Dana/Zuffa seems to be buying up all the best fighters for the UFC and at this rate Pride wont have any. Is this a back handed way of doing What Vince did to WCW? You won we get it but having only one brand at the top hurts your company and product and wont be good for the sport imo.
Keep Pride as it is make it competitive because if you dont the fans will lose out,maybe you'll have the satisfaction of victory but in the end your product and fanbase will dwindle.
I'm sorry to use the pro wrestling thing as a comparison but its not far off. WWE sucks right now because it has nothing to go up against.