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[Luis Cruz]

Ok, here's the real poll for me to send back to Gary Shaw and let him know what everyone thinks. They're still up in the air about a cage or ring, so here's your chance to be heard. Just pick one and then give your reasons why and i'll pass it on to him after i get enough feedback. I'll be posting this on other forums as well but my main feedback i'll be looking at is here first.

For the record i like the ring better for view purposes and i'm not a big fan of pinning someone up against a cage plus it's harder for someone to use to prevent a takedown since it's not as sturdy as the cage. I'd rather watch them restart it in the middle if they start going out of the ring. That's just my thoughts, i'm sure they'll be a lot of people with their own thoughts. Please don't make this a debate thread and start going back and forth, i don't want to have to dig through a bunch of posts to get to what i need. This poll will be open for a week. Thanks.

[killerinstinct]

I prefer the cage over the ring I think most fans do to as we've seen on polls on these forums in the past.The cage looks better and it seperates mma from other sports.There's no breaks in action ,b/c the fight has to be restarted in the center and plus it's more realistic in a real fight situation.In real fights you're more likely be next to a wall or something like that(similar to a cage) ,than next to some ring ropes.

I also prefer elbows and really enjoy seeing ,them used effectively.I especially like them even more ,that fights aren't stopped as soon do to a cuts.

Cage and elbows.

I think he should also find out the opinions of some of the fighters and also take that into consideration.

[Legend]

Love the cage and hate the ring.

[dagreat1]

For me it's certainly a ring. I prefer Pride to UFC for the fighters and the ring.

The cage makes for a boring, cage stallin fight, most recent dissapointment was the Sera vs Lytle TUF finale fight, wow that was a boring fight. Cage stallin and foot stomps, try and do that in a ring, it doesn't work so well.

I also recomend that Gary Shaw strongly considder the yellow card rule for whatever he chooses, be it a cage or a ring, nothing like taking 10% of someones purse to get them to engauge eachother and fight.

Also from a marketing stand-point, the ring maybe a better idea as Pride US to my knowledge is the only org using a ring, everyone else is using a cage. I ring would draw me towards it more so than a cage but I do think that all of the newer fans to MMA like the cage because all they know is the UFC.

[Kewl144]

I perfer the cage. I think it provides better action and offers more protection for the fighters. Theres a few things I really dislike about the ring, including getting tangled in the ropes, having to restart in the center, and the possibility of "no contest" results from falling out of the ring. Wes Sims almost fell out of the ring with Gracie on his back and Herb Dean had to grab the top rope and start pulling up on it so both fights wouldnt tumble over the top rope. I also think a more "rounded" fighting area is better than a square if for no other fact that it prevents a fighter from pushing an opponent along the ropes into a corner.

[Kewl144]

Originally Posted by dagreat1

Also from a marketing stand-point, the ring maybe a better idea as Pride US to my knowledge is the only org using a ring, everyone else is using a cage. I ring would draw me towards it more so than a cage but I do think that all of the newer fans to MMA like the cage because all they know is the UFC.

Both the IFL and Apex use a ring. TKO did use a ring but they switched to a cage.

[devildude]

this one is simple. you can fall out of a ring and not a cage.

[Kewl144]

Originally Posted by devildude

this one is simple. you can fall out of a ring and not a cage.

well its more likely to fall out of a ring (Irving fell out of a cage when he was suppose to fight Bobby Southworth. Apparently someone didnt fully lock the door or something. )

[Catalyst]

I think rings are a better environment for fights. I personally appreciate the restarts offered by Pride, as an encouragement for the development of a ground fight, as opposed to UFC, where they are usually quick to stand the fighters up. The ring also makes for better visibility, as opposed to a cage, which can prevent good footage of some lower-angle shots when the action moves to the ground. As for any doubts about a ring because of fighters falling out, look at the ratio of Pride fights where this has and has not taken place; fighters do not usually have to worry about falling out. Where the cage allows for a development of a different style of fighting more dependent on the obstacle itself, (ie: Tito Ortiz), the ring more closely resembles the environment where many forms of martial arts originate - the mat. Rings, hands down.

[The Iceman]

I really like both but.. I am have going to have to go with the cage on this one