From Dirtbag off of http://subfighter.com

The Japanese media is reporting that Antonio Inoki is ready to offer Rickson Gracie up to USD$5 million in order to get him on his New Year's Eve show that will be broadcast on Nippon TV.

Rickson Gracie's opponent would be Kazuyuki Fujita.

Inoki is under a lot of pressure from Nippon TV to put on a card to combat the two other New Year's Eve shows: K-1 on TBS, and PRIDE on Fuji TV. Media observers are predicting that K-1's main event of Bob Sapp vs. Akebono will soundly beat everyone else in the ratings.

Whoa. I was just reading about this on another site, Takada is pissed that Inoki turned his back on Pride. K-1, Inoki, and Pride are all going head too head for ratings on the 31st. With all the press Yoshida has been getting. Pride may actually get the most ratings which is huge for MMA, in any country.....

Pride will rule all. I don't want to see K-1 and their worked MMA matches.

lol, what the ****? 5 million for rickson? hahahahahahahahaha



HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA

Originally posted by Cesaro
lol, what the ****? 5 million for rickson? hahahahahahahahaha



HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAAHAHAHA

Laugh all you want, but Rickson is a HUGE draw over there

I was ****ing this Japan woman the other night that barely knows about PRIDE. I mention a few fighters names, but when I mention RICKSON she had a bigger orgasm than the one I just gave her. I could see her getting maaaad wet from just mentioning him....he is a GOD over there. 5 million for him isnt ****


Plus, how can you laugh, when america still pays Tyson TOP dollar to box...and he has already prove he isnt jack ****

Am I the only person who thinks Fujita will kill Rickson?

Originally posted by kaps
Am I the only person who thinks Fujita will kill Rickson? I think anything could happen...I just want to see it

Five million dollars is a ridiculous price for ANY fighter.

Originally posted by Fury Dragon
Five million dollars is a ridiculous price for ANY fighter. Not if he brings in waaaay more than the usual fighter.

They wouldnt pay him that much if they didnt think they wouldnt get a huge return from it

I doubt that this will all materialize. We've all heard the Rickson comeback rumors before, and I don't see how this is any different. But hey, it's Inoki's money so he could do whatever the **** he wants.

I doubt it'll happen.

Oh and K-1 will get the biggest reviews that night because Sapp vs. that Sumo guy is going to be HUGE.

They say it'll be more popular than Ali vs. Inoki

Yeah, that'll happen, right after Bill Goldberg fights Alexander Karelin in K1.

god damn that is awesome news...and yes rickson is worth every penny they offer him the guy is a ****ing legend for christ sakes

Rickson will kill any opponent he comes to face

Originally posted by The Ensanity
Laugh all you want,

i will, i'm still laughing hours later. i laugh at people that order tyson ppvs and get excited when tank abbott fights also.

i know rickson is a big draw in japan, but this is just asking for trouble.

for some reason i see more controversy surrounding the way this fight ends than any gracie fight that has ever happened or ever will happen. probably will be one of the most boring fights to ever take place as well.

rickson via rear naked rd 2

Originally posted by Cesaro
probably will be one of the most boring fights to ever take place as well.

absolutely.
maybe if he struck while the iron was hot then he could command a million $$ paycheck but nobody gives a **** about rickson and his flawless record anymore. his oppenents were b-level fighters at best and were unfamiliar with the majority of bjj tactics. he would get destroyed now.
and now that the majority of fans know this, they're not as excited to see him fight as they would have been say 5 years ago.

speak for yourself i'm ****in stoked that he might fight again. maybe if he wins it will shut everyone up for good i'm tired of all the rickson haters out here.

Originally posted by DragonZero
speak for yourself i'm ****in stoked that he might fight again. maybe if he wins it will shut everyone up for good i'm tired of all the rickson haters out here.

i wasn't speaking for anyone in particular but was simply making a point that the interest for him is nowhere near as great as it was back in the days. he can't command that large of a paycheck because he won't draw enough interest to cover it- especially with the competition that the other organizations have staged.
and that's why i think it's another bull**** rumor.

you plan on paying him a few mill? i didn't think so.

In Japan people love him as much as Bob Sapp.

Originally posted by Purity
i wasn't speaking for anyone in particular but was simply making a point that the interest for him is nowhere near as great as it was back in the days. he can't command that large of a paycheck because he won't draw enough interest to cover it- especially with the competition that the other organizations have staged.
and that's why i think it's another bull**** rumor.

you plan on paying him a few mill? i didn't think so.




you do have a good point but i think that if people hear that he is fighting again for sure you'll see tons of people wanting to see that fight including me.and about the money you don't think he deserves it? i do to me he's probably the single most recognizable name in mma, everyone has heard of rickson

maybe his LAST name is but not his first. royce is 10 times as popular to the masses. not only does rickson not deserve that much $$ but i could name dozens of other fighters that do.

I beg to differ...RICKSON name is waaay bigger in Japan than Royce...Even though Royce still fights...


Rickson is the most famous Gracies there

yeah but these fights aren't going to be just aired in japan.

True...but they dont care. They know america is still going to buy it.

Hell, they have mainevented Fujita and a ProWrestler, Silva and Otsuka....Im sure a Rickson mainevent wont do ANY worst

Dude, you gotta figure that the American buyers of pride dont even make up for 1/3 of there profits, its mainly the people in Japan that they are trying to sell this too. And in Japan Rickson = Ratings. Also, this will not be in pride, it will be at Inoki's show, and none of the three events will be available for US PPV......

Originally posted by The Ensanity
I beg to differ...RICKSON name is waaay bigger in Japan than Royce...Even though Royce still fights...


Rickson is the most famous Gracies there

Speaking of Royce, I have some reliable information that Royce is going to be training very soon with emphasis on Judo for a fight in japan against Yoshida. :)

If Silva almost Triangles Yoshida(even though he had it on wrong), Then Royce dont need no Judo!

hahahaha

Rickson vs. anybody will pretty much sell out a stadium. But for $5 million? Inoki should invest that cash on finding better fighters for his shows.

Originally posted by kaps
If Silva almost Triangles Yoshida(even though he had it on wrong), Then Royce dont need no Judo!


Exactly. If that had of been Royce on the bottom instead of Silva, Yoshida would have got choked out pretty damn quick.