In the world of MMA there are many oddities and as a true fan is hardened by the strange accidents and mishaps he has seen, some of them still amaze. In fact, one of those cases recently happened at a Strikeforce event.
In a recent Strikeforce event, five fights were postponed because of a broken cage door. This is ridiculous on so many levels, but it should probably be broken down into baby steps of hilariously bad planning.
First, how can the door not be checked before fight time? It is a known rule that when fighting apparatus is faulty, commissions will disallow competition. It cannot be disputed. If a hazard such as this arises, it must be addressed. The CSAC did this swiftly and rightfully. Stupidity is the only excuse on Strikeforce's part.
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Next, this type of thing has happened before! Strikeforce has had problems in the past with their cages, and as a top line MMA organization they cannot have repeat errors like this. In fact I can remember one fight wwhere James Irvin was driven through a cage in Strikeforce competition! Utterly inexcusable.
Lastly, nobody can fix a door? I mean, come on now. I've heard of "Is there a doctor in the house?" How about asking for a repair man? Strikeforce should have had crew on the scene in the first place and even when a crew did show up, they could not even fix it in an alotted 15-minute intermission. This left the CSAC with no choice but to postpone the event.
The only reconciliation that a strikeforce fan has now is free tickets to the next show. That didn't even seem to console them as boos rained down from the bleachers incessantly. It's tough to stay on your game every night, but a solid effort would be appreciated. At least for the fans' sake.
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2 months ago
Wow....It a cage door of heaven sake not the vault to Fort Knocks.
2 months ago
That's pretty weak, I don't think free tickets would've made me a happy camper if I had gone to that event.
2 months ago
Yea that fight with James Irvin was just retarted. It was TUF original Bobby Southworth and he went for a takedown and wound up bulldozing Irvin through the door. It was kinda cool to see because its such a freak incident.
2 months ago
Ring>Cage.
2 months ago
Maybe fans should enter the arena with tool-belts...you know, like that guy from the village people...LOL
2 months ago
Bring back bare knuckle fighting! It's much safer then getting punched in the head a hundred times by gloved fists. Also, it would be much easier to sink in submissions, thus making many fights shorter and more exciting. And ditch the rounds. All rounds do is refresh the fighters so that they can continue clinching against the fence and bore the fans to sleep. Imagine Big Nog and Fedor going at it with no time limit? Hell, a hand grenade can't knock out Big Nog, so I have to figure he'd outlast Fedor. And last but not least, forget weight classes - MMA isn't boxing. Remember UFC's old days? In big versus little events neither one dominated over the course of an entire card. Given today's parody of talent, non-restricted weight would match up a wider array of great fighters we'd never see hook up otherwise. This would also reduce a fighter's temptation to use steroids. The danger of losing a ton of water to make weight is also a good reason to throw the scale away.
2 months ago
Did I say parody? Ooops...I meant parity - LOL
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