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[mma #1 fan]

I say yes

[SimpleJack]

I hate bonus systems that take away from the purity of competition and overall sporting nature. I hate to think someone would be intentionally holding out when they could finish.

[Tyreas]

Some fighters have never been finished or are very difficult to finish. That would make this system unfair for their opponents.

It also creates a conflict of interest for the fighters. I realize the current bonuses could offer that same conflict but those bonuses are not guaranteed. This would also have the potential to alter strategies for the worse.

[lwbrewer]

I'm up for any way to get more money to the fighters especially the lower ones, but not sure it would help

[MichaelK]

No. Absolutely not. Why do we demand fights be finished? Because it's enthralling and exciting to us? It's not a fighter's job to finish fights, but to give his best performance and hopefully be able to win. Want to see a definitive ending? Watch the NBA.

[Fedorlei Gomipierre]

I think this type of bonus is a slippery slope that could totally detract from skillful technique and articulate gameplans and the risks a fighter may take in order to grasp at a few extra bucks could be a serious difference maker within a fight and I think the benefits of the casual fans' excitement would be offset by the loss of a crucial level of intelligence and defense good fighters possess.

Now, I'd be cool with a fighter signing a UFC contract with stipulations in it stating they'd get a bonus for finishing a certain amount of their contracted fights or something like they have in the NFL on an incentive program, but within every fight, I think what we'd get is a completely sloppy and haphazard third round in alot of fights and I don't think MMA needs it.

[TBEAR]

I also say NO.

The figther should be trying to finish anyway, plus it does give an advantage to a guy fighting someone who KOs easy.

[H33LHooK]

I like it.

But in order to actually alter the fighters' behavior, it would have to be an amount that would likely make it cost-prohibitive.

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[MichaelK]

At the end of the day, the name of the game is to inflict as much damage as you can, whilst sustaining minimal damage. If a finish happens, great. If not, I'm fine with it. There have beens fights that I had hoped would actually go the distance.

[MMA, Esq.]

Originally Posted by DonFrye

I hate bonus systems that take away from the purity of competition and overall sporting nature. I hate to think someone would be intentionally holding out when they could finish.

I agree. To think that the win/loss (and their win bonus, speaking of bonuses) could be left to the hands of incompetent judges should be enough to make every fighter want to finish every fight. If a fight isn't finished, its because the fighter isn't going to finish that fight - has nothing to do with the need for extra motivation.

Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre

I think this type of bonus is a slippery slope that could totally detract from skillful technique and articulate gameplans and the risks a fighter may take in order to grasp at a few extra bucks could be a serious difference maker within a fight and I think the benefits of the casual fans' excitement would be offset by the loss of a crucial level of intelligence and defense good fighters possess.

Exactly. Jon Fitch is a great fighter and has an amazing win/loss record - if he threw his gameplane out the window in hopes to make a few more bucks with a finish, he may not have such a record.