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Originally Posted by After Shock Media
ya it was Rampage and Silva where they were wipping each guys faces with same rag.
Oh and since I have this MMA topic going. Why do I never see many of those fighters outside of Dream fights? I really do not follow the politics and who owns what etc.
Exception being Crocop I have seen loose in UFC.
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Dream is a new org.
Pride was the main org in japan. For years, it has been the #1 org in the world... until there were some scandals over there (links to mafia), and they lost their TV deal.
Pride fighters were regarded as the best fighters in the world. When the UFC bought them, it proven that they were very good, gaining 3 world titles in about a year, but not nearly as better as people thought. Superstars like Shogun and Crocop went to loose quickily.
The UFC sent some guys over there (Their poster boy Chuck Lidell lost to Rampage in the GP), pride was supposed to send some back in the UFC but never did.
Nowdays, most pride stars (outside of the heavyweight div) are fighting in the UFC.
2 ufc champs are ex-pride fighterS :
Noguerra (HW)
Anderson Silva (MW)
Other notables :
Rampage
Wanderlei Silva
Shogun Rua
Sokoudjou
Dan Henderson
Outside the UFC :
Fedor (fighting currently for affliction)
Ricardo Arona (not fighting atm)
Mark Hunt (k1 champ, too big to fight in the US)
Alistair Overeem
etc