Sold, Pride’s rules to be modified
The Fertittas’ goal is to make the sport uniform
Although the directors say that even after Pride is acquired by the brothers Fertitta, owners of the UFC, the two organizations will continue to operate separately, the Japanese may soon see considerable changes in the events they are used to watching. This is because, according to Dana White, president of the UFC, the greater goal is to unify the rules of the sport.
“The same game of soccer that we play in the United States is the same game they play in Japan, England, and Brazil, and that’s what we want for mixed martial arts. We will follow the unified rules of the Nevada State Athletic Commission,” said White.
That said, soccer-type kicks and stomps when the fighter is on all fours should disappear from Pride fights, which will continue to be disputed in the ring, and not in octagons as in the UFC.
To czemu od razu nie wsadzić ich do klatki, skoro sport ma być wszędzie taki sam? Wszak klatka daje zawodnikom nieco inne możliwości, niż liny (wchodzenie po ściance, blokowanie możliwości ruchu przeciwnika). Bez sensu.