Sveta trojka pridea su:
Minotaur - kao prvi prvak i čovjek koji je mogao primiti udarce a da mu ništa ne bude.
Mirko Cro Cop - kao najbolji striker u povijesti Pridea.
Fedor - kao najveći borac u povijesti.
Ostali borci iz Pridea su isto legendarni.
Mark Hunt - uz Mirka i Fedora meni najdraži borac tog doba. Zastrašujući udarci i kao Minotaur mogao je primiti sve.
Josh Barnett - legendarni amer koji je gubio triput od Mirka, ali bio je vrhunski hrvač.
Kevin Randleman - najnepredvidljivi borac Pridea i uvijek su bile osigurane atraktivne borbe s njim. Njegova najveća pobjeda je nad Mirkom, a i Fedoru je pružio težak meč pogotovo kad je Fedora bacio na glavu 8kako je samo to preživio).
Mark Coleman - odlični hrvač i uz Fedora i još neke najbolji ground-and-pound borac.
Sergei Kharitonov - odlični kickboxer koji je imao pobjede protiv Werduma, Arlovskog i Overeema.
Igor Vovchanchyn - legendarni kickboxer iz 90-ih pa sve do kraja pridea.
Bob Sapp - Sapp je zadnjih 10-ak godina smijeh, ali nemojmo zaboraviti da je uistinu bio strah i trepet kad je došao i Mirko je prvi koji se usudio ići s njim od velikih boraca.
Wanderlei Silva - jedan od najzastrašujućih boraca tada i uz Mirka najbolji striker u povijesti Pridea.
Maurício Rua - legendarni jui jitsu majstor. Samo dva poraza i 11 pobjeda u prideu i to pobjede nad Minotaurom, Overeemom, Randlemanom.
Dan Henderson - vrhunski hrvač koji ima slavne borbe sa Silvom.
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson - jedan od većih luđaka pride ima pobjede nad Vovchanchynom, Lidellom, Randlemanom, ali i dva poraza od Silve.
Overeem - nizozemska škola to sve govori. Pobjede nad Vovchanchynom, Belfortom, ali i porazi od Minotaura, Ruae.
Ima ih još naravno. Prošlo je na stotine boraca kroz ovaj slavni turnir. Neki su se više, a neki manje zadržali. Najbolje borbe su bile na Pride turnirima kao Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix 2006. godine kad je Mirko dobio. U polufinalu Silvu (po meni Mirkova najbolja borba) gdje je izdominirao Silvu i Silva poslije te borbe više nije bio isti. Taj Mirko iz 2006. mislim da bi mogao protiv Fedora, ali opet onaj iz 2005. kad se borio jako su slični samo zbog te dominacije nad Silvom mi se činio stvarno kao nezaustavljiv. I u finalu dobio svoju staru mušteriju Barnetta koji je dobio Minotaura u polufinalu, a ja sam se ponadao da će biti Mirko vs Minotaur u finalu.
Evo malo videa da uživamo.
Silva, Mirko, Barnett, Overeem, Minotaur, Aleksander Emelianenko i ostali. Kakav card
best fighters of their era all in their prime, all in one arena. damn.
Pride will be forever the best of the fucking universe
This is true. The fans didn't really care where the fighters came from, as long as they put on a good show (unlike the UFC). They were treated like gods.
I'm not a Pride or UFC fan, I'm a fan of fighting. But there is something about Pride that the UFC doesn't has.
Bigger stadium, bigger audience, Japenese people, deeply passionated comentators, crazy opening ceremony, legendary fighters...
So well organized 100 times better than the UFC even the owner of PRIDE is soo cool while introducing the fighters i feel like im watching Bloodsport movie, UFC is good, i cant say nothing against them but if UFC made events with these special effects in a big arena and had their own theme song it would be even more popular, more original, just from hearing the theme song my heart beats like crazy xD.
Dude, the PRIDE events look so much bigger than the UFC's. I mean, the entrances, the orchestra playing the amazing theme live, the fireworks and the big screen turn the whole event so spectacular... PRIDE really was the golden age of MMA. I wish the UFC could rescue this elements.
Dana White sent Chuck Liddell to Pride to represent UFC but got his ass handed to him by Rampage lol
I'm going to disagree in the sense that most of the fighters prefered fighting in Pride than the UFC. They were the showcase of the show and were treated with great respect no matter where they came from and whether they won or lost because they had the courage to step in the ring and fight. There's a reason Pride had the top talent for so long.
UFC before pride was really bad, Nowadays the ufc has taken some pointers from prides style, but still UFC is so douchey and lacks the spirit of pride
Not only was Pride the best MMA organization, but they had the best, most respectful & probably the most educated fans as well. They NEVER boo'd the fighters for engaging in a grappling battle or not standing in the center of the ring trading shots. They understood the mental, physical & spiritual pressure these fighters go through. It sickens me to see ufc fans start screaming, yelling and sometimes throwing things at the fighters when they don't bash eachothers brains out non-stop.
Prejeben tribute za naježit se
The hype for the Fedor vs CroCop fight was like none other that I have experienced before or since. Every single thread on any MMA forum for more or less a year and a half before the fight was talking about it. Watching that fight live I jumped out of my seat at the first punch thrown and literally could not sit down for the entire fight. God I miss PRIDE, we took for granted what we had.