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Originally Posted by MATT E
No they infact due test in the U.K., im am 100% positive and if i can find the link i will show it to you as soon as possible. It wouldn't make sense for the UFC to hold an event for and for them no to drugtest. Thats like saying when we fight in the U.K. feel free to use steroids because we wont be holding drugtests? Doesn't make much sense...
And i said i don't think Crocop was on steroids, i would just have him fight here where all fighters are tested, making the competition 100 percent clean. And i dont think theres competition for him overseas, all top 10 HW, like Nogueira, Sylvia, AA,Werdum, and Gonzaga are here where he needs to be.
And Robert you say what you want about Dana and the UFC running a crap business. But then explain to me the reason why Pride collapsed? There was obviously something going on there deep within in which none of us know. As far as im concerned, being unbiest because i love mixed martial arts(no pride vs ufc debate), but as far as im concerned the UFC is still standing strong on there feet with most of the top fighters in the world.
And who is to say that the pride LW's are better then the UFC's at this point, i can recall Gomi coming to the U.S. and being tooled by a fighter(nick diaz) who was never even close to a championship in the ufc. As of mixed martial arts in general we just can't make judgement on fighters who haven't competed against others in different organizations.
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Prides collapse was because everyone found out that they were actually run by the Yakuza (Japanese Mafia) or they had connections with them. THis doesn't go over well. Not to mention UFC was at the height of their popularity at the time.
Im not saying the UFC isnt doing well. Im saying they arent doing enough to move the sport along. If the UFC wasnt so stubborn we would have already gotten to see Randy fight Fedor and Liddell fight Wanderlei 2 years ago when it should have happened.
Dana and the UFC are just being greedy, and that is why they bought Pride in the first place, because they have done nothing with it since purchasing it, other than sign a few of the fighters.
The UFC needs to start signing open contracts, thats basically all im saying. That way we can have UFC fighters fighting in M-1 and Dreams and vice versa. Then we will get to see who the best fighter really is. No more of this constant speculation.
As for the Dreams organization itself i really cant wait for there first show. Hopefully withing a year or so they have signed alot more fighters.