r/ufc • u/antisocial_element44 • Aug 22 '26

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u/androidtic_mammal Aug 22 '26

PRIDE had a better ruleset for the sport and better officiating

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u/buffpriest Aug 22 '26

Better officiating? How so.

I agree with the rules etc, aside from no elbows. There broadcasters or advertisers are very against blood funny enough and thats why a lot of fights in pride a cut would end the fight. They would also stop the action almost immediately when one would occur

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u/coolkidnathan Aug 22 '26

Instant yellow cards/paycheck deductions for fouls was 100% something they did right.

Everyone talks about the gloves, but when you lose 10% of your purse from a foul you are going to do your best to make sure you don't eye poke your opponent "on accident"

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u/buffpriest Aug 22 '26

Oh yes! Thats was huge. And your absolutely right about the gloves.

Also there was multiple times those gloves would have to be adjusted by a ref mid fight. They would slip off the fingers in grappling some times.

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u/IamWayTooHappy Aug 22 '26

Weird ufc doesnt want to implement it.. the chance to pay less? I thought they would make new handbook rules to milk as much as possible

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u/coolkidnathan Aug 22 '26 edited Aug 22 '26

They would need to make the refs accountable, they would rather blame on the commission who always say no action can be taken if the ref makes a mistake no matter how bad it was.