last night i had a dream of an event similar to DEEP but with PRIDE's style of BIG money production.
DSE actually gets it's head out of it's arse and starts using the same weight classes as the UFC (and most org's in the west).
Here's an example of what they could do in PRIDE BUSHIDO...
PRIDE BUSHIDO's 'BEST OF JAPAN' 8-MAN TOURNAMENTS
(To determine the best fighters of Japan at 170lbs and under)
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WELTERWEIGHTs
156-170lbs
MAIN EVENT SINGLE MATCH
Hayato Sakurai
Record: 19-5-2
Weight: 167
Affiliation: Kiguchi Dojo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
-VS-
Kiuma Kunioku
Record: 30-18-7
Weight: 170
Affiliation: Pancraseism
Home: Osaka,Japan
4TH MATCH
Kuniyoshi Hironaka
Record: 6-1
Affiliation: SSS Academy
Weight: 167 lbs/76 kg
Home: Japan
-VS-
Takafumi Ito
Record: 31-21-7
Weight: 170
Affiliation: Pancraseism
Home: Osaka,Japan
3RD MATCH
Tetsuji Kato
Record: 17-5
Weight: 167
Affiliation: Purebred Omiya
Home: Omiya,Japan
-VS-
Koji Oishi
Record: 9-2-4
Weight: 166
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
2ND MATCH
Akira Kikuchi
Record: 8-1
Weight: 167
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Tokyo,Japan
-VS-
Daiju Takase
Record: 6-9-1
Weight: 169
Affiliation: Wajutsu Keisyukai
Birthplace: Saitama,Japan
Home: Tokyo,Japan
1ST MATCH
Kenichi Serizawa
Record: 5-3-3
Affiliation: RJW Central
Weight: 165lbs/75kg
Home: Japan
-VS-
Takuya Wada
Record: 7-4-5
Affiliation: SK Absolute
Weight: 167lbs/76kg
Home: Japan
ALTERNATE:
Noriyuki Hayakawa
Record: 1-0
Weight: 170
Affiliation: 5 Rings Dojo
Home: Japan
or
Takaharu Murahama
Record: 10-8-5
Weight: 167
Affiliation: Wild Phoenix
Home: Japan
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LIGHTWEIGHTs
146-155lbs
MAIN EVENT SINGLE MATCH
Takanori Gomi
Record: 15-2
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Kiguchi Dojo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
-VS-
Genki Sudo
Record: 9-3-1
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Tokyo,Japan
SPECIAL SINGLE MATCH
Caol Uno
Record: 15-6-4
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Yokosuka pref,Japan
-VS-
Dokonjonosuke Mishima
Record: 14-3-2
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Cobra Kai
Home: Japan
4TH MATCH
Tatsuya Kawajiri
Record: 10-2-2
Weight: 152
Affiliation: Tops
Home: Japan
-VS-
Koji Oishi
Record: 9-2-4
Weight: 155
Affiliation: Pancrase Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
3RD MATCH
Rumina Sato
Record: 20-8-2
Weight: 154
Weight Range: 150-160
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Odawara,Japan/Tokyo,Japan
-VS-
Naoyuki Kotani
Record: 12-2-2
Weight: 154 lbs/70 kg
Affiliation: Rodeo Style
Home: Kanagawa,Japan
2ND MATCH
Tomomi Iwama
Record: 6-1
Pro Record: 5-1
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 155
Home: Japan
-VS-
Takumi Nakayama
Record: 10-5-3
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
1ST MATCH
Takashi Nakakura
Record: 4-1
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Shooting Gym Osaka
Home: Japan
-VS-
Kenichirou Togashi
Record: 4-1-3
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Paraestra Hiroshima
Home: Japan
ALTERNATE:
Mitsuhiro Ishida
Record: 6-1-1
Weight: 154
Affiliation: Tops
Home: Japan
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FEATHERWEIGHT
136-145lbs
MAIN EVENT
Hiroyuki Takaya
Record: 4-0-1
Weight: 143
Affiliation: Yoshida Dojo
Home: Japan
-vs-
Norifumi Yamamoto
Record: 7-1
Weight: 143
Affiliation: Purebred Omiya
Home: Omiya,Japan
3RD MATCH
Katsuya Toida
Record: 7-4
Weight: 143
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Japan
-vs-
Hiroyuki Abe
Record: 6-3-2
Weight: 143
Affiliation: RJW Central
Home: Japan
2ND MATCH
Yoshiro Maeda
Record: 9-0-2
Pro Record: 9-0
Am Record: 0-0-2
Weight: 139
Affiliation: Pancrase Inagakigumi
Home: Takamatsu-shi,Kagawa,Japan
-vs-
Naoya Uematsu
Record: 13-3-2
Weight: 143
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Tokyo,Japan
1ST MATCH
Masakazu Imanari
Record: 5-2
Weight: 143
Affiliation: Team Rouken
Home: Hatano-shi, Kanagawa, Japan
-vs-
Kazuhiro Inoue
Record: 5-5-3
Weight: 143
Affiliation: Impress
Home: Japan
ALTERNATE:
Miki Shida
Record: 5-1-2
Weight: 141
Affiliation: P's Lab Tokyo
Home: Japan
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BANTANWEIGHT
126-135lbs
MAIN EVENT
Ryota Matsune
Record: 12-1
Weight: 132 lbs/60 kg
Affiliation: Paraestra Matsudo
Home: Japan
-vs-
Kentaro Imaizumi
Record: 9-2-1
Weight: 132
Affiliation: Sk Absolute
Home: Japan
3RD MATCH
Masahiro Oishi
Record: 7-6-4
Weight: 132
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Tokyo,Japan
-vs-
Mamoru Yamaguchi
Record: 11-2-1
Weight: 132
Weight Range: 123-132
Affiliation: Shooting Gym Yokohama
Home: Kawasaki,Japan
2ND MATCH
Masato Shiozawa
Record: 7-2
Weight: 132
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home: Kanagawa,Japan
-vs-
Kazuya Abe
Record: 5-3-1
Weight: 132
Affiliation: Paraestra Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
1ST MATCH
Hisao Ikeda
Record: 9-5-3
Weight: 132
Affiliation: Purebred Omiya
Home: Omiya,Japan
-vs-
Akitoshi Hokazono
Record: 4-0-1
Weight: 132
Affiliation: Cobra Kai
Home: Japan
ALTERNATE:
Shuichiro Katsumura
Record: 5-4-1
Weight: 132
Affiliation: K'z Factory
Home: Tokyo,Japan
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FLYWEIGHTS
125lbs & Under
MAIN EVENT
Yasuhiro Urushitani
Record: 7-2-2
Affiliation: RJW Central
Home: Japan
-vs-
Masatoshi Abe
Record: 5-1-1
Home: Japan
3RD MATCH
Mitsuhisa Sunabe
Record: 4-3
Weight: 122
Affiliation: Hybrid Wrestling Mugen
Home: Tomigusuku-son, Okinawa, Japan
-vs-
Hiroaki Yoshioka
Record: 6-7-2
Weight: 125
Affiliation: Paraestra Tokyo
Home: Tokyo,Japan
2ND MATCH
Takehiro Harusaki
Record: 2-0
Home: Japan
-vs-
Yasuhiro Akagi
Record: 4-2
Weight: 123
Affiliation: Alive
Home: Japan
1ST MATCH
Takehiko Hata
Record: 1-0
Weight: 123
Affiliation: Tiger Place
Home: Japan
-vs-
Setsu Iguchi
Record: 5-0
Weight: 125
Affiliation: B-Club
Home: Japan
ALTERNATE:
Tiger Ishii
Record: 2-1-1
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MIDDLEWEIGHT SINGLE FIGHTS
MAIN EVENT
Kazushi Sakuraba
Record: 14-8-1
Weight: 183
Weight Range: 183-203
Affiliation: Takada Dojo
Home: Akita Pref,Japan
-VS-
Masanori Suda
Record: 20-8-2
Weight: 183
Weight Range: 183-192
Affiliation: Club J
Home: Sumoto,Hyogo,Japan
Akihiro Gono
Record: 19-10-7
Weight: 183
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Tokyo,Japan
-vs-
Ryo Chonan
Record: 7-3
Pro Record: 6-3
Am Record: 1-0
Weight: 185
Affiliation: U-File Camp
Home: Japan
Kazuo Misaki
Record: 11-3-2
Weight: 185
Affiliation: Pancrase Grabaka
Home: Japan
-vs-
Yushin Okami
Record: 12-1
Pro Record: 8-1
Am Record: 4-0
Weight: 180
Affiliation: Wajyutsu Tokyo Hombu
Home Country: Kanagawa,Japan
Hidetaka Monma
Record: 8-2-1
Affiliation: A3 Gym
Weight: 185lbs/84kg
Home: Japan
-VS-
if you guys are clueless then why do you even come on here and post!?