Should the UFC implement Pride-esque yellow cards?

It's not the UFC's call. They don't write the rules, the Athletic Commissions do.

I'd like to see it, but there are a few problems with it, most notably the subjectivity. For example, you saw Couture and Nelson stalling; I saw them controlling the fight and capitalizing on their positions without taking unnecessary risks. I also don't agree that Machida was stalling. What he was doing is a long way from what, say, Kalib Starnes was doing in his fight with Nate Quarry.

The card system also works best with Pride's system of scoring. Instead of the ten-point "must" system that goes round by round, they scored the whole fight. The criteria was different, too, with Pride valuing attempts to finish the fight; the current system in the US values effective striking, effective grappling, aggression, and cage/ring control, which are all very subjective. But if you have good takedowns and top control, you score high in both effective grappling and cage/ring control, and probably aggression up to a point for initiating the takedown.

I think the judging criteria has to change, but I can't hold it against fighters for fulfilling the current criteria. It's a bit like hating football teams for punting on the Fourth Down.

Hell no. This is basically telling the fighters "F**k strategy if you don't get in there and fight your going to be penalized". I'm sure the more blood thirsty fans who don't know anything about MMA and just want to see a KO would love this. It would be like telling an NFL team they can't punt on 4th down because its boring. Its all part of the sport. If the guy being held down can't get out of "the ol' lay and pray" why should he be rewarded with a possible win? Pride used this as a way to create more action in fights. More action equals more fans. This would be a horrible idea.

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