Tweet
Fuente: Fightsport
10 REASONS WHY PRIDE IS BETTER THAN UFC
Better fighters, better rules, and more exciting fights are just some of the reasons most MMA fans feel PRIDE is better then the UFC.
Commentary by Akira Yamazaki
Hey everyone, I decided I'm going to list my top ten reasons why I enjoy watching PRIDE FC over the UFC. I just want to share my opinion about the old age question - what organization is better. Well, I think it's PRIDE FC. Keep in mind, I still like the UFC, it's my second favorite MMA organization, I just think PRIDE is a little better.
1. Talent - PRIDE just has better talent. They have 3 out of 4 of the best HW's in the world. The LHW division is stacked and Bushido has 4 out of 5 (except for Shaolin)
2. Ring - I enjoy watching fighters in the ring more than a cage. The cage can be used as a weapon for a good wrestler, allowing the striker to lose. It's hard to view sometimes and the ring just has a more professional feeling to it.
3. Audiences - Let's face it, a lot of the UFC audience is toothless rednecks who want to see blood. They boo at good fighters and grappling cuz they dont understand it. UFC targets this audience too because it can't be mainstream with just the UG members. Pride has the best audience and targets everybody.
4. Rules - No knees to the head, etc. are UFC rules that I wish were changed. The fights would be more exciting, imo.
5. Consistant - Pride is consistant with all it's shows and you know to expect a great event. UFC has great cards on some months, and terrible ones other times.
6. No B.S. Celebrities - I hate when UFC tries to promote themselves by showing "who's in the audience". It's lame to interview them. I would much rather hear from someone like sherdog from ringside seats, not a dumb celeb who knows jack sh*t about MMA. It's so retarded to hear who Vin Diesel thinks is going to win, when the average UG'er knows he doesn't know sh*t.
7. Match Making - This could fall into the talent catagory, but Pride does incredible match making. Also, they let the fans decide the matches (although its the japanese fans, it's still considerate). Pride could of staged Arona x Shogun / Silva x Overeem, so SIlva gets the easier opponent to the final, but thanks to Pride's incredible match making, we get a fresh Silva vs. a fresh Arona!!
8. Money - This isn't UFC's fault, but Pride has the green to buy whoever they want. Since Pride has a bigger budget, we get to see olympic champions, top notch fighters from all around the world. UFC is mainly Americans, not that its bad or their fault, IMO, i just enjoy watching fighters from all around the world.
9. More Events - UFC holds 5-7 shows a year, since the birth of Bushido, Pride holds more shows. And it's not like they "save" their good fights, they have awesome cards on each one of their shows.
10. Tournaments - I'm a big fan of the tournaments, thats how i got into MMA, the old school tournaments. UFC cant do tournaments because of money. And their last HORRIBLE tournament where Uno and BJ met in the finals to a lackluster draw was it. Pride has the best MW and HW in the world compete. It's not UFC fault, it's just another reason why i like Pride better.
10 REASONS WHY PRIDE IS BETTER THAN UFC
Better fighters, better rules, and more exciting fights are just some of the reasons most MMA fans feel PRIDE is better then the UFC.
Commentary by Akira Yamazaki
Hey everyone, I decided I'm going to list my top ten reasons why I enjoy watching PRIDE FC over the UFC. I just want to share my opinion about the old age question - what organization is better. Well, I think it's PRIDE FC. Keep in mind, I still like the UFC, it's my second favorite MMA organization, I just think PRIDE is a little better.
1. Talent - PRIDE just has better talent. They have 3 out of 4 of the best HW's in the world. The LHW division is stacked and Bushido has 4 out of 5 (except for Shaolin)
2. Ring - I enjoy watching fighters in the ring more than a cage. The cage can be used as a weapon for a good wrestler, allowing the striker to lose. It's hard to view sometimes and the ring just has a more professional feeling to it.
3. Audiences - Let's face it, a lot of the UFC audience is toothless rednecks who want to see blood. They boo at good fighters and grappling cuz they dont understand it. UFC targets this audience too because it can't be mainstream with just the UG members. Pride has the best audience and targets everybody.
4. Rules - No knees to the head, etc. are UFC rules that I wish were changed. The fights would be more exciting, imo.
5. Consistant - Pride is consistant with all it's shows and you know to expect a great event. UFC has great cards on some months, and terrible ones other times.
6. No B.S. Celebrities - I hate when UFC tries to promote themselves by showing "who's in the audience". It's lame to interview them. I would much rather hear from someone like sherdog from ringside seats, not a dumb celeb who knows jack sh*t about MMA. It's so retarded to hear who Vin Diesel thinks is going to win, when the average UG'er knows he doesn't know sh*t.
7. Match Making - This could fall into the talent catagory, but Pride does incredible match making. Also, they let the fans decide the matches (although its the japanese fans, it's still considerate). Pride could of staged Arona x Shogun / Silva x Overeem, so SIlva gets the easier opponent to the final, but thanks to Pride's incredible match making, we get a fresh Silva vs. a fresh Arona!!
8. Money - This isn't UFC's fault, but Pride has the green to buy whoever they want. Since Pride has a bigger budget, we get to see olympic champions, top notch fighters from all around the world. UFC is mainly Americans, not that its bad or their fault, IMO, i just enjoy watching fighters from all around the world.
9. More Events - UFC holds 5-7 shows a year, since the birth of Bushido, Pride holds more shows. And it's not like they "save" their good fights, they have awesome cards on each one of their shows.
10. Tournaments - I'm a big fan of the tournaments, thats how i got into MMA, the old school tournaments. UFC cant do tournaments because of money. And their last HORRIBLE tournament where Uno and BJ met in the finals to a lackluster draw was it. Pride has the best MW and HW in the world compete. It's not UFC fault, it's just another reason why i like Pride better.
Comentario