3 big match-ups announced for PRIDE Man festival

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Silva vs Saku
Hendo vs Kondo ( Whooooooho!! )
Gomi vs Pulver

http://www.prideofficial.com/free/news/details.php?id=1101792697

They are official.

[( o Y o )]

http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/fight/pride/headlines/20041130-00000025-spnavi-spo.html

another source.

[Rattlesnake840]

I would of rather seen Silva vs Hendo and Saku vs Kondo but oh well :) Hendo/Kondo should be pretty good fight though.

[Grant Ellis]

Dan Henderson vs. Yuki Kondo will be the fight of the year.

[Grant Ellis]

Oh, and Gomi vs. Pulver is going to be phenomenal.

[-=[DM]=-]

Silva vs Sakuraba 4 is pointless but Gomi vs Pulver and Hendo vs Kondo is awesome matchmaking.

[Charuto]

I'm probably the only one still hoping/wishing/praying that Sak can tap out Silva, but people should have no complaints about Hendo x Kondo and Gomi x Pulver. Those matches are just :eek:

[FieldingMellish]

Henderson-Kondo - fantastic matchup between two of my favourite fighters.
Gomi-Pulver - while this is an exciting match I really just don't see Pulver winning. Still, it'll be an awesome fight.
Silva-Sakuraba IV - I just don't want to see this fight. I really don't.

[Shinobu]

Apart from Sak-Silva that's great news.
Hendo-Kondo is going to be fireworks. With Hendo's sub defense and solid stand up he is bound to give a good fight. This one has great potential (hopefully it doesn't end up in yet another injury).
Gomi-Pulver is gonna be a tough fight for Gomi. Pulver is a good wrestler and there is no way Gomi would want to trade with Pulver for a longer period (at least if he doesn't want to get knocked down). He may go for Pulver's legs, trying to take them out. But I'm not sure if Gomi's stand up (though improved over the last fights) is good enough for that. Definetly interesting!
As for Sak-Silva I refer to the other thread. That's something I don't want to see.

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http://sportsnavi.yahoo.co.jp/headlines/images/20041130/20041130-00000300-spnavi-spo-view-000.jpg

[DND]

Amazing! >.<

[bbbmarc]

i don't think that any reasonable man, or a real MMA fan, wants to watch Silva demolishing Saku, again... sad

[MexicanFighter39]

It Would Be One Of The Happiest Days Of My Life If Saku Would Be Able To Beat Silva By Submission. Kondo vs. Henderson Should Be War, This Will Be A Fight Of The Year Canidate. Gomi vs. Pulver Is Gonna Be Awesome, I Think Gomi Is Gonna Pull This One Out And Show Those People Who Think That Gomi Is Only Fighting Cans In Pride That He Is The Real Deal.