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Now that the SF guys are all coming over, it got me thinking about which purchase of another org did Zuffa benefit from the most as far as talent goes?
To refresh your memory i made a list of fighters who came in from each purchase.
PRIDE:
Mirko Cro Cop
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Fabricio Werdum
Mark Hunt
Mark Coleman
Dan Henderson
Mauricio Rua
Sokoudjou
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Ryo Chonan
Akihiro Gono
Marcus Aurelio
Affliction:
Ben Rothwell
Paul Buentello
Chase Gormley
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vladimir Matyushenko
Vitor Belfort
Paul Daley
Takanori Gomi
Dan Lauzon
Rafaello Oliveira
Javier Vazquez
Mark Hominick
LC Davis
Deividas Taurosevicius
WEC: (counting only the bigger name guys who eventually came over to the UFC cuz there was a shitload)
Chael Sonnen
Brian Stann
Mark Munoz
Johny Hendricks
Carlos Condit
Aaron Simpson
Benson Henderson
Donald Cerrone
Anthony Pettis
Mike Brown
Jos
To refresh your memory i made a list of fighters who came in from each purchase.
PRIDE:
Mirko Cro Cop
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Fabricio Werdum
Mark Hunt
Mark Coleman
Dan Henderson
Mauricio Rua
Sokoudjou
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Ryo Chonan
Akihiro Gono
Marcus Aurelio
Affliction:
Ben Rothwell
Paul Buentello
Chase Gormley
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Vladimir Matyushenko
Vitor Belfort
Paul Daley
Takanori Gomi
Dan Lauzon
Rafaello Oliveira
Javier Vazquez
Mark Hominick
LC Davis
Deividas Taurosevicius
WEC: (counting only the bigger name guys who eventually came over to the UFC cuz there was a shitload)
Chael Sonnen
Brian Stann
Mark Munoz
Johny Hendricks
Carlos Condit
Aaron Simpson
Benson Henderson
Donald Cerrone
Anthony Pettis
Mike Brown
Jos