UFC Very Close to Five Round Non-Title Fights

[Luke]

The UFC has long talked about making five round non-title fights and it appears that it’s closer to reality than ever before.
During the UFC Fan Expo Q&A, UFC President Dana White says that they are getting very close to making the five round non-title fights, and almost debuted it at UFC 131.
“We were actually going to start it Brock Lesnar and Junior Dos Santos, but we had already made the fight,” White said about five round super fights. “We had already made the fight so it’s kind of hard to go back to those guys after you already make the fight and say you know what this is going to be five (rounds) instead of three (rounds).”
Lesnar and Dos Santos are scheduled to meet in Vancouver in June, with the winner facing UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez later this year, possibly in October 2011.
As White explained, with both fighters already in camp and preparing for a three round fight, but otherwise it would have likely been a five round bout.
With possible super fights also on the horizon in the future, five round non-title bouts could happen in the UFC more often than not.
“We’re very close to doing it,” White revealed.
White also mentioned how much he dislikes draws like in the fight with Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn. While White didn’t mention any possibility of it happening, the rematch between those two could be just the tester the UFC is looking for with a five round non-title fight.
It remains to be seen when the UFC will actually implement the five round non-title fights, but it could happen in the Octagon very soon.

[SPX]

I don't think it would matter if JDS/Lesnar is a 5-rounder or 3-rounder because I think that it doesn't go the distance in either case.

[Luke]

I don't think it would matter if JDS/Lesnar is a 5-rounder or 3-rounder because I think that it doesn't go the distance in either case.

Stop being negative Zy, be happy they're doing this

[SPX]

Uhhh. . .

[Mr. IWS]

Good to see this. Should be good for Carwin as well.

[Luke]

Should be good for Carwin as well.

[SPX]

LOL!

[zY|]

Stop being negative Zy, be happy they're doing this

Hey now, I think this is awesome.

The UFC is taking huge steps recently.

Buying Strikeforce, getting sanctioned in Ontario, selling out the Rogers Center, showing every fight in some capacity, and now this. All good on my end.

They also filed a formal request to the NSAC for the judges to have monitors at UFC 130.

Big shit poppin', and little shit stoppin'.

[Luke]

Hey now, I think this is awesome.

The UFC is taking huge steps recently.

Buying Strikeforce, getting sanctioned in Ontario, selling out the Rogers Center, showing every fight in some capacity, and now this. All good on my end.

They also filed a formal request to the NSAC for the judges to have monitors at UFC 130.

Big shit poppin', and little shit stoppin'.

WTF ? Zy being postive ,X being negative ...........is this real life?

[SPX]

Nigga, I wasn't being negative, I just said that the Brock/JDS fight probably won't matter if it's 3 rounds or 5 rounds . . . it gets finished inside the distance regardless.

Also, I'm not sure that monitors are going to help. I just see judges going back and forth between watching the fighters in the cage and watching the fighters on the monitor, and they miss more shit than they already do.

Also also, I see that zY has gone back to his old avatar. I approve.

[Svino]

White also mentioned how much he dislikes draws like in the fight with Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn. While White didn’t mention any possibility of it happening, the rematch between those two could be just the tester the UFC is looking for with a five round non-title fight.

Five rounds of Jon Fitch -- sweet! Perfect first test of a new system to get fans on board!

[Ludo]

Honestly I could see Fitch finishing some of these opponents in the fourth and fifth rounds. Usually by the end of a three round fight his opponent looks absolutely spent. I could see him getting referee stoppages in the fourth and fifth rounds.

[zY|]

^^yup

[MMA_scientist]

I support it.

[Svino]

Honestly I could see Fitch finishing some of these opponents in the fourth and fifth rounds. Usually by the end of a three round fight his opponent looks absolutely spent. I could see him getting referee stoppages in the fourth and fifth rounds.

Yeah, I think this is true in general. Penn is a tough motherfucker though.