The UFC is thinking of adding knees to the ground back.
I also liked the no elbows rule less dumb stoppages imo.
[quote]drewh wrote:
Fair enough but you won’t see tournies, awesome entances, kicks or stomps in the UFC. [/quote]
The only part of that I really miss are the tournies, which were amazing.
[quote]drewh wrote:
The UFC is thinking of adding knees to the ground back.
I also liked the no elbows rule less dumb stoppages imo.[/quote]
I like no elbows on the ground for the same reason. Less terrible cuts that end a fight early. In my opinion if you take a guy to the ground and can’t sub him, or mount him and punch him, then you haven’t done enough to win a fight. Cutting someone doesn’t put them out of the game, it just worries the doctors.
Knees on the ground I do miss, and for a good reason. It neutralizes a lot of sloppy grappling technique when the other fighter knows you can knee them in the face. Keeps fighters from getting rocked, getting a sloppy td, and then holding someone in side control or dogfight.
[quote]Schwarzfahrer wrote:
The “crazy lady” was actually an enormously crazy dude.
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It was a chic…
I thought Pride’s production values were extraordinary and they did a great job of making fights feel special. something the UFC lacks. Nu-metal and ugly t-shirts with skulls and barbed wire don’t get my blood pumping. Knees to the head on the ground are a must for the sport IMO.
That said, I’m much happier having everyone (well almost everyone) fighting each other now. Promotion vs promotion is pro-wrestling crap. Combat sports are their best when the best fighters are fighting each other. I don’t care where it happens.
It was more special to me because there was one Pride every 3-4 months instead of the current UFC oversaturation.
I still throw in Pride 10 and some of the tourneys once a while. I miss Pride.
Compared to Pride the UFC is not that great…
They do have a lot of good fighters, but they still lack some great guys like Fedor and Mousasi.
Pride also had a much bigger feel of entertainment, they great show, the tournaments… just the entire vibe they had going on over there.
I wish Pride would come back!
If the UFC would add soccer kicks and knees on the ground (ok, and Bas Rutten instead of that douche Joe Rogan) I wouldn’t miss Pride one bit. They already bought out their best fighters.
it will never be the same cuz cool entrances, stomps and soccer kicks will never happen again 
NO PRIDE NO LIFE