For sure…its a shame that not many people know about these two b/c its going to be a hell of a fight. It’ll be nice to see if Overeem can get over his ability to dominate the first 3-5min of a fight and the TOTALLY crap out and wilt under the pressure. The last fight he was actually taking it to Shogun at the start but Rua kept the pedal to the medal and he completely tanked.

I think Shogun continues his roll from the last two years and creates a difficult situation for PRIDE. What the ‘eff do you do with the Chute Box tandem at 205?? The best part is I think it forces there hand to start putting on: Silva vs. Lil Nog, Arona, Overeem; so that he either loses and Shogun avenges the loss and allows Silva to go to HW or UFC as a PRIDE/Chute Box rep OR Silva runs the gauntlet and maybe Shogun goes overseas to the UFC as a PRIDE/Chute Box rep.

I wonder if the end run would result in Shogun vs. Wandy…that would be electric.

Quite frankly its too bad PRIDE cannot get a partnership or something in America to start really promoting some US shows and/or bankroll them to keep their deep roster; because they do(did until recently) have the ability to put on shows that would gain fans by putting on awesome fights, if only they could just get people to tune in. (NOT YOU Vince McMahon)

Fight Of The Night (Winner AND Loser get’s a bonus). KO of the Night (Winner get’s a bonus). Sub Of The Night (Winner get’s a bonus).

UFC also compensates for fighter’s who have a hard time finding a “ZUFFA APPROVED” sponsers…

Shogun vs. Overeem – Pride 33 (official)

http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1206520741&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=17454&RQT=309&VName=PQD

– THE PROJECT: A new kind of fighting called “mixed martial arts” — which combines elements of boxing, wrestling, kickboxing, jujitsu and sumo — is coming to broadcast television for the first time this spring. Produced by International Fight League Inc., of New York, the two-hour prime-time shows will air once a week on News Corp.’s MyNetwork TV and will include interviews with the fighters and a behind-the-scenes look at the fights. News Corp.’s 18 regional sports cable networks also will air a one-hour show from the fight league on Fridays at 11 p.m.

– THE BUZZ: This will be the first time professional mixed martial arts will appear on broadcast TV. Previously, the sport had been relegated to pay-per-view and cable television because of its reputation. But International Fight League said it offers a less bloody version of the sport, because it bans elbow strikes to the head, which are allowed by Zuffa LLC’s Ultimate Fighting Championship. Zuffa’s mixed-martial-arts matches air on Spike TV. Both Zuffa and International Fight League ban head butting, eye gouging and strikes to the spine and throat.

– THE OUTLOOK: This will be a test case not only for the public’s acceptance of mixed martial arts, but also for the future of MyNetwork TV. News Corp. launched MyNetwork TV this past fall with a prime-time lineup of Spanish telenovelas, which are translated and then filmed in English. The low-budget productions, however, have failed to catch on with viewers or advertisers, and now the network is searching for a new format. The decision to air the fight league is a clue the network could be changing direction.

According to the MMAWeekly Rumors section, the winner of Penn vs. Pulver on the TUF 5 season finale is scheduled to get a shot at the UFC Lightweight Title later in 2007.