The Hex: IFL six-sided ring to allow for 'strategic benefits'

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/josh_gross/05/09/affliction.notes/?eref=sircrc

link about affliction card posted 5/9. this card looks good, but IMO, won’t happen, and if it does will bankrupt the company

what a bunch of biters, I bet Dana is laughing though.

cool

I actually hate the cage. Seems more barbaric than a ring. I suspect it would be harder to press someone into a ring than it is the side of a cage – i remember yelling at my tv during the silva/vera fight…

Shoving against the ring while doing footstomps isnt my idea of action.

Adding a Rope-a-dope element into the mix might not be a bad idea.

I’ve always thought a cage was better for MMA than a ring. There’s a lot less stoppage.

LOL, haven’t they gone out of business yet?

It looks like a pony coral at the zoo.

LOL

i also prefer the cage but as far as rings go if your going to use one this looks better than a boxing ring.

i only watch the ifl for horidecki all the other fighters are gone

why can’t they use the octagon like UFC. it adds more speculation and gladiator feel to it. maybe the cages are more expensive than the rings that could be why IFL are keeping their budget limited.

lol IFL is going to go under really quick and HCF just died. hopefully EXC is next!

4, 5, 6 sides won’t make a difference since the IFL isn’t a very good product. The ropes vs. the cage is what makes the difference becuase the guys fall through the rope whice results in a reset. That is what makes the fights hard to watch, lack of flow.

doesnt the TNA wrestling show already have a ring like this, i see it before TUF comes on.

Kinda a rip off. i dont really like rings with ropes for mma fights.

TNA are going to sue! ;-)

A 6 sided ring in Pro Wrestling kinda works. In MMA – please, no. Just no. Same with PRIDE’s old 8 sided ring.

i dont give a sh*t either way i’d never watch the IFL if you paid me..

I’m don’t think six sides is a bad idea. I think it is better than 4. But that doesn’t matter:
Ropes suck! Fences are good.
*Stopping fights to reposition people is stupid.
*Forcing the referee to go over and step on the rope to give it more tension is stupid. Why would you ask the referee to manipulate the ring during the fight? Shouldn’t he be focusing on refereeing.

Any MMA organization that starts off not using some type of fenced area already has one big stike against it in my book.

All they need now is a Yamma lip and they are set.

How bout a 6 sided cage instead of an 8 sided cage? Or how bout a regular 4 sided ring w/ a cage like WWE? ahhh yeah with electrical wires on top so neither man can escape.

Electrical wires on top? I know you’re joking but fighters don’t climb up the fence to the top, only in WWE.

i hear they are looking for buyers as well. maybee chuck norris will combine his wcl w/ them. yeeesh!

Oh look TNA bought the IFL…………….SUPER

I hope to see some climbing on those turnbuckles… I so wanna see some flying bombs over there at the IFL show.

I heard that some Japanese fighter soon will join, he is going to wear a copy of Machoman Randy Savage suit (no NOT the original!).

The IFL’s problem isn’t the ring shape. I doubt this new ring will save them.

They just started off with a really crappy idea when most people where still getting their head around the sport – they made many many mistakes along the way and ended up in the position they’re in. Now they’re coming up with gimmicks not to put on a good show, but because they’re desperately trying to do anything to save their company from going bust, which seems inevitable considering their stock is at 4 cents.

When I saw “The Hex” I got a near gay experience… and believe me, it sucked!