I'm talking about UFC vs Pride. We have two very popular fighting shows; however, one is far too overrated. UFC has established itself as a megahouse in the west coast as everyone follows it keenly. However, our Asian friends have established the most intense fighting network ever: Pride FC. UFC has great potential but its rules limit it to medicore matches. Every once in a while we may have a slugfest but its never consistent. The refs jump in far too early to stop the fight. As almost everyone saw Shamrock vs Ortiz, such a megafight was limited because of the sad stoppages.
Pride on the other hand delivers knockout blows consistently from great stars. People are beginning to realize where the true talent lies and are starting to pay attention to the exhibitions. At one event, UFC had loaned their most shining star, Chuck "The Iceman" Lidell to participate in a match against Pride's body slamming king, Quintan "Rampage" Jackson.
Rampage is at the top of Pride, but is not the champion nor is he even a contendor. The Iceman stlil hasn't fougt the cream of the crop of Pride which include Fedor Silva and Mirko Cro Cop. Lidell did not stand a chance from the get go. UFC stars are babied too much and this just shows how they can't survive in Pride. So in the end, stay tuned to this coming weekend when Pride hosts another event which showcases great stars as Fedor Emilaneko and Wanderlei Silva.
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