Saku vs Royce
Fedor vs CroCop
i began lurking this forum leading up to the Fedor /Cro Cop fight. That's how I found this place. Took me years to sign up.
Saku vs Royce
Fedor vs CroCop
i began lurking this forum leading up to the Fedor /Cro Cop fight. That's how I found this place. Took me years to sign up.
Big Nog submitting Bob Sapp. I was freaking out and my gf was bawling at the beating he took.
Neither guy was the same after that fight. Bob lost whatever heart he had after that and Big Nog started the slow decline.
Shogun soccer kicking peoples heads off
When the UFC sent Chuck Liddell to fight in the PRIDEGP. Co-Promotion.
pharochuck -I was thinking this too.
best was the nog-sapp fight. pure skill against a beast of a man. epic fight.
hard to believe what a joke sapp became
dood skunk -ThisShogun soccer kicking peoples heads off
There is no way, NO WAY, that Fedor should have been able to survive that suplex from Randleman, but goddammit, he did and caught him with a kimura 30 seconds after it happened.
Sak vs Newton
Sak vs Vernon White
Sak vs Rampage
Sak vs Renzo
And of course, the donnybrook that was Frye vs Takayama.
Pride was awesome!!!
watching royce vs sakaraba #1 in it's entirety live. I think it was on until 4am EST.
and most importantly the pride announcer lady. <3
Liddell vs Metzger
Akira Shoji
Daijiro Matsui
Masaaki Satake
zackthewop -Wasn't that in Inoki Boom Baye? My favorite pride moment was Igor knocking Francisco Bueno. Still one of the scariest, stiffest KO's ever.pharochuck -I was thinking this too.
best was the nog-sapp fight. pure skill against a beast of a man. epic fight.
hard to believe what a joke sapp became
So fucking epic
I was at Pride 33. So that by a mile........But Fedor Randleman, Sapp Minotauro, Yvel headkick over Goodridge, Wand Hendo 1 also, Anything Mezger did, Frye-Takayama.
I would sit through Severn-Kimo 20 times if they brought it back.
Anything cro cop
him winning the OWGP in the fashion he did
CroCop splitting Wand's head open like a crushed grape.
cawkgobbler -zackthewop -Wasn't that in Inoki Boom Baye? My favorite pride moment was Igor knocking Francisco Bueno. Still one of the scariest, stiffest KO's ever.pharochuck -I was thinking this too.
best was the nog-sapp fight. pure skill against a beast of a man. epic fight.
hard to believe what a joke sapp became
So fucking epic
pharochuck -
best was the nog-sapp fight. pure skill against a beast of a man. epic fight.
hard to believe what a joke sapp became
Nick Diaz beating Gomi - he was supposed to be a lamb to the slaughter. Pride was calling it UFC vs Pride and it was a massive backfire
Animal Chin -Steve4192 - From a fighting perspective, Sakuraba-Newton was the first time I watched a Pride event and said to myself Holy Shit! That was the first time I ever saw two really good submission grapplers going back-and-forth in an MMA match. Prior to that, it was either expert grappler clowns clueless striker, or expert grappler gets mauled with headbutts by expert wrestler.Newton/Renzo was also a good fight.
It was also the precursor to Sakuraba's run as the Gracie Hunter, so it had that going for it too.
Newton had a great little move in that fight that I can't remember anyone else pulling. Renzo shot for a takedown, Newton reached over and grabbed his leg and basically just threw him right by. Perfect timing on it.
tj tapper -This.
Big Nog submitting Bob Sapp. I was freaking out and my gf was bawling at the beating he took.
Neither guy was the same after that fight. Bob lost whatever heart he had after that and Big Nog started the slow decline.
I had read briefly about Pride, but never saw it. I finally got to see the 2nd round of the first GP at my buddy's house who had DirecTV. I was instantly enamored with Sakuraba and it was fun to see Shamrock back in MMA after his WWE stint. After that show, I immediately got on the ball with tape trading to see all the Pride (and other) events I missed.
One of my biggest regrets is never going to a Pride show. Almost went to those in Vegas, but my friends flaked. Should've just went solo.