The Ultimate in Martial Arts

Nips · 03-28-2007, 08:57 AM

Hmmmm... I can see this being good and bad. I want Pride to keep the ring, I actually prefer it to a cage generally, I also want Pride to keep their rules. I'd love it if they merged their rules... as in, elbows, soccer kicks and knees to a downed opponent are ALL OK... but I don't see that happening.

The real thing worrying me though is that when something like this happens the quality can go down simply because they've got it in the bag. The don't need to get MMA fans watching their events over someone elses, because they've got the biggest and baddest out there, effectively a monopoly. I'm hopeful though, it could turn out absolutely brilliantly

DJColdfusion · 03-28-2007, 09:29 AM

Video of press conference from Sherdog.com

http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1127

slayer31 · 03-28-2007, 12:00 PM

could be brilliant or a monopoly. lets just hope if it is the ladder they do like you said brilliant things and not screw us all.

kuk sool won · 03-29-2007, 05:01 PM

Well if they carry the rules across both organisations will lose their primary USP and with no differentiation i can see this being a bad thing, if they are smart and keep it respectively seperate then I can see absolutely no problem at all. Although they have bought out their primary competitor its only within a neice market, its part of a much larger market that is competitive martial arts, so they need to keep it on top of its game. Apart from the commited and diehard fans of MMA they could lose their appeal and ultimately lose theirs spectators to other areas of martial arts. Maybe we will see another established organisation creep in also.

03-28-2007, 09:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
DJColdfusion Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: SLC, Utah Posts: 449 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Video of press conference from Sherdog.com http://www.sherdog.com/videos/videos.asp?v_id=1127 __________________ MaximumG.com -- Combat sports!

03-28-2007, 12:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
slayer31 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Boston Beat Down Posts: 105 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	could be brilliant or a monopoly. lets just hope if it is the ladder they do like you said brilliant things and not screw us all. __________________ Almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

03-29-2007, 05:01 PM	#19 (permalink)
kuk sool won Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: UK Posts: 570 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Well if they carry the rules across both organisations will lose their primary USP and with no differentiation i can see this being a bad thing, if they are smart and keep it respectively seperate then I can see absolutely no problem at all. Although they have bought out their primary competitor its only within a neice market, its part of a much larger market that is competitive martial arts, so they need to keep it on top of its game. Apart from the commited and diehard fans of MMA they could lose their appeal and ultimately lose theirs spectators to other areas of martial arts. Maybe we will see another established organisation creep in also. __________________ '...You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist...'

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03-28-2007, 08:57 AM	#16 (permalink)
Nips Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 102 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hmmmm... I can see this being good and bad. I want Pride to keep the ring, I actually prefer it to a cage generally, I also want Pride to keep their rules. I'd love it if they merged their rules... as in, elbows, soccer kicks and knees to a downed opponent are ALL OK... but I don't see that happening. The real thing worrying me though is that when something like this happens the quality can go down simply because they've got it in the bag. The don't need to get MMA fans watching their events over someone elses, because they've got the biggest and baddest out there, effectively a monopoly. I'm hopeful though, it could turn out absolutely brilliantly

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