Is cutting off the ring and inside fighting a dead art?

[daggum]

clinch fighters like wlad, ward, and floyd among others ruined "inside fighting" its like a chinese finger trap. the more you try to get close the more you get held.

[ea22]

clinch fighters like wlad, ward, and floyd among others ruined "inside fighting" its like a chinese finger trap. the more you try to get close the more you get held.

There is some truth to this.