Pride challenges UFC

[Mr.X]

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PRIDE BOSS: MY FIGHTERS WILL "DEVOUR" UFC FIGHTERS

Pride DSE president Sakakibara is gunning for the UFC in a big way according to Tokyo Sports newspaper in Japan. Sakakibaras goal is to bring his show and fighters to America and takeover the UFC. This takeover plan involves his aim to take all the UFC belts and a supershow or an MMA superbowl of sorts.

The first part of this takeover plan that was disclosed to Tokyo Sports is to happen in November at UFC 65 when Wanderlei Silva fights the UFCs Chuck Liddell. And as Pres. Sakakibara puts it his fighters will devour all the UFC athletes.

On July 8th Sakakibara and Wanderlei Silva attended UFC 61 and the Pride president was impressed with the MMA fervor. But, he said that he wasnt going to stand idly by as the sport grows in America. He is going to put on a MMA superbowl next summer with plans to hold it in a football stadium. He said that whichever stadium they use it will have a capacity of over 60,000, and if they seat fans on the field it will be over 100,000. Sakakibara is confident with the MMA zeal in America that the stadium will be packed to capacity and that it will even surpass the attendance of the 2002 Dynamite show that was jointly promoted by Pride and K-1.

Not only does Sakakibara plan on using a stadium to host his supershow but he mentioned the possibility of using a ring and a cage in the same event. Using the ring for round one, the cage for round two, and the ring for round three. Or vice versa. That way the Pride or UFC fighters cant have an excuse about what they fought in.

But Sakakibara realizes that it will be a fierce battle between the promoters. And, he even expects that the UFC may storm the Pride show in Las Vegas on October 21st. But, his plan is to take all of the UFC belts, as Sakakibara said, not just Silva alone, but Fedor, Yoshida, Fujita, and Gomi. Im going to send these guys into the octagon to devour them first. Starting this Fall, Sakakibara said Pride will start sending fighters to take the UFC titles, and then deliver the finishing blow at the MMA superbowl. Sakakibara stated, If we take the titles, the UFC will have nowhere to run.

[Onerepmaximum]

This should be good. I think the majority of Pride fighters are better than the majority of UFC's fighters.

[Mr.X]

Pride would OWN UFC!!!!!!!

[Reverend Satan]

I have to agree with both of you fellas.

[mma170]

Dan Henderson has to fight twice!

[Mr.X]

at this point I dont know lol, gomi and silv got their ass handed to them by class B UFC guys

[Jumbo]

i'd love to see it happen regardless. i know you guys say pride > UFC across the board or as a whole..............but i think chuck could light up silva. I'm sure silva has just as much a chance of beating chuck, but i'd take chuck in a bet on this one.

How do you guys watch pride anyways, i never see it advertised or anything. I just see occasional replay fights on fox sports w/ twinkle toes commentating. I wanna see fedor and some of these others you guys mention, i keep hearing the names but i've never seen them fight.

[mma170]

I think Dan Henderson could take chuck. Here my reasons Dan has a great chin never been ko and dont think chuck would at this point. Also Dan seems to step up and really bring his A game to fight bigger oppents

[mma170]

Originally Posted by Jumbo

i'd love to see it happen regardless. i know you guys say pride > UFC across the board or as a whole..............but i think chuck could light up silva. I'm sure silva has just as much a chance of beating chuck, but i'd take chuck in a bet on this one.

How do you guys watch pride anyways, i never see it advertised or anything. I just see occasional replay fights on fox sports w/ twinkle toes commentating. I wanna see fedor and some of these others you guys mention, i keep hearing the names but i've never seen them fight.

FEDOR highlight and a good one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I-6UVNpAXo

[Jumbo]

i could take him...........lol, 4 real though, he's a beast. and quite decorated.