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Originally Posted by carbondioxide830  there were definately some pay offs in pride. i ant name any off the top of my head but ive seen some strange fights in pride where i was like wtf. |
It's just crappy judging. It happens in the US also but not as bad as it did in Japan.
Wanderlei losing a decision to Mark Hunt after dominating the takedowns while the strikes were very even.
Nog over Ricco.
Yoshida vs Royce? Saku vs Royce? The "tap" in those fights are still debatable, tha's why Gi's shouldn't be allowed in MMA.
Regarding the "short notice" fights PRIDE was known for, they would announce opponents on short notice. If you were entering a tourney you knew when it was, if you were fighting on a card, you maybe told on short notice. But ultimately, if you're a professional who's job is fighting and you make a living fighting, it's up to that individual to remain in fight shape day in and day out.
The US is much different in that you are told who your opponent is 6 months in advance.
With the US way of doing it you have 6 months to train in your weak areas based on how the fighter stylistically matches up with you. On short notice you don't have that so you had better be a complete fighter or get lucky and get an opponent you mathup with well.