Dana White: Dissolving of PRIDE Fighting Championships a “Possibility”

[Strike]

Make the cage a bit smaller. Problem solved.

[achillesthegreat]

What is the argument for keeping Pride? If there isn't one or at least a strong one then get rid of it and put MMA under one banner. UFC would be smart to manifest in the east with Russia, Japan etc

The amount of potential growth MMA still has in it, is just nuts.

[INFIGHT]

If you can't beat them, then buy them I guess. This is really dissapointing as I found Pride FC fights to be much more exciting then the ones presented by UFC.

[Koa]

Originally Posted by achillesthegreat

What is the argument for keeping Pride? If there isn't one or at least a strong one then get rid of it and put MMA under one banner. UFC would be smart to manifest in the east with Russia, Japan etc

The amount of potential growth MMA still has in it, is just nuts.

Argument for keeping it is that it attracted a lot of great fighters that were not only from the U.S. It was already for the most part a world wide metropolitan organization. Had some problems with Yakuza influence, but then the UFC is building a bad rep when it comes to pay. Sukodjou for example is an exciting fighter who the UFC should be giddy to have in thier organization. To me it seemed to be an organization for the REAL who's who of MMA in its prime. It at least seemed to be all about the matchups and finding out who truly was the best, you could become an instant star there. To hang there you really needed to be a superb fighter.

Tradition was great as well. I remember hearing introductions by some fired up woman which was friggin exhilerating. I'm not saying the long ceremonies between fights is a good thing for an international audience, but it did provide a certain flavor. Truly entertaining in its hayday, don't get me wrong. I like the UFC as well, its working on becomming a Metropolitain sport with events going on around the world, but it needs to work on being more appealing on an international level.

[Smith]

Originally Posted by achillesthegreat

What is the argument for keeping Pride? If there isn't one or at least a strong one then get rid of it and put MMA under one banner. UFC would be smart to manifest in the east with Russia, Japan etc

The amount of potential growth MMA still has in it, is just nuts.

Are you kidding? The fucking argument is it has legions and legions of fans, traditon and so on and on......What a stupid thing to say, its like saying whats the arguments for keeping Ring magazine......If you think UFC can expand into Japan successfully and be as big as Pride over their you obviously dont know anything about the scene there.

[scurlaruntings]

Originally Posted by boydsmith

Are you kidding? The fucking argument is it has legions and legions of fans, traditon and so on and on......What a stupid thing to say, its like saying whats the arguments for keeping Ring magazine......If you think UFC can expand into Japan successfully and be as big as Pride over their you obviously dont know anything about the scene there.

Hey Achilles is new to MMA go easy on him

[Beebs]

Yay for rings

[Smith]

Originally Posted by scurlaruntings

Hey Achilles is new to MMA go easy on him