Comments on: Media wars

By: keishi yamada

keishi yamada — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:59:57 +0000

not happy at all about the rule changes, and the ’super fights’ announced aren’t too exciting. i would rather we keep the four point attacks, the ten minute round, the gis, wrestling shoes, aoki tights, yellow cards, the elbow free gnp, the 20lbs rule, one night gp finals, the uncapped heavyweight division, and the longer breaks between rounds.

By: Fight Dude

Fight Dude — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:52:58 +0000

PRIDE is DEAD. All you loved about PRIDE as a show, production, rules, fights is now DEAD.

UFC rules, weight classes, and now the elements that make the show all cut. Zuffa will butcher PRIDE to pieces. Now we get to see fights stopped on a cut from a sh1tty elbow.

No more openweight matches

No more soccer kicks and stomps

No more 10 minute round

No more PRIDE.

By: Zack

Zack — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:34:05 +0000

Gomi vs GSP is not appealing at all. Have you seen Gomi vs BJ?

By: monkeymatt

monkeymatt — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:23:39 +0000

ufc.com has videos of the conference up.

It looks great.

To be honest, I’ll be as happy as an incredibly happy thing if even half the things they talked about happening actually happen.

Gomi vs. GSP…
Silva or Shogun vs. Iceman…
Drool drool…

By: Kev

Kev — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:04:50 +0000

They’re not keeping the PRIDE rules.
http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19057

By: PizzaChef

PizzaChef — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 05:45:53 +0000

If they keep the Japanese show format and PRIDE rules I’ll be happy.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:59:02 +0000

I hope that we see some sort of semblance of the old Pride…

Long Live Pride

By: white ninja

white ninja — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 03:21:54 +0000

LOL at a budget of $50million for the NYE show – quality journalism again from Nikkan Sports

I have heard that Kato, who was in charge of all PRIDE production, is leaving. This will be a big blow to production for PRIDE events

LOL also at all the people hoping that PRIDE would be back on TV. There were NO TV cameras and NO TV coverage at all of the PRIDE PR event yesterday

the funniest thing of all is sakaki-yakuza”s “love calls” to fuji tv

now lets see how the fertittas try to solve the PRIDE yakuza problems without losing their US gaming licenses

By: 45 Huddle

45 Huddle — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:57:38 +0000

There is a chance Brandon Vera is now staying with the UFC.

By: JThue

JThue — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 01:14:26 +0000

So does this include Kei Grand? Lennie Hardt? PRIDE Girls? Referees? Anyone noticeable in terms of production staff, or have they all been independent?