All future UFC main events to be 5 round fights
Lost in the mix of another busy UFC PPV weekend is the fact that UFC President, Dana White, has stated that future UFC main event bouts, even if non-title, will be five round fights.
MMAMania.com has more of the details.
Dana White announced today (via Brett OKamoto of ESPN) that all main event non-title fights will be five rounds instead of three.
There is no word just yet on when exactly the switch will take effect, although it was noted that the upcoming UFC 133 bout pitting Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis will still be a three-round fight because contracts have already been signed.
The first event after that one will be UFC on Versus 5 on Aug. 14, which features a main event of Chris Lytle vs. Dan Hardy. Who wouldn’t mind adding a couple rounds to that scrap?
It is unclear as to when this will begin as White mentioned that any fights that have a contract already signed can’t be changed.
It was also unclear as to whether the co-main events will also be considered five round fights.
Either way, it should make more some more definitive results in the biggest fights of each card.
Tags: Chris Lytle, Dan Hardy, Dana White, Phil Davis, Rashad Evans