Veteran Promoter Explains Why His New MMA Events Won’t Use a Cage or Octagon

“Why ring not a cage?” While its been over one month since Scott Coker and Peter Y. Levin formally launched Ki MMA, the question continues to echo across the MMA world. As it awaits the regulatory meeting that will determine just how different its rulebook will be, the promotion has gone all out, even resharing its co-founder’s past comments to explain why it wants to stage its fights in a ring rather than the more traditional cage. “It’s just great viewing through the ring,” Coker said when asked why fights in Ki MMA feature a ring.