There is a lot of ass whoop in this picture.

[Super Mario]

 

[Super Mario]

And this one.

What a ridiculous ******* team Chute Boxe was!

 

[Super Mario]

And this one too....

 

[JzWand]

They were intense for sure back in the day.

The rivalry with BTT and Hammer House (after Coleman beat Shogun and then Phil Baroni stomped on Wanderlei's head).
Krazy Horse getting choked out backstage by Marcello.

This is the type of stuff Sam that I talk about that you cant fully appreciate unless you were a fan at the time.

Great cast in this video of after Shogun's "loss" to Coleman. Coleman, Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Ninja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqqR-y- ... re=related

Heres Krazy Horse getting put to sleep on the NYE 2005 show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzY4zYo-gM

 

[kdailey4315]

They were intense for sure back in the day.

The rivalry with BTT and Hammer House (after Coleman beat Shogun and then Phil Baroni stomped on Wanderlei's head).
Krazy Horse getting choked out backstage by Marcello.

This is the type of stuff Sam that I talk about that you cant fully appreciate unless you were a fan at the time.

Great cast in this video of after Shogun's "loss" to Coleman. Coleman, Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Ninja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqqR-y- ... re=related

Heres Krazy Horse getting put to sleep on the NYE 2005 show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzY4zYo-gM

I was a fan then and I can't appreciate it. Didn't back then and I still don't. What is there to appreciate about a roided out Colman throwing the ref off him to try and get to Shogun? He knew his arm was broken. What's there to appreciate about a backstage WWF style fight which was nothing more than a technical street fight?

 

[Jastermereel]

Wanderlie might be the scariest looking guy on the planet. :lol:

 

[JzWand]

They were intense for sure back in the day.

The rivalry with BTT and Hammer House (after Coleman beat Shogun and then Phil Baroni stomped on Wanderlei's head).
Krazy Horse getting choked out backstage by Marcello.

This is the type of stuff Sam that I talk about that you cant fully appreciate unless you were a fan at the time.

Great cast in this video of after Shogun's "loss" to Coleman. Coleman, Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Ninja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqqR-y- ... re=related

Heres Krazy Horse getting put to sleep on the NYE 2005 show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzY4zYo-gM

I was a fan then and I can't appreciate it. Didn't back then and I still don't. What is there to appreciate about a roided out Colman throwing the ref off him to try and get to Shogun? He knew his arm was broken. What's there to appreciate about a backstage WWF style fight which was nothing more than a technical street fight?

In that case enjoy the watered down MMA you get nowadays. Go ahead and pay $50 for Thiago Silva/Rashad main events.
There were rivalries back in MMA then.
BTT and Chute Boxe HATED each other.
Coleman and Wanderlei were cool with each other until that first shogun fight. Hell they even filmed a razor blade commercial together.
Krazy Horse is Krazy. Put those guys in a room together and of course crap will go down.

Nowadays a guy knocks another guy down he will hover over him or even help him up. Back then oh I knocked someone down, lets go stomp their head.

No one knows whether or not Coleman was on roids so its really baseless. The adrenaline rush in there is quite high. often times you dont feel the effects of a fight until several hours later.

Its quite possible a ton of guys used. Arona, Wanderlei, hell maybe even Shogun.

 

[kdailey4315]

In that case enjoy the watered down MMA you get nowadays. Go ahead and pay $50 for Thiago Silva/Rashad main events.
There were rivalries back in MMA then.
BTT and Chute Boxe HATED each other.
Coleman and Wanderlei were cool with each other until that first shogun fight. Hell they even filmed a razor blade commercial together.
Krazy Horse is Krazy. Put those guys in a room together and of course crap will go down.

Nowadays a guy knocks another guy down he will hover over him or even help him up. Back then oh I knocked someone down, lets go stomp their head.

No one knows whether or not Coleman was on roids so its really baseless. The adrenaline rush in there is quite high. often times you dont feel the effects of a fight until several hours later.

Its quite possible a ton of guys used. Arona, Wanderlei, hell maybe even Shogun.

MMA with out backstage brawls and without fighters throwing refs off of them is watered down? In that case enjoy Strikeforce where you get one big ass cage filled brawl.

 

[Ty Hope]

I have been to UFC, Pride, Dream, Shooto, Deep, Smackgirl, K-1, Heroes, and other mma events, but NOTHING WILL EVER compare to the experience that Pride gave the fans. It truely was an amazing time for mma. Great rivalries, just about all of the big names, amazing fighter entrances and lead-up video packages, 60,000+ fans at sold out arenas... The UFC (or any other org) will never match what Pride once was. Never.

 

[kdailey4315]

I have been to UFC, Pride, Dream, Shooto, Deep, Smackgirl, K-1, Heroes, and other mma events, but NOTHING WILL EVER compare to the experience that Pride gave the fans. It truely was an amazing time for mma. Great rivalries, just about all of the big names, amazing fighter entrances and lead-up video packages, 60,000+ fans at sold out arenas... The UFC (or any other org) will never match what Pride once was. Never.

I agree with most of that. I like the rivalries. They are healthy. People who truly hate each other make for some epic fights. I don't like all the backstage fighting. You don't see that in the UFC. Sure people break hollow core doors on TUF but they actually don't start a street fight. I disagree about the UFC though. They could easily sellout a 60K arena with a good card right now.

 

[kdailey4315]

They were intense for sure back in the day.

The rivalry with BTT and Hammer House (after Coleman beat Shogun and then Phil Baroni stomped on Wanderlei's head).
Krazy Horse getting choked out backstage by Marcello.

This is the type of stuff Sam that I talk about that you cant fully appreciate unless you were a fan at the time.

Great cast in this video of after Shogun's "loss" to Coleman. Coleman, Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Ninja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqqR-y- ... re=related

Heres Krazy Horse getting put to sleep on the NYE 2005 show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzY4zYo-gM

I was a fan then and I can't appreciate it. Didn't back then and I still don't. What is there to appreciate about a roided out Colman throwing the ref off him to try and get to Shogun? He knew his arm was broken. What's there to appreciate about a backstage WWF style fight which was nothing more than a technical street fight?

In that case enjoy the watered down MMA you get nowadays. Go ahead and pay $50 for Thiago Silva/Rashad main events.
There were rivalries back in MMA then.
BTT and Chute Boxe HATED each other.
Coleman and Wanderlei were cool with each other until that first shogun fight. Hell they even filmed a razor blade commercial together.
Krazy Horse is Krazy. Put those guys in a room together and of course crap will go down.

Nowadays a guy knocks another guy down he will hover over him or even help him up. Back then oh I knocked someone down, lets go stomp their head.

No one knows whether or not Coleman was on roids so its really baseless. The adrenaline rush in there is quite high. often times you dont feel the effects of a fight until several hours later.

Its quite possible a ton of guys used. Arona, Wanderlei, hell maybe even Shogun.

I guess we just disagree about MMA then. That's what I like about MMA. That's what separates MMA from boxing. Two guys can step into a cage and beat the shat out of each other and then shake hands and be cool about it afterward.

 

[Ty Hope]

I have been to UFC, Pride, Dream, Shooto, Deep, Smackgirl, K-1, Heroes, and other mma events, but NOTHING WILL EVER compare to the experience that Pride gave the fans. It truely was an amazing time for mma. Great rivalries, just about all of the big names, amazing fighter entrances and lead-up video packages, 60,000+ fans at sold out arenas... The UFC (or any other org) will never match what Pride once was. Never.

I agree with most of that. I like the rivalries. They are healthy. People who truly hate each other make for some epic fights. I don't like all the backstage fighting. You don't see that in the UFC. Sure people break hollow core doors on TUF but they actually don't start a street fight. I disagree about the UFC though. They could easily sellout a 60K arena with a good card right now.

Well, to be fair, there is none of that going on "in front of the camera" in the UFC. It would be incredibly hard to believe that there is no backstage drama at all. They just do a better job of keeping it out of view. Sure the UFC could potentially sell out a 60K+ arena, but Pride did it for every show for a LONG time. And as far as good cards go, the UFC gives us some good stuff every now and then, but again for a long period of time, Pride was giving us absolute gold. Doesn't really matter anymore though. The good ol' days of Pride are unfortunetely gone and won't be back...

 

[Ty Hope]

They were intense for sure back in the day.

The rivalry with BTT and Hammer House (after Coleman beat Shogun and then Phil Baroni stomped on Wanderlei's head).
Krazy Horse getting choked out backstage by Marcello.

This is the type of stuff Sam that I talk about that you cant fully appreciate unless you were a fan at the time.

Great cast in this video of after Shogun's "loss" to Coleman. Coleman, Shogun, Wanderlei, Rampage, Ninja.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqqR-y- ... re=related

Heres Krazy Horse getting put to sleep on the NYE 2005 show!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrzY4zYo-gM

I was a fan then and I can't appreciate it. Didn't back then and I still don't. What is there to appreciate about a roided out Colman throwing the ref off him to try and get to Shogun? He knew his arm was broken. What's there to appreciate about a backstage WWF style fight which was nothing more than a technical street fight?

In that case enjoy the watered down MMA you get nowadays. Go ahead and pay $50 for Thiago Silva/Rashad main events.
There were rivalries back in MMA then.
BTT and Chute Boxe HATED each other.
Coleman and Wanderlei were cool with each other until that first shogun fight. Hell they even filmed a razor blade commercial together.
Krazy Horse is Krazy. Put those guys in a room together and of course crap will go down.

Nowadays a guy knocks another guy down he will hover over him or even help him up. Back then oh I knocked someone down, lets go stomp their head.

No one knows whether or not Coleman was on roids so its really baseless. The adrenaline rush in there is quite high. often times you dont feel the effects of a fight until several hours later.

Its quite possible a ton of guys used. Arona, Wanderlei, hell maybe even Shogun.

I guess we just disagree about MMA then. That's what I like about MMA. That's what separates MMA from boxing. Two guys can step into a cage and beat the shat out of each other and then shake hands and be cool about it afterward.

Head stomps and knees to the head of a downed opponent really need to come back. Without them, its not true mma. I see plenty of fights in Japan where one guy will stomp the crap out of the other guy and then they shake hands afterwards. THAT is true mma. True heated rivalries with full mma rules while maintaining a mutual respect can and does exist.

 

[JzWand]

Yeah pride was awesome. I miss it alot. They didnt have frequent shows. Once every 2-3 months but man the build up was amazing.

How could I forget the greatest rivalry; Sakuraba vs the Gracies.

 

[kdailey4315]

There is a lot of ass whoop in this picture also.

 

[Super Mario]

There is a lot of ass whoop in this picture also.

That's awesome.

King Month, Rogerio, Anderson, Machida, JDS and who's the other dude? Jose Aldo?

 

[kdailey4315]

That's awesome.

King Month, Rogerio, Anderson, Machida, JDS and who's the other dude? Jose Aldo?

Yeah that's Aldo. They all train together except King Mo. They all look like a group of friends hanging out in Vegas together. Imagine not knowing who they are and trying to pick a bar fight with them.

 

[HoustonTeams4Me]

That's awesome.

King Month, Rogerio, Anderson, Machida, JDS and who's the other dude? Jose Aldo?

Yeah that's Aldo. They all train together except King Mo. They all look like a group of friends hanging out in Vegas together. Imagine not knowing who they are and trying to pick a bar fight with them.

That's a funny scenario but to be honest with you I don't think any of them would do much (unless drunk) as they have too much to lose (lawsuit's, public relation's, etc)...They'd prolly have thier training "scrubs" (scrubs meaning as compared to them) open a can o' whoop-ass on ya, & laugh as they watched. Then again they probably have security around them when in Vegas so it would be finished before it started due to the security guards dragging your arse out of the casino/club. :lol: