Affliction To Use “Biggest Ring Ever”
In a recent Sherdog.com interview Mark Hominick, who will be competing on Affliction’s undercard this Saturday against Savant Young, mentioned yet another feature to be included in the clothing company’s inaugural MMA showcase:
“You know, it’s gonna be the biggest heavyweight card of all time, especially on North American soil. And, you know, they’re bringing in the biggest ring ever in the States, so it’s gonna be huge, you know, room to play. So I’m gonna be excited to be in there… I’m a kickboxer. I trade, and I love the ring. I’ve talked to Savant, he likes the ring too.”
It’s difficult to report this and not make mention of the IFL’s once proposed fancy gimmick ring “The Hex” which was a failed idea before it ever got off the ground. I give Affliction credit for breaking the bank to obtain over-sized rings and metal bands and all that fun stuff, but I do hope they remember that some people are actually supposed to fight that night as well.
Dumb dumb dumb. Why would you want a huge ring, so guys can run around playing grab a$$ all day?
Final nail in the coffin….
Maybe tey have a suprise royal rumble planned for after the main event.
This guarantees Arvloski’s fight to be a 5k run
Damn it…. I would like to see just one organization/event outside of the UFC do something right… just when I was getting excited they go and pull some stupid ****e like this… damn, damn, damn.
Heavyweights are boring, so let’s give them more room to sit and stare at each other. Maybe they’ll do like pride did and the UFC needs to do and dock the fighter’s pay when it’s boring. Otherwise this is going to be another suckfest.
I hope the ring isnt to big or its gonna be stupid…I wonder if megadeth will play in the ring?
maybe the ring will be on fire…that would be exciting
Who cares how big the ring is. Either way they have to pull you to the middle when you start falling out of it. Bring back the yellow card!
Ha, I say get rid of the ring all together. Have the crowd keep them in a certain proximity by allowing spectators to push them back towards the center and if need be kicks and punches to the back! I mean if you really want to draw a crowd then fan interaction is the best way to go. Let’s make it a true pit fighter style!
hope they have satellite navigation systems strapped to their balls, cos they will need it to find their way round!! LOL
does anyone know when the YAMMA will return!
I heard it was gonna be 30×30…anyway w/ all this hype these guys better beat each other to death to live up to it.
Big ring = big waste of time. The ring size should be a multiple of Trump’s hairpiece.
Lotta whiners in here.
Let them put on an event before you start with your complaining.
im with lord mark, they should just have fights in the smoke pits at high schools
This is perfect for the pace of a Tim Sylvia fight. Gives more room to jab away and then clinch/dance. Stupid Affliction. Can Affliction add anything into the world of MMA that is not stupid or ridiculous? Anything at all? Once again and to no surprise, Affliction has made me shake my head in disgust. Stop trying to be different and get your damn promotion in business.
I agree i mean i was all for affliction until i heard about this gay huge ring, megadeth and the worst micheal buffer!…come on micheal buffer really he is such a gay….I really hope he doesnt say LETS GET READY TO RUMBLE!
i dont understand why they would do that
they should make the ring 10×10 not 30×30 thats gay
ERIC, i do enjoy your little snazzy comments. maybe they will make it like a big show instead of a fight which will appeal to network television so maybe there is a method to their maddness also how much bigger is their rind to be. also its a ring not a cage ….booo
What a bunch of morons on here. Making an event your own is what makes things exciting. Welcome to the USA, the land where alot of things are different and unique………we drive on a different side of the road than everyone else etc.
One of the biggest dangers with the ring size is running over the PPV time.
Thanks for helping me decide not to order Affliction.
I won’t watch any fights inside a roped ring. I’m sorry,
but that’s just not real MMA. At least EliteXC uses a cage.
a roped ring is still very mma lots of orgs use the ring all over the world just the ufc made the cage and as much as the cage rocks, i like the ring it was great in pride but you need prides/ Dreams rules to make that size ring work for the fighters. but the bigger ring will work alot better for this and usa rules of mma making the fights not slower but probably the same pace as we see in the cage. but the to like the ring you probably had to of watched mma for the last 10 years to really like it. but its not a bad thing.
I agree M3
I really like the ring and the cage both…they both have there positives I mean in my opinion…I dont care where they fight just as long as they do fight im fine with it….Im hoping big john does a good job as commentater though
I agree. This might make for some boring fights. I hope not though.
M3,
Tape UFC and go to a sports bar for Affliction. I don’t like the program myself(business reasons) but don’t base your opinion only on the ring especially if you like some of these fighters. Anything can happen with ring(Even fall out and crack your head open). I feel the fight favors the underdogs and the backpunchers scrambling away which means long boring fights as compared to say the WEC where there is basicly enough room to grab each other.I will admit there could be some drama here for more than 1 underdog which means a potential fight of the year. Something to consider.
nope! it sucks
windmiller,
First off for the ring lovers:
The ring has never worked in the US or for any real successful curent day promotion in Europe!
The cage holds the action better. Alows for wrestlers to use there takedowns and for submission guys to have more room and less ropes to get off a submission. How many times in the IFL did you see a guy in a position to go for a sub and he couldnt because of the ropes. The cage gives them ways to get out after a takedown. How many times in the IFL and Dreams are fights stopped and somehow they have to recreate the position in the middle. How many times is a GNP having to be stopped because a guys head is under the ropes. Refs outside the ring pushing body parts back in like in Japan is laughable. In the IFL fighters got hung up in the ropes in almost every fight.
The Ring doesnt work period and never has in the states. Japan yes why I dont know. Better question is how do you sit thru a whole crazy mma card and not once get excited? Things are just differant.
My question isnt why is it so big? But why the hell would you choose a ring knowing the past failures? Answer: Fedor wanted it, somehow his group has there fingers in the kitty. And Im sure this will hurt Affliction in the pocket in more ways then one.
Affliction will never be a major threat with ramp entrances (gay) and a ring never. Yes they may pay fighters a boat load, but they wont make money so it will just prove the point you cant overpay just because fighters want it.