FatBoy Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 The cover article on Sherdog.com entitled "Pride & Glory," is an amazing article. Written to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the Pride 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix, this 9 page article includes back and forth interviews with many of the participants including Royce Gracie, Mark Kerr, Mark Coleman, Sakuraba, Gary Goodridge, and many more, as well as other people who were present to the event. It takes a while to get through all of it, but it's well worth the time. Lots of behind-the-scenes information that makes it a must-read for any hardcore fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlayze Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 The cover article on Sherdog.com entitled "Pride & Glory," is an amazing article. Written to commemorate the 10 year anniversary of the Pride 2000 Open Weight Grand Prix, this 9 page article includes back and forth interviews with many of the participants including Royce Gracie, Mark Kerr, Mark Coleman, Sakuraba, Gary Goodridge, and many more, as well as other people who were present to the event. It takes a while to get through all of it, but it's well worth the time. Lots of behind-the-scenes information that makes it a must-read for any hardcore fan. I found it this morning and was fascinated by it. I posted it in chat, and I don't think there was any chat activity for nearly 2 hours. Great read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm going to read it and hold judgement afterwards, but I immediately noticed it was written by Rossan and groaned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBoy Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Yeah, I'm @ work so it took me a few hours to get through it, between phone calls and emails. I loved Sakuraba's comments about "expressionless Royce." My brother used to train with Royce, and it was always a family joke watching Royce walk to the ring with that look on his face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlayze Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I'm going to read it and hold judgement afterwards, but I immediately noticed it was written by Rossan and groaned. You should note, though, that its uniquely written in a "documentary-like" format. What I mean is, Rossen sets some short background, and then the story is told through quotes of those that were there. Its a good read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatBoy Posted June 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Agreed, it was like reading a script for a documentary. It would actually be really cool if they could make one based on the event, aside from Mark Kerr's movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 I read the whole thing at work this morning. badass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Face Kicker Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 i was actually just about to post this, haha. good read- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Guess I'll need to check this out, thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Just read this, awesome article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Great read. Favorite quotes below... Sakuraba: Right after the fight I went to be medically examined. Then the doctor said, "You were hit too much in the head, so please refrain from alcohol today." The only thing I was allowed to do was go home and sleep. So I went home with my family and did that. But when I was trying to sleep, I had Vovchanchyn's entrance song stuck in my head and tossed and turned. Sakuraba: In the morning I saw a news article where Vovchanchyn said, "Sakuraba is light, so it was a matter of course that I would win." This really pissed me off. I was punched, disallowed from drinking beer, wrestled with a theme song all night ... I said to myself, "Sh-t! I want to choke him out!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jefframrod Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 Not much I can say that aint been said already, awesome! Just awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 23, 2010 Report Share Posted June 23, 2010 best article I have ever read on Sherdog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Great article. Puts PRIDE in a new perspective for me. Much less respect now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Yeah, found it today. Great read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Thanks Fatboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 The beginning of the Pride GP was the first Pride event i watched live. Of course i believe it was the first one shown on US PPV. Which was likely the reason. watched every Pride after that live and bought the events before that. This was a great event not so much for the fights but for the same thing Pride brought to the MMA table. A breath of fresh air. It wasnt really sport, the match ups werent great. But you got to see things noone else was doing. I eventually got burned out of the spectacle but it had its place in the landscape if MMA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Obviously PRIDE played a substantial role in the history of MMA. Personally, I think the sport is better off without it. The last thing MMA needs is the Yakuza, freak-show fights, fixed fights, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 24, 2010 Report Share Posted June 24, 2010 Obviously PRIDE played a substantial role in the history of MMA. Personally, I think the sport is better off without it. The last thing MMA needs is the Yakuza, freak-show fights, fixed fights, etc. Agree 100%. Pride was a guilty pleasure. You watched but you hope noone else was watching. You didnt want everyone think this was what the sport was about. I knew once Pride went under you would start to hear more about their dealings which werent to positive. You even saw a little while pride was active. On Kerr's docu. you see them trying to under pay him in cash and he was only getting like 3 grand. They changed the rules of Guy Mezger fight during the fight. He didnt agree to continue and they give him a loss when it was to be ruled a draw. Offered Rampage bonus money to lose by submission to Saku. Not to mention yakuza stopping fghters from leaving Pride or fighting in other promotions like Saku and Fedor. In the end it was neat to see someone still fighting in a GI and one diminsional styles fight, and huge size difference. But ones you have seen it there is no reason to keep seeing it. You realize why eveeyone dont do it. Its not because they cant they dont want to. It gets old and makes the outcomes meaningless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffWanderer Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 That really was a top article. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 link please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMATycoon Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 I used an audio reader so I could do some work at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Obviously PRIDE played a substantial role in the history of MMA. Personally, I think the sport is better off without it. The last thing MMA needs is the Yakuza, freak-show fights, fixed fights, etc. What? PRIDE gave us something different and a lot of fighters who couldn't make money in the States had nice paydays at PRIDE. Despite the negatives surrounding it, I say PRIDE did leave some positives on MMA history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Obviously PRIDE played a substantial role in the history of MMA. Personally, I think the sport is better off without it. The last thing MMA needs is the Yakuza, freak-show fights, fixed fights, etc.Yeah because being owned by a gambling company is far less of a conflict. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Yes, in contrast to organized crime who openly offered money to fighters to lose fights or lose fights in a certain manner, there is absolutely no comparison. The Yakuza sold a spectacle. Zuffa sells a sport. It's not difficult to figure out which one is better in the long term. PRIDE was fun. It was a neat guilty pleasure, it paid SOME fighters far more than they ever would have made in the United States, it gave pro-wrestling crossover fans a comfortable feel in the show style and of course hosted many legitimately great fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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