MMA: Examining the Difference Between Cages and Rings

In MMA fights, the pre-fight exercises on event night are so perfunctory that they’re almost an afterthought. You see the fighters making the walk from the backstage area to dramatic entrances, complete with lights, fog machines (on occasion), and contemporary music.

This, right down to the announcer introducing the fighter by giving their height, weight, win-loss-draw record, nickname, (if they have one), and full name, is part and parcel to the fight night routine. And that’s before their respective MMA mats see any action. However, depending upon the promotion, this is where the uniformity takes a hard stop.

The enclosure in which an MMA or combat sports contest can and does often vary.…