If PRIDE was around..

[BROWNPRIDE]

4sure they would that's one of the reasons people love them.

 

[14.09]

Mmm I think you're a little off. They didn't care about weight classes, cos it doesn't fit in the samurai mindset. You know what else doesn't? Fighting women. Your logic is kind of backwards here.

Not saying that today's Japan is all honour and samurai, but it definitely shows in sports, especially in combat sports.

 

[Scuba]

I think so

 

[JKS]

If they wanted to? Sure

 

[manu1433]

Do you think PRIDE would allow Rhonda Rousey fight male combatants if they were still around?

Honda vs Giant Silva

 

[moreorless87]

Hard to say whether Pride would even have had women involved, Japan always seems a bit odd there with women being involved in fightsport/pro wrestling arguably more than most nations but generally kept separate from mens events.

 

[Magnum1978]

Anything was possible in the gloriousness of Pride/Japan

Honda super HULK tournament winner 2016

 

[cheesus]

They could of setup one of them grappling matches, I remember Enson Inoue had a grappling match with pacific islander, apparently he was a wrestler but he didn't look good. Enson just owned him, very strange match making...no idea where they found this guy.

Pride done lots of shit in the old days with real random opponents.