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

****ing ****s......

.........still, they may get off with it for a year or so, but then the japanese fans will become restless, and in under no circumstances will accept ufc as there main mma organisation. What this leads to is a repurchase of the pride name, or formation of a pride part 2 if you will. Also, haaving so many fighters in the ufc will eventually backfire guaranteed, and their will be havoc!

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I personally don't think they will dissolve it though, the name is worth to much outside of America for them to do this..




(man, could you imagine no pride events, there the most spectacular and well thought out/organised events you get, instead of plain all american ufc!!!!!!!!!)

 

well at least we get the fights we want. instead of talking about who is the best we get to see who is.It's better than becoming like boxing and having dozens of belts and champs who never fight other champs. UFC is monopolizing the sport and it's actually the best thing for the fans.although having pride around wouldn't hurt because there is so many fighters that need to be active to make an impact.

 

Monopolising is never good for anything.PRIDE was by far the better org with the better fighters.Dissolving it is the worse thing the UFC could have done. They will simply **** it for all its talent and the best fighters int he world will never get to compete on a world stage purely because Dana destroyed PRIDES tradition and heritage.This isnt surprising but its bad bad news.

 

If they destroy it, there are two options: Either the UFC manages to penetrate the Japanese market (which does not appear to have been successful thus far; rather the opposite), or another Japanese organization rises from the rubble to cater to that fanbase, and the "titles" get split again. K-1 Heroes may manage the trick, as could Shooto or Pancrase.

 

Sports like this are definatly better monopolised, Boxing is a perfect example what happens when you don't. with shogun and Vanderleigh comming over and probobly Fedor there will be more great matchups.It sounds like your more interested in the show itself rather then the fighting, although I think the UFC should adapt a few Pride rules.

 

im a little dissapointed, i have a feeling this might happen, my biggest problem is there are going to be a lot of talented free agents, good thing about htat is a lot of independant shows like icon, strikeforce, cage the rage etc., are gonna have good fighters headlining their cards, but the shitty thing is as far as the ufc goes, there are only so many fighters you can showcase if you are only holding one event a month, theyre gonna have to put on like one show a week and that could quite possibly saturate teh mma market and make it to the point where people can get burned out (fans)

 

true enough that's why they should still have shows to keep guys active, there is too much talent just for the UFC to hold. The UFC should consider doing a show in Japan. That's a huge market that is ready for more fights, i'm sure Dana will do something with it.

 

The UFC should get rid of the Octagon have a ring instead, move there shows exclusively to Japan with mostly Japanese refs, allow knees on the ground, soccer kicks and stomps, ban any redneck between 19-40, and rename there Org to PRIDE. That ought to do the trick..

 

At this point, it doesn't really matter. There are so many organizations out there. Does it really make a difference whether or not they kept Pride and UFC seperate, when we all know that they are owned by the same people anyways? We may as well get to see all of the best fights at all times.

With Showtime throwing their hat in the ring, the IBF, ect... there are plenty of other organizations to keep the UFC in check. The UFC is always going to be the powerhouse, because the fans are already sold on it. Whenever HBO gets into the mix, we are going to see a lot of changes. UFC had better get on that boat ride with HBO, or HBO is going to end up swallowing them with their deep pockets and willingness to give the huge contracts.

 

I agree with scurla.
MMA should be fought in a ring,the restarts are annoying at times, but the ring makes the fighters fight more and brings them together for more action.
Also it adds a touch of class.The cage is seedy and gives the entire production a backyard brawl feel to it.
To truly legitimize the sport it needs to have a ring.

It will never happen though as the cage is established.

 

How on earth can something that inherently stops action bring about more action? If I never see a bunch of people slapping and fighters hands or hear the words "stop, don't move" again, the MMA world will be a better place. There is no advantage to using a ring, all it does is endanger the fighters and interrupt the action.

 

Haha im in total agreement, then it would be proper

 

You obviously dont know anything about the history and tradition of pride, and the legions(if not more than ufc) of loyal fans around the world, with such a stupid statement!

 

Thats your opinion, leave it out.