PRIDE Loses TV Deal

[Damaramu 0]

So if they're Yakuza owned or heavily involved with the Yakuza.....does that mean fights were fixed?

[Lei Tong 0]

There have been fixed and/or worked fights in PRIDE before, but that happens in just about every MMA org, regardless of organized crime influence.

[Guest Steviec2k3]

Fuji TV has now prohibited ANYONE associated with PRIDE or DSE from appearing on any program on their network.

 

The problem's just begun, kids.

[Damaramu 0]

There have been fixed and/or worked fights in PRIDE before, but that happens in just about every MMA org, regardless of organized crime influence.

 

What fights have been fixed in UFC?

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Frank Shamrock vs. Igor Zinoviev

[Damaramu 0]

Any recent fights? Suspicion of recent fights?

[RavishingRickRudo 0]

Sorry.

 

Phil Baroni vs. Dave Menne.

[AboveAverage484 0]

OWGP Matchups:

 

Yoshida vs. Mirko

Fujita vs. Silva

Nogueira vs. Werdum

Barnett vs. Hunt

[AboveAverage484 0]

Quote from my buddy at kakutougi.info, or ( o Y o ) as some of you know him

 

I just woke up so this will be short, but there are two or three other threads where this is being talked about, or particular issues surrounding it are.

 

In short, PRIDE will go on......in fact right now they are getting more free press than ever before so I suspect their next show will both sell record local PPV numbers and be a sell out.

 

Things may well change, and they might lose a few fighters as they wont have the same cash for awhile, but they'll keep going.

 

Hopefully this will reassure a few people.