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[Butterbean]

Who else is excited for the Arona Match ! ! !

Also on the card is Fujita vs. Jeff Monson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[The FallenAngel]

I like Sokoudjou just because his name is awesome...

 

[Cubs Fan]

I'm very excited for the Arona fight. But I'm more excited for Fujita vs. Monson.

 

[Butterbean]

Zelg trains with Cro Cop and is a lightweight version of cro cop.

 

[Butterbean]

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHOGUN RUA SIGNS A TWO FIGHT DEAL WITH UFC!!!!!!!!!!

R.I.P. Chuck Liddell

 

[Golgo-13]

Who else is excited for the Arona Match ! ! !

Also on the card is Fujita vs. Jeff Monson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When does this card take place?

I haven't been watching Pride lately. I actually just found out that Mirko Cro-Cop K.O'd Wanderlei Silva.

 

[The FallenAngel]

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SHOGUN RUA SIGNS A TWO FIGHT DEAL WITH UFC!!!!!!!!!!

R.I.P. Chuck Liddell

Awesome. Will Chuck even survive Rampage though?

 

[Butterbean]

No....Chuck will not survive Rampage nor Shogun...

I have bet 300 dollars on Rampage to beat Chack.

 

[C-$]

The owners of The UFC bought Pride.

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2814235

 

[CrypticOne]

I can't wait for the Arona fight.

 

[CrypticOne]

Chuck can beat Rampage. Its not like it would be a one-sided fight. Remember, Rampage just beat him once. I don't think he could do it again. Just like Couture beat Liddell once then Liddell won the next two matches between them. I can't wait for the Iceman/Rampage fight, cause I know that Liddell will win.

But if Shogun really signed with UFC, he can bury the Iceman and everybody else. Shogun is a beast.

 

[Butterbean]

Shogun will kill Chuck. That match should almost be outlawed.

Dana will never make it happen, wouldn't want to destroy their poster boy, Chucky Liddell.

 

[Tobiaswins]

I think Liddell will beat Rampage Jackson, he's improved a lot since their last fight, but you really never know. Also it looks like Couture is more then likely heading for a bout with Cro Cop. Cro Cop will most likely win, but you can never really count Couture out. Shogun seems like a great fighter, I've never really seen pride before, mainly because I don't have cable. The only reason I know what's current in UFC is because my friends have UFC parties, and I've only just recently started going.

 

[CrypticOne]

Shogun will kill Chuck. That match should almost be outlawed.

Dana will never make it happen, wouldn't want to destroy their poster boy, Chucky Liddell.

Yeah its going to happen. Thats why UFC did the contract. They wouldn't put a 2-Fight contract on the table for Shogun just to fight some weak links. He'll fight the best.

 

[Butterbean]

Yeah its going to happen. Thats why UFC did the contract. They wouldn't put a 2-Fight contract on the table for Shogun just to fight some weak links. He'll fight the best.

They put him a 2 fight deal to destroy other sorry wannabes to make a good show. No way they will match him with Chuck, UFC and Dana knows Shogun would hurt Chucky, thus confusing the newbies, such as most members on this forum.

 

[CrypticOne]

They put him a 2 fight deal to destroy other sorry wannabes to make a good show. No way they will match him with Chuck, UFC and Dana knows Shogun would hurt Chucky, thus confusing the newbies, such as most members on this forum.

Dude, Dana said it himself. Check YouTube. He has a interview on there.

 

[Butterbean]

^^ Link ??

 

[CrypticOne]

^ Let me find it.

 

[CrypticOne]

Hell yeah, I just found out Liddell is taking on Rampage at UFC 71. The Iceman is going to get his revenge!

 

[Badger]

They put him a 2 fight deal to destroy other sorry wannabes to make a good show. No way they will match him with Chuck, UFC and Dana knows Shogun would hurt Chucky, thus confusing the newbies, such as most members on this forum.

Dude, Dana said it himself. Check YouTube. He has a interview on there.

http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index.php?mainpage=news&news_id=1034

 

[CrypticOne]

^ Yep. You see?

 

[Butterbean]

^^ He was randomly talking. He didn't say anything would be official. You guys really don't know Dana White and his business tactics, do u?

U guys really think Dana White will give everyone dream matches instead of TUF seasons 2 fighters, you're dellusional. The "UFC Casual" fan won't pay money to see guys they never heard of. They want their Deigo Sanchez and Josh Koscheck, not Shogun, Fedor, or Minotauro.

Dana White does not catter to hardcore MMA fans.

 

[jaguarr]

Ummm....I think after the UFC watching crowd gets a whiff of Shogun and Fedor they're going to want a lot more. White will give the crowd what they want, THAT is his business tactic. That's why he clings to and protects the big names he's got right now like Liddell, Couture & Hughs. At a certain point, the demand to see his current big names go up against these other guys after they've torn through the rest of the roster. Or maybe he'll go ahead and give all the Shogun vs. Fedor speculators what they've been whining for for years, now, despite the weight difference. Hey...it's Dana White....anything is possible (especially with Lorenzo and Fertita having more than a passing say about what goes on in UFC). Plus, (and it's been awhile since I've followed Pride too in depth) but I believe Shogun started competing up a weight class in Fedor's division so that he wouldn't have to challenge his teammate, Silva, for the middleweight belt. I seem to recall Coleman beating him about a year ago, too. Don't know how he's done since then, or if he's even continued to compete as a heavyweight.

jag

 

[Butterbean]

Coleman did not beat him like your thinking.

Coleman shot in for a take down, and Shogun based wrong and broke his arm.

It's not like Coleman did anything impressive in that fight, no one ever considers that fight legit, most wanted that fight to be a No Contest......

Dana just announced he is changing the Pride rules, and there will be no more stomps to head, knees, etc....

The hardcore MMA world is outraged.

 

[jaguarr]

I didn't see the fight, so I really can't say. I just remember hearing that Coleman had won it, not how he won it. Kind of sad to see the rules being sanitized already, but I figured that was coming. At least the fighters will have better longevity, I guess, though the fights won't be as brutal to watch anymore.

jag