What are some of the underhanded/exploitative/infuriating things that PRIDE did?

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  1. thewinfella

    thewinfella The Golden Boy Full Member

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    :lol:

    Im sorry man im just not a PRIDE lover .................. :D
     
    thewinfella, Jul 7, 2011
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  2. Joe.Boxer

    Joe.Boxer Chinchecker Full Member

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    A few times they were too reluctant to stop fights when a Japanese fighter was getting pulverized.
     
    Joe.Boxer, Jul 8, 2011
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  3. (PimpThaSystem)

    (PimpThaSystem) Well-Known Member Full Member

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    See Arona vs. Sakuraba

    This content is protected
     
    (PimpThaSystem), Jul 8, 2011
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  4. Haggis McJackass

    Haggis McJackass Semi-neutralist Overseer Full Member

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    So we have fixed fights, officially-protected champions, organized crime involvement, rampant steroid use, racist judging/officiating, anything else?

    And are any of these accusations inaccurate?

    :hat
     
    Haggis McJackass, Jul 10, 2011
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  5. Hoshi

    Hoshi bigboi Full Member

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    Filipovic fighting Saku was absolutely mental.
     
    Hoshi, Jul 10, 2011
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  6. Will Cooling

    Will Cooling Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is what's hilarious about all those anti-Lesnar fanboys who chant 'Vince McMahon' or 'WWE' at Dana White. Pride was an explicit continuation of Japanese pro-wrestling. From the emphasis on tournaments (New Japan's heavyweight belt is the International Wrestling Grand Prix which originally was originally the prize for an annual tournament), homegrown heroes (Takada and Sakuraba), foreign monsters (Cro Cop, Wanderlei), bringing in outside specialists (New Japan pro-wrestlers, K-1 kickboxers, Sumo, etc). Hell Antonio Inoki was even the figurehead of early Pride FC.
     
    Will Cooling, Jul 10, 2011
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  7. Haggis McJackass

    Haggis McJackass Semi-neutralist Overseer Full Member

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    It seems ridiculous to me as well.

    All you ever hear the likes of scurla do is talk **** on the UFC. It's all Zuffa is Hitler and Dana is Himmler, and PRIDE was just so great all the time, and sucking on Wandy and Cro-Cop's nuts. :sad

    What about the rest of it? FIXED FIGHTS? Can you IMAGINE the frenzy that scurla would be in if the ****ing mafia was sitting at the negotiating table with Dana and Brock? :patsch

    How much of a conspiracy theory is this stuff though? I listened to the Rutten and Rogan podcast but I was half asleep and fell asleep before the end, so I can't remember what the **** he said.

    :hat
     
    Haggis McJackass, Jul 10, 2011
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  8. LHL

    LHL Captain Freedom Full Member

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    Didn't want to make my own thread so bumped this extremely old one.

    I watched Pride 15 last night and have to say this looked so blatantly fixed. First fight on the card was Valentijn Overeem vs. Assuerio Silva. Was a good contest until it went to the ground while they were there Silva grabbed a hold of Overeems heel and basically put on the slowest heel hook I've ever seen. I know Reem was wearing shoes and all but he didn't even try get out of it. For someone who was a "leg lock master" you'd think he would use his head and know he was in deep ****.

    Anyone else seen this fight?
     
    LHL, Jan 21, 2012
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  9. Beouche

    Beouche Juan Manuel Marquez Full Member

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    not seen the fight LHL


    anyways :pop
     
    Beouche, Jan 21, 2012
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  10. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    thanks for posting this :good
     
    AJAX, Jan 21, 2012
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  11. Arka

    Arka New Member Full Member

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    Seems very similar to sumo wrestling,in which there have scandals about match fixing and allegations of Yakuza involvement.

    Recently, a bunch of sumo wrestlers were forcibly retired because they had been found out to have taken dives in exchange for cash.
     
    Arka, Jan 21, 2012
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  12. AJAX

    AJAX war sonnen! Full Member

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    Alot of mis-matches. Alot of Japenese fighters were on the wrong end of beatings.
     
    AJAX, Jan 21, 2012
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  13. achillesthegreat

    achillesthegreat FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BRAVE Full Member

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    The Coleman one is funny.

    "He's got the neck crack"...

    ..."why did he let go?!?!?!"

    "He's got side guard, bad position for Mark Coleman to have you in"...

    ..."why did he move INTO Takadas guard?!?!?!?"
     
    achillesthegreat, Jan 22, 2012
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  14. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Glad someone here watched the fight. :thumbsup
     
    scurlaruntings, Jan 22, 2012
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  15. scurlaruntings

    scurlaruntings ESB 2002 Club Full Member

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    Beat me to it.... :-(
     
    scurlaruntings, Jan 22, 2012
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