Not to long ago I would have thought this would be impossible and a UFC vs Pride Champion fight would have had to happen in Japan, where the money was.
Is this a sign to come? UFC now with more events, the TUF series, Ultimate fight nights, a deal with HBO in the works... Is the money finally there for the UFC to start stealing Japans top fighters? (Will the UFC finally be able to put together a decent HW division?) or is Pride confident enough in Silva winning that they are sending him over to try and show some of the newer UFC fans that the UFC is not the top of the chain in MMA?
Is this a sign to come? UFC now with more events, the TUF series, Ultimate fight nights, a deal with HBO in the works... Is the money finally there for the UFC to start stealing Japans top fighters? (Will the UFC finally be able to put together a decent HW division?) or is Pride confident enough in Silva winning that they are sending him over to try and show some of the newer UFC fans that the UFC is not the top of the chain in MMA?