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Pride going out of buisness???
From MMAweekly.com......
The big question in everyone's mind regarding Pride is what now? After the tragic suicide of DSE President Mori****a the future is very unclear. The cause of the suicide is still under investagation, but it appears to be over a relationship with the "other" woman, if you will, more than Pride business, but here's the interesting thing about the situation.
Even if it wasn't regarding Pride business, as the cause of death, MMAWeekly has learned that President Mori****a was under a great deal of concern because he told many people close with DSE that Pride is in financial trouble. They recently have asked fighters to take a 25% pay cut, as well as limiting other things like how many cornermen can be paid for a fight, etc. So either way you look at it, there is concern about the financial future of Pride. MMAWeekly.com has talked with a few people overseas and we are hearing many "what if" scenarios regarding the future of DSE. Here are a few of them.....
There is talk that Pride could take some time off, re-group and come back, or even come back as a new company. There is also talk about trying to tough it out and sign fighters for considerable less money, and there is also talk that they could just close up shop and not come back.
When MMAWeekly talked with a UFO official, he was concerned that with the current financial situation, DSE may never recover and he said this was just the tip of the iceberg. He told us that he didn't think Pride would be able to survive with or without the former President.
When MMAWeekly talked with a source close with the UFC, he said that Mohisma wasn't the guy making the big decisions anyway and he didn't feel this would affect Pride a whole lot.
One Pride fighter told MMAWeekly that when he contacted DSE that he was under the impression that things were so crazy that he wasn't convinced that ANYONE would fight in Pride again.
Opinions vary. Any way you look at it, it's serious trouble for the future of mixed martial arts and the sport on many levels. Whether you loved Pride or hated Pride, one thing is certain. It gave you an alternative to watch. If the unthinkable happens and Pride closes shop it would be one of the worst things to happen to not only the fans, but the fighters themselves. There could be a definite possibility that the UFC could be the only big game in town.
We hope Pride can overcome this tragic loss and everything is o.k. You would think though, if Pride can't sustain itself, then the door opens for guys to compete in either K-1, the UFC, or maybe the Battleship promotion who is ready to launch in March. We will continue to follow the story and have more in the upcoming weeks.
The big question in everyone's mind regarding Pride is what now? After the tragic suicide of DSE President Mori****a the future is very unclear. The cause of the suicide is still under investagation, but it appears to be over a relationship with the "other" woman, if you will, more than Pride business, but here's the interesting thing about the situation.
Even if it wasn't regarding Pride business, as the cause of death, MMAWeekly has learned that President Mori****a was under a great deal of concern because he told many people close with DSE that Pride is in financial trouble. They recently have asked fighters to take a 25% pay cut, as well as limiting other things like how many cornermen can be paid for a fight, etc. So either way you look at it, there is concern about the financial future of Pride. MMAWeekly.com has talked with a few people overseas and we are hearing many "what if" scenarios regarding the future of DSE. Here are a few of them.....
There is talk that Pride could take some time off, re-group and come back, or even come back as a new company. There is also talk about trying to tough it out and sign fighters for considerable less money, and there is also talk that they could just close up shop and not come back.
When MMAWeekly talked with a UFO official, he was concerned that with the current financial situation, DSE may never recover and he said this was just the tip of the iceberg. He told us that he didn't think Pride would be able to survive with or without the former President.
When MMAWeekly talked with a source close with the UFC, he said that Mohisma wasn't the guy making the big decisions anyway and he didn't feel this would affect Pride a whole lot.
One Pride fighter told MMAWeekly that when he contacted DSE that he was under the impression that things were so crazy that he wasn't convinced that ANYONE would fight in Pride again.
Opinions vary. Any way you look at it, it's serious trouble for the future of mixed martial arts and the sport on many levels. Whether you loved Pride or hated Pride, one thing is certain. It gave you an alternative to watch. If the unthinkable happens and Pride closes shop it would be one of the worst things to happen to not only the fans, but the fighters themselves. There could be a definite possibility that the UFC could be the only big game in town.
We hope Pride can overcome this tragic loss and everything is o.k. You would think though, if Pride can't sustain itself, then the door opens for guys to compete in either K-1, the UFC, or maybe the Battleship promotion who is ready to launch in March. We will continue to follow the story and have more in the upcoming weeks.
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