In what way should I digest Pride Fighting?

[maxypoo]

I’ve mainly only watched UFC/Bellator fights

I mean should I go card by card ? There is also a best of pride series on fight pass.

Does anyone know where I can watch like Pride backstage promos and press conferences or anything besides just the fights themselves?

Or is that stuff all contained within the main card presentation?

I asked because with the UFC there are weigh in shows, press conferences, vlogs etc

I want to know the backstory of the fights and the shit talking the fighters did to each other and their mentality before fights.

Appreciate the responses!

Also double points if you can help me with WEC too… wonder if those are on fight pass?

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

Best of PRIDE is a great place to start.

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

Start with Wanderlei vs Rampage I , II ... Fedor and Crocop.

And always watch this one before going out for drinks

 

[Kung Fu Kowboy]

WEC?

I heard Aldo Still GOAT. So start there.

 

[JayPettryMMA]

I heard Aldo Still GOAT. So start there.

So they say.

 

[KO Shotz]

Confirmed noob

 

[jeskola]

In what way should I digest Pride Fighting?​

Usually with a 6-pack of Asahi

 

[Cletus Fertitta]

Blend it up and take I down in one shot.

 

[KDR by RNC]

I started from Pride 1 and just watched every event. They do have some slow burn fights (buffaloing in guard a lot) but man its fun to watch history.

 

[666]

Wanderlei/cro cop.

Sexyama

Minowa

Sakuraba

Rampage slamming people

 

[MRT]

I would recommend watching in order. Sure, there are some shit card, plenty of crap fights (and a few fixed ones)...but a big part of the Pride era was the context and build up around individual fighters, teams, matchups, etc. I think that would be the best way to really appreciate the legends of Pride. Watching highlights or a few select fights does not do it justice.

 

[Chubi]

I started a while ago watching every events, but man there was a lot of random unknown japanese wrestlers fighting in there before Sakuraba.

 

[KarateYeah]

I’ve mainly only watched UFC/Bellator fights

I mean should I go card by card ? There is also a best of pride series on fight pass.

Does anyone know where I can watch like Pride backstage promos and press conferences or anything besides just the fights themselves?

Or is that stuff all contained within the main card presentation?

I asked because with the UFC there are weigh in shows, press conferences, vlogs etc

I want to know the backstory of the fights and the shit talking the fighters did to each other and their mentality before fights.

Appreciate the responses!

Also double points if you can help me with WEC too… wonder if those are on fight pass?

So basically you want to steal everything I worked for?

 

[BJJ4Tone]

I’ve mainly only watched UFC/Bellator fights

I mean should I go card by card ? There is also a best of pride series on fight pass.

Does anyone know where I can watch like Pride backstage promos and press conferences or anything besides just the fights themselves?

Or is that stuff all contained within the main card presentation?

I asked because with the UFC there are weigh in shows, press conferences, vlogs etc

I want to know the backstory of the fights and the shit talking the fighters did to each other and their mentality before fights.

Appreciate the responses!

Also double points if you can help me with WEC too… wonder if those are on fight pass?

Card-by-card would be fun, because the first several events are VERY slow...
Then, they get much, much better.
Final Conflict 2005 is absolutely legendary. That whole multi-event tournament was.

 

[Bobby Boulders]

I started from Pride 1 and just watched every event. They do have some slow burn fights (buffaloing in guard a lot) but man its fun to watch history.

Those first five or six events are mostly pretty rough, but after that they began hitting their stride, and there weren't a lot of boring cards beyond those.

I admire that you went about it in the way you did, event by event. I wish every fan did things that way, with every organization, as much as they can get their hands on. Being able to understand context and how things unfolded makes for better fans, imo.

 

[Pierce 34]

Best way is to inject PRIDE FC IN YOUR FUCKING EYEBALLS

 

[RockyLockridge]

Here for this, ive never gone back to watch pride. I only started following MMA around 2009 and MMA be came legal in Ontario gsp shields was in a massive stadium and I kinda got interested then.catching up with the 2000s was hard enough. I've seen pride fights but not with context, I don't know why any of these wins mean a thing

 

[rear naked ankle pick]

luffy

 

[Lycandroid]

I started from Pride 1 and just watched every event. They do have some slow burn fights (buffaloing in guard a lot) but man its fun to watch history.

I highly suggest doing this, i think many fans will find so called boring modern fights more entertaining when they see how things evolved.

 

[rollthedice]

Orally