Leiting Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I miss how the ring made it feel so timeless and classic like boxing...though I'll admit the octagon is in my opinion more suited to MMA, the ring made me feel I was watching an honorable sport something I don't often get from cages. I miss the Pride audience. UFC fans are rabid, and that's all well and good for a heated grudge fight, but Pride's audience respected the sport and was much more into longer drawn out technical ground games. I miss the Pride rules. I miss the Pride entrance stage. I miss hearing and seeing Japanese everywhere. It made it somehow more worldly, like it was bigger than any one country. I miss open weight GP. I always loved UFC, and if I had a choice I of course would take UFC over Pride, but I still miss those days. I loved being able to watch both, and in a weird way, I missed day dreaming about Pride/UFC match ups...that doesn't happen anymore. Any fantasy match up I more or less chalk up to simply being a matter of time, and usually I'm right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuMaster Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I miss Pride and I miss getting it for free until comcast zapped everything. I use to stay up late watching re-runs. If they put on a boring fight, I could always quickly turn to the **** channel. It was just me and the TV....ah those were the days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirko4life Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I feel your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedom Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 I miss how the ring made it feel so timeless and classic like boxing...though I'll admit the octagon is in my opinion more suited to MMA' date=' the ring made me feel I was watching an honorable sport something I don't often get from cages. I miss the Pride audience. UFC fans are rabid, and that's all well and good for a heated grudge fight, but Pride's audience respected the sport and was much more into longer drawn out technical ground games. I miss the Pride rules. I miss the Pride entrance stage. I miss hearing and seeing Japanese everywhere. It made it somehow more worldly, like it was bigger than any one country. I miss open weight GP. I always loved UFC, and if I had a choice I of course would take UFC over Pride, but I still miss those days. I loved being able to watch both, and in a weird way, I missed day dreaming about Pride/UFC match ups...that doesn't happen anymore. Any fantasy match up I more or less chalk up to simply being a matter of time, and usually I'm right.[/quote'] Dream does a good job but its no Pride... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFedornator Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Pride is Ichi Ban.. Remember that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safe_Screen_Name Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Everytime I watch someone get their head stomped on I squirm. Kinda hate Pride for that. Some of fights were amazing but still made me sick seeing head stomps. From experience I can say they feel awful and the effects stay with you a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish_Carbomb Posted May 25, 2010 Report Share Posted May 25, 2010 Pride was on a whole other level as far as the energy of their shows...plus they had japanese ring girls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlLane Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I miss how the ring made it feel so timeless and classic like boxing...though I'll admit the octagon is in my opinion more suited to MMA' date=' the ring made me feel I was watching an honorable sport something I don't often get from cages. I miss the Pride audience. UFC fans are rabid, and that's all well and good for a heated grudge fight, but Pride's audience respected the sport and was much more into longer drawn out technical ground games. I miss the Pride rules. I miss the Pride entrance stage. I miss hearing and seeing Japanese everywhere. It made it somehow more worldly, like it was bigger than any one country. I miss open weight GP. I always loved UFC, and if I had a choice I of course would take UFC over Pride, but I still miss those days. I loved being able to watch both, and in a weird way, I missed day dreaming about Pride/UFC match ups...that doesn't happen anymore. Any fantasy match up I more or less chalk up to simply being a matter of time, and usually I'm right.[/quote'] i never saw PRIDE when it was around so i went out and spent $140 and bought every event on DVD and it was the best investment i ever made in my life...i recommend to any MMA fan or PRIDE faithful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny14 Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I miss, that good fighters and great match-ups werent a luxury. Every card had 9 mUFC main events. They didnt care about building images as much. It was more about fighting.Everyone fought everyone. No fighting 3or 4 times in 2yrs GSP kind of garbage. They were more active and it brought the best out of the fighters sooner. Knees on the ground, are crucial in fighting. Nothing better than watching Shogun or Vanderlei trying to stomp heads through the canvas, and no cage to help wrestlers. Sakuraba vs. Rampage- FEDOR-60000 fans. Henderson's entire time there, he was a youinger wild wolverine swinging. Kharitonov was very exciting. CRO-COP before piss tests. Volvchanchin the original Russian bomber. Mark Kerr juiced and and drugged Man-Handling everyone.Frye hockey fight. Coleman destroying Allen Goes. Renzo getting knocked out by the wind of Henderson's punch.Sakuraba breaking Renzo's arm¬ tapping. Randleman head-spiking FEDOR, Randleman vs.RAmpage nasty finish. Randleman KOing CRO-Cop. Rampage leaking out his eye still hanging on the ropes from an axe murderous knee. FEDOR vs, Noguera 1. Big Tom Erirkson. Liddell looking lost against Rampage. The Jui Juitzu legends,Sperry,Bustamante, Nog,Nog,Arona. Marco Ruas. That Elvis Juitz guy taking a beating then KOing Saku with a knee. Big Nog putting the beat down on Mark Coleman. Allistair and shogun 1&2. Ninja the grinding machine.Shogun kicking the **** out of Rampage to avenge his brothers iffy loss.I could go on and on. I was a Pride guy over UFC when Pride was the place.Hell Chuck is one of the few guys to even risk going over,lest Dana White scorn you. I love the UFC,But Pride was more about the fighting and really finding the best fighter.UFC is great but the **** are fake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgrmatt69 Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Miss the openweight GPs. And I just saw a mark kerr documentary the other day and made me miss it that much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMonk Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 This is why Pride was so great: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUfqa8zLdYg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leiting Posted May 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 ...i went out and spent $140 and bought every event on DVD... Where was this? I'd easily throw down that much to have all the events on DVD! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofbro Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 Pride was the greatest never get bored of watching it seen then all about 3 times now lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig_M Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I was not an mma fan in the PRIDE era, but wish i was so badly now lol. I think the cross between PRIDE to UFC has been great for the sport, but, wow, pride was awsome. R.I.P PRIDE FC. Gone but never forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smoka_joka Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 i would love to see ufc adopt prides 10 min first rd.. basically getting an extra rd would be magically in my eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CavemanJesus Posted May 26, 2010 Report Share Posted May 26, 2010 I miss how the ring made it feel so timeless and classic like boxing...though I'll admit the octagon is in my opinion more suited to MMA' date=' the ring made me feel I was watching an honorable sport something I don't often get from cages. I miss the Pride audience. UFC fans are rabid, and that's all well and good for a heated grudge fight, but Pride's audience respected the sport and was much more into longer drawn out technical ground games. I miss the Pride rules. I miss the Pride entrance stage. I miss hearing and seeing Japanese everywhere. It made it somehow more worldly, like it was bigger than any one country. I miss open weight GP. I always loved UFC, and if I had a choice I of course would take UFC over Pride, but I still miss those days. I loved being able to watch both, and in a weird way, I missed day dreaming about Pride/UFC match ups...that doesn't happen anymore. Any fantasy match up I more or less chalk up to simply being a matter of time, and usually I'm right.[/quote'] I miss Pride as much as any Hardcore MMA fan, I miss soccer kicks, foot stomps, knees to a grounded opponent, and of course the yellow card system, and no 10 point must system. And the Grand Prix's Pride was the only international company that involved almost every country that did MMA. Who doesnt love the japanese screaming lady, and of Shockwave introductions......EPIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarBringer Posted May 27, 2010 Report Share Posted May 27, 2010 Pride was the best... I miss the good ol days.. Best of Pride just doesn't do it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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