4 New Fights added to Pride 33: Second Coming

reignofterror_nhb · 01-23-2007

Current Card:

Wanderlei Silva (champion) vs Dan Henderson (challenger)

Takanori Gomi (Pride LW champion) vs Nick Diaz
non title

Hayato Sakurai vs Mac Danzig

Kazuo Misaki ( Pride 2006 WW GP champion ) vs Frank Trigg

Kazuhiro Nakamura vs Travis Wiuff

Rumor- Mauricio Shogun vs Alistar Overeem

What are your thoughts on Pride 33?

Robert_Lake · 01-23-2007

I have to choose
Silva
Gomi
Sakurai
Trigg (even though i don't like the guy at all, Misaki is overrated if you ask me.)
Nakamura

Where did you hear that Shogun would be fighting overeem?

as for Gomi not defending his title i can see where pride is coming from. Diaz does not deserve a title fight having never fought in pride before. I for one think they should have matched up diaz against someone else and have Gomi defend his pride championship before he suposedly jumps to the UFC to try and become LW champ.

reignofterror_nhb · 01-23-2007

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Originally Posted by Robert_Lake

Where did you hear that Shogun would be fighting overeem?

http://www.graciemag.com/?c=144&a=6249

Srry forgot the source

Robert_Lake · 01-23-2007

Shogun by submission

reignofterror_nhb · 01-23-2007

I don't know, if this fight happens it's my most anticipated fight on the undercard (It's unbelievable that fighters of this calibur are even put on the undercard). And I wouldn't be so quick to put Allistar out he's got noodle reach.

MATT E · 01-23-2007

It seems to me tht there not making the best match ups possible...like the NYE card all there doing is using there American fighters in each event just to mkae some more money and publicity...The match ups arent where they should be and for true mma fans it doesnt give us the show that we really want or atleast for me it doesnt.

reignofterror_nhb · 01-23-2007

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Originally Posted by MATT E

It seems to me tht there not making the best match ups possible...like the NYE card all there doing is using there American fighters in each event just to mkae some more money and publicity...The match ups arent where they should be and for true mma fans it doesnt give us the show that we really want or atleast for me it doesnt.

I can understand what your saying for the Diaz match but other than that the card doesn't seem shallow in terms of matchups, Trigg and Misaki is a great matchup. Trigg just defeated Mayhem who IMO is a top 5 MW and Misaki just came off a win in the WW GP. Just because an american is on a Las Vegas pride card doesn't mean Prides trying to market american fighters, alot of these guys are straight up great fighters.

daywealldie · 01-24-2007

i hope gomi knocks diazs ass out cold. looking forward to seein danzig vs sakurai

grawl · 01-25-2007

pretty good card. i say silva by tko, gomi will take diaz, shogun for sure, trigg but it will go to the judges,and i'll say sakurai, but it could be close.

MATT E · 01-25-2007

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Originally Posted by reignofterror_nhb

I can understand what your saying for the Diaz match but other than that the card doesn't seem shallow in terms of matchups, Trigg and Misaki is a great matchup. Trigg just defeated Mayhem who IMO is a top 5 MW and Misaki just came off a win in the WW GP. Just because an american is on a Las Vegas pride card doesn't mean Prides trying to market american fighters, alot of these guys are straight up great fighters.

You might be right about the fights but i beleive they are trying to put Pride on the Map in the U.S. by marketing American fighters think about it on the NYE show they had coleman,randleman,baroni, barnett, henderson, lawler, and butterbean... All American fighters, wether or not it was on purpose that was just the vibe im getting.