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Clearly not a fan during those times, UFC wasn't half as good or exciting as a Pride card was.
Regurgitator, you got that from Chael. He surely didn't mention that his friend Dan Henderson lost in PRIDE to Wanderlei, Rampage, Big Nog and Silva.Fixed fights, so yeah freak show and illegitimate organisation. UFC is so much better.
Anderson was subbed by Japanese cans. So there's that
Yet he koed an ex ufc champ before getting subbed.Anderson was subbed by Japanese cans. So there's that
Lol at thinking your knees somehow go back to normal after multiple surgeries.Shogun had some wear and tear coming into the UFC, but to say his knees were shot is bullshit. He had surgeries, but was young enough to recover from them.
He also never won 3 fights in a row in the UFC until he started fighting guys out of the top 15. He got a title shot in the UFC after barley squeaking by old man Coleman and KO-ing a version of Chuck Liddell that couldn't take a punch anymore.
I'm not saying Shogun wasn't ever elite, but he tends to be overrated due to having one stellar year in Pride. Shogun like Cro Cop, Fedor, and Wand have fighting styles that work better in a ring with the Pride rule-set.
A lot of guys came to the UFC from Pride and were completely destroyed. Wanderlei, Cro Cop and many more. Fedor has a bad record fighting in the US. Unless you prove yourself in the UFC you never know who is legit. You can't take an organisation seriously where the referee wears an earpiece. Chael summed it up perfectly
Pride was and always will be the best organisation that MMA ever had.
Talent wise, the sport was only ten years old or so when pride was doing events. The talent in Pride at that time was better than in it was in the UFC, especially at LHW and HW.
They also had a lot of the best talent that came over from the UFC, eg. Barnett, Dan Henderson.. the list goes on and on.
Pride put on spectacle events, where the UFC marketed itself in a trashy fashion, kind of like porn or something..
A lot of guys came to the UFC from Pride and were completely destroyed. Wanderlei, Cro Cop and many more. Fedor has a bad record fighting in the US. Unless you prove yourself in the UFC you never know who is legit. You can't take an organisation seriously where the referee wears an earpiece. Chael summed it up perfectly
A lot of guys came to the UFC from Pride and were completely destroyed. Wanderlei, Cro Cop and many more. Fedor has a bad record fighting in the US. Unless you prove yourself in the UFC you never know who is legit. You can't take an organisation seriously where the referee wears an earpiece. Chael summed it up perfectly
Shogun had shot knees when he came over and still won the strap. People noticed Fedor declining right around the Arlovski fight (don't forget all his sambo matches in between which add more wear and tear). Liddell had more success in the UFC than pride. I'm sure the cage versus the ring factored in for some fighters, but mostly it was wear and tear by the time they got to the UFC IMO.
GSP was overrated