PRIDE card (visual) & play time in Japan

[( o Y o )]

This is going to be a looooong show. From 6pm until 11:40pm. I assume K-1`s will be a similar length.

I believe there are 3 fights yet to be announced.

[smacktime]

What channel? I think K-1 might be on 5 because it's not a GP event.
Maybe Pride will be on Fuji?

[( o Y o )]

Yep. PRIDE is on FujiTV, and K-1 is on TBS ( same as the MAX events ).

[-=[DM]=-]

even though the shows schedule point to a long show something tells me that a lot of these fights won't go the distance. The card is so much better than pride's last NYE show.

[( o Y o )]

=-']The card is so much better than pride's last NYE show.

this time they have had time to plan, where as last year it was a last minute thing thrown together in retaliation to Inoki, and then K-1.....

[Bon-2]

Is Fuji a national channel, or do you have to pay for it to see the event?
Maybe there's a internet stream somewhere? But this probably asked a lot :D

[Grant Ellis]

this time they have had time to plan, where as last year it was a last minute thing thrown together in retaliation to Inoki, and then K-1.....

It also happened right after their coolest event up to that point, Final Conflict 2003... it was still pretty cool I think.

[-=[DM]=-]

( o Y o ) is mark hunt still rumoured to be on the card?

[( o Y o )]

Yep. His name is writen on the bottom as "in" just not set up with an opponent yet.

[Hunyadi]

IMO this is, so far, very solid card. Can't wait :)

[heckyl]

awesome card. people were complaining about the 3 rematches thusfar, but screw all that. they are good rematches.

[Ring Girl]

I am so excited - I'm going to be in Japan for this show! My first live Pride event and I don't think I could have picked a card with more of my favorite fighters!

[-=[DM]=-]

to me it seems like Pride is catering to the real mma fans with this card while K-1 is going for the general public or the casual fans with matchups like akebono vs royce, lebanner vs sapp, sefo vs goodridge, huge mismatches but exciting spectacles.

I believe it will be hard for PRIDE to win the ratings war against K-1 with this difference in their matchmaking.

[( o Y o )]

I am so excited - I'm going to be in Japan for this show!

Oh that blows. I`ll probably be going to Dnamite instead........

[Ring Girl]

Well, that's no good, what are you doing that for?? ;)

[KicknPunch]

Damned....I'd be happy going to either of these events.