PRIDE CANCELS NEXT PLANNED U.S. SHOW

[SuiPSYedKing]

Pride’s April 28th show in the U.S. has been canceled. The event listing has been removed from the schedule on Pride’s official website.

The cancellation follows news of President of Pride USA Ed Fishman’s potential lawsuit with Dream Stage Entertainment, parent company of Pride Fighting Championships. Following Pride 33, Fishman and Pride had a falling out due to disagreements over several issues. Part of the rift stems from differing views on business agreements in the United States, and part of the rift stems from Fishman’s public push to buy Pride outright.

Sources close to MMAWeekly have reported that DSE offered to buy Ed Fishman out of his contract and relieve him of his duties as President of Pride USA, but that there is a dispute over the dollar amount that would be owed to Fishman if a buyout were to take place. Fishman is apparently prepared to pursue legal action on the matter.

All of this has come to a head recently due to Pride’s heavily rumored financial troubles. Pride has received multiple offers for the company’s purchase, with the two most prominent coming from Zuffa (the UFC’s parent company) and Fishman. DSE has consistently denied that Pride is for sale.


Do you think this will hurt PRIDE???


IMO pride does better in japan, plus the rules in japan work best for their fighters.

 

[Shogun Locc]

Of Prides 65+ shows only two have been held in the U.S. yet some people seem to think if they can't put on shows in the U.S. or at least vegas their done for. Pride is lucky to have gotten a third of the gate they would have normally got back in Japan at their two U.S. events. How's that saving them? The argument of course would be increased presence in the U.S. will lead to higher PPV figures. I'm not sure the difference between what the UFC gets and what Pride gets can ever be achieved, regardless of where the events are held.
The solution to Prides financial woes exist in Asia alway's has.
Pride is going to sink or swim based on what happens in Japan not the U.S.. As for Las Vegas, in ten years time Macau is going to make Las Vegas look like Atlantic City. Macua is just a short trip from Japan, how many MMA fans and gamblers do you think there are in that South China sea triangle between Japan, Korea and China? tens of millions at least.