CockSpinner, the 205 lbs division is the most competitive of all, and 2 of the top 3 in that division are former PRIDE fighters. The guy who has been rulling the middleweight division for 5 years is a former PRIDE fighter. Rampage embarassed Chuck Liddel, the most emblematic of all UFC fighters. Kazuchi Sakuraba destroyed Royce Gracie, the guy who won 2 of the first 3 UFCs. Dana White said he considers Sakuraba the greatest middleweight ever. Big Nog at 35 and having gone through multiple surgeries knocked out Brendan Shaub, who is 27 and injury-free. Fedor defeated 4 UFC heavyweight champions. As for Wandy, he didn't do well in the UFC but Liddel said he was one of the toughest guys he fought against and some fighters simply decline a lot when they reach 30 whilst others don't. PRIDE >>>>>>>> UFC.
Now, there were some fixed fights in PRIDE, but of all these fixed fights involved Japanese fighters. The Japanese were desperate for a Japanese champion, but the problem is that Japanese fighters with the exception of Sakuraba are not very good, so they tried to fix some fights for them to have a Japanese champion. But there is no evidence that there were any fixed fights involving Wandy except for the testimony of a guy who never competed there, who has never even been to Japan, who is being charged with tax evasion and who cheats with steroids. You proved you know nothing of MMA.
SUCKMYMUSCLE
LOL...are you still pinning over the old Pride days...seriously? It's so sad
Just to clarify, the top three guys in the 205 division are Jones, Rashad (TUF winner) and Machida...none are "Pride" fighters
Also, just because Anderson had a handful of fights in Pride, does not make him a "Pride" fighter
Of his 35 fights only 5 were in Pride and he never held a belt there. Oh, 14 of his fights have been in the UFC...LOL.
And, I love how you overlook the dismal failure that most Pride guys have had in the UFC. Crocop, Wandy, Gomi, Hendo, Fedor, etc. None of them did as well when they fought outside of Pride where they were protected.
Bottom line, if Pride was so great, it would still be here today. Instead, it got swallowed up by the better organization and the Pride fighters were exposed. Live with it biatch....LMAO