Well Zuffa LLC. the owner of UFC buys Pride but still, samething 65mil reportedly....sooooooo its not official but it seems good sources have dropped this



interesting

3/19/2007 8:21:33 PM

link?

3/19/2007 8:22:45 PM

^

Quote :

"its not official"

would be a pretty mammoth deal though, consolidating a lot of who's whos that anybody really cares to watch

3/19/2007 8:25:20 PM

^ I thought perhaps these good sources would be on the internet

3/19/2007 8:31:48 PM

I'm sorry, but since everyone feels the need to do this in any thread involving racing, women's sports, golf, etc. (which I think is ridiculous), I have to say, why is this in sports talk?

3/19/2007 9:05:32 PM

What other category would be more appropriate?

3/19/2007 9:12:04 PM

entertainment..............

with the wwe shit

3/19/2007 9:15:39 PM

Uhh this is actual fighting, not bullshit entertainment.

As in, the outcomes are not predetermined.

This belongs here the same way boxing would.

3/19/2007 9:20:05 PM

well andy was making a pointed jab at lame sports


stowaway is just a dumbass

Quote :

"s George pointed out above, MMAWeekly's Soundoff Radio is confirming the sale as well. They have said it has been confirmed by their sources (separate from Sherdog) as well. They are claiming its the fighter contracts, the video library, and the Pride name. Interesting to note that the sources are saying that the sale is completely separate from Zuffa with absolutely no involvement of Dana White."

thats just a quote from a forum, but it seems damn near officiald

[Edited on March 19, 2007 at 9:29 PM. Reason : d]

3/19/2007 9:22:43 PM

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3631&zoneid=2


here is MMAweekly reporting on it

3/20/2007 8:51:43 AM

lame sports?

what....people beating the crap out of each other is a lame sport

1. this is big time news
2. boxing is going under and MMA is on the way up to replacing it

not to mention that UFC spin off leagues are even on network TV now

why is this in sports talk....b/c its a sport you stupid motherfucker

Quote :

"I'm sorry, but since everyone feels the need to do this in any thread involving racing, women's sports, golf, etc. (which I think is ridiculous), I have to say, why is this in sports talk? "

thank god this is just YOUR stupid opinion

3/20/2007 8:54:55 AM

My point is those others are sports too. I'm not denying it is a sport, i just wish more people would realize they are all sports. I still consider fighting, whether real or fake, a form of entertainent, like the gladiators of Rome or something.

3/20/2007 8:58:26 AM

Quote :

"Report: Sakakibara Informs Staff of Pending Sale PRIDE CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara informed staff inside the Japanese promoter's Los Angeles office Wednesday that he was stepping down as part of an agreement to sell the company to Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta, who own the UFC. According to a report by Dave Meltzer at wrestlingobserver.com, Sakakibara suggested only minor points separate the deal, which Sherdog.com first rumored on Monday, from reaching its conclusion. No contract has been signed, the report said. While Sakakibara appears to be leaving a company he's been a part of since its inception in 1997, the man who stepped in as PRIDE CEO after Naoto Mori****a committed suicide told his staff that the company would remain intact and autonomous from the UFC, but that hurdles no longer remain between UFC versus PRIDE cards, Meltzer reported."

it is looking official (sherdog report)

3/23/2007 12:43:52 AM

THE FERTITTA BROTHERS purchased PRIDE

Fertittas->Zuffa->UFC


theyll be run completely separate, Pride will still be run out of japan, but there will be one Superfght PPV per year pitting Pride v.s. UFC

also, Fedor signed a long-term contract with BODOG fight

3/27/2007 3:07:38 PM

I REALLY ENJOY WATCHING THE PRIDE FIGHTS.....I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS IN FACT A SPORT AND THE GUYS WHO COMPETE ARE EXCEPTIONAL ATHLETES.....I WORK OUT ONCE A WEEK AT ONE OF THE LOCAL TRAINING SPOTS HERE....WHAT THEY DO IS INTENSE.....OF COURSE SO IT GETTING THE SHIT BEAT OUT OF YOU FOR 5 MINUTES

3/27/2007 3:31:52 PM

Quote :

"Fedor signed a long-term contract with BODOG fight"

wtf

3/27/2007 3:47:01 PM