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Thanks TS. It was interesting to read.
Rizin is basically Pride with a different lesser known roster. The production is identical, they have the screaming lady, takada, sakakibara and now even Mauro back. the audience isn't there yet and neither are the fighters but i think they should continue to focus on Kron, imo he's a legit star, otherwise grand prix it up and build some stars that way
They have no talent to get bigRizin is basically Pride with a different lesser known roster. The production is identical, they have the screaming lady, takada, sakakibara and now even Mauro back. the audience isn't there yet and neither are the fighters but i think they should continue to focus on Kron, imo he's a legit star, otherwise grand prix it up and build some stars that way
They have no talent to get big
Kron has probably the most potential of becoming a big foreign star in Rizin since he's Rickson's son, one of the best jiu jitsu competitors in the world and a legit overall fighter proved by his win over Kawajiri. However Tenshin Nasukawa and Rena are much more important for Rizin's domestic growth IMO.
They should prospect countries like BrazilThis is true pride had many young and prime fighters with them
Bellator and rizin all past prime guys
Takes time to build rosters...The problem with Rizin and to a lesser extent Bellator is that you look at the number and look at the names and think that "Yeah, this could possibly go somewhere" yet when you consider who these names are, its mostly past their prime fighters who merely have a few more shows in them (and their fights are mostly awful, but thats another issue). Its a short sighted situation, that cant go anywhere unless fresh blood comes pouring in. They need fighters like Davis, Mousasi, fighters who have showed they can hang in the UFC so that a few wins over random fighters will make the fans think theyre better than they ever was.
But thats the other issue - the fans. The days when hype trains were built with the bodies of knocked out cans is long gone, and nowadays hype trains are built with twitter posts. That is a problem, because if the venue is small to begin with than no one will see the talking. These fans barely enjoy MMA, they enjoy drama and knockouts.
However, that trend might change. I think the best bet for Rizin and Bellator is to buils up young fighters, make no excessive glory signings (Fedor) and bide their time, instead of throwing these withered legends against each other. The way it is now, UFC looks like a primetime drama to the fairwhether fans, while Bellator/Rizin looks like carnie fairs. If they focused on quality over bombast at least it would look like a sport.
Did he reminisce about the scummy move he pulled dismantling the organization in the middle of the sale, behind the backs of the purchasers, essentially ripping them off? Not very honorabru.
the audience isn't there yet and neither are the fighters but i think they should continue to focus on Kron, imo he's a legit star, otherwise grand prix it up and build some stars that way
Every 2 months would be better, their roster still not capable.Time to make Rizin a monthly event.
Did he reminisce about the scummy move he pulled dismantling the organization in the middle of the sale, behind the backs of the purchasers, essentially ripping them off? Not very honorabru.
They also need to find a Rings like org to rob talent from.Rizin is basically Pride with a different lesser known roster. The production is identical, they have the screaming lady, takada, sakakibara and now even Mauro back. the audience isn't there yet and neither are the fighters but i think they should continue to focus on Kron, imo he's a legit star, otherwise grand prix it up and build some stars that way