How long do you think it'll be before UFC phases PRIDE out and becomes one promotion?

Question

A few of the best fighters from both promotions will be kept under contract, most of the front office people will unfortunately lose their jobs, & PRIDE will be mentioned in passing as that company that had better caliber fighters than UFC but fell on hard times & had to sell out. I saw the UFC/PRIDE conference in Japan where Lorenzo Fertitta said PRIDE will still be PRIDE but come on, who do you think you're kidding? Personally, I give it 2 years tops before PRIDE is put to rest permanently.

Answer 1

It's tough to get rid of the guys who are missing fingers...I'll say no more.

Answer 2

Nope, you're all wrong. Pride will be there, as a separate brand. In a sense it is the WWE, it will have two sets of belts, rules, exclusive fighters. They'll come together for Super Fantasy PPVs about 3 times a year. It's gonna be great. I'm Pride all the way. I despise the way the UFC puts on shows. 5 fights, shitty fighters, very anti-climatic action. One of the stips of the sale was the upkeep of the tradition that Pride is famous for. The Bushido Warrior-ship is whats important. That isn't going anywhere. They just haven't different owners, but with a better sense of marketing and mediocre TV deal.

Answer 3

It won't be two years. It might happen within the next ten years, but not two years. The only way Pride will be killed of is if they have head-to-head competitions like in the IFL. Not a good idea for the UFC.

Answer 4

This isn't WWF. PRIDE wil be around for a long time... They may eventually have one title per wieght class between the 2 organizations (which I like the idea of) but that's it. Nobody pays $70million for an established commodity just to get rid of it.

Answer 5

You're an idiot. How about them apples? Who cares a s s f ace? If you like Pride then support it, if you want UFC to have a monopoly well then that's your stupidity. Monopoly is not good, see Don King.

Answer 6

6 months tops