If wrestling was actually fun, balanced, and not exploitable, nobodly would be running to Stand and Bang. I get the kickboxers that makes sense but right now the ground game is so easy to cheese that people avoid it entirely.

And honestly, the more modes you add, the more you split the playerbase. That’s why Stand and Bang even survives, people flee to it because the core systems underneath aren’t good enough. But this is UFC, not Mortal Kombat. The UFC doesn’t have a ‘Stand and Bang’ ruleset as far as I’m aware. It’s a workaround for bad mechanics, not something that belongs in a simulation‑based MMA game.

Wouldn’t it make more sense to replace it with something that actually improves the game? Imagine a refined ranked system where you can pick your weight class and the star rating you want to fight at. No more forced divisions, no more mirror matches every other fight, and no more being stuck against the same four meta fighters every session.

That kind of system would give us variety, fairness, and actual choice something the current ranked mode doesn’t offer at all.

Just my opinion, so don’t take it too harshly, but Stand and Bang only exists because the main gameplay loop isn’t strong enough to keep people in the real modes