims and the main card
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It’s been a snooze fest ever since the main card ended