An interesting story about how the UFC was on the brink of collapse but an actual reality tv-show stopped that from happening

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• RIP Bonnar

  January 14, 2023 at 7:58 pm

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• What this guy forgot to mention, let alone document, was at that time, **PRIDE FC** became the best, if not *the* greatest MMA organization in the world. Between 1997 till 2007, Pride was dominating the MMA sport world and UFC cannot compete.

  At the time when T.U.F. Season 1 came (2005), the UFC were desperate to have their fanbase. Pride on the other hand, was the better product b/c of their vignettes and Pride events like Pride Bushido and Pride Grand Prix (ala UFC 1-4 type of event). This was when MMA was at their golden age. UFC was having issues with a foreign market, they would have to send their own fighters like Chuck Lidell to compete in a Pride FC event in Japan.

  January 14, 2023 at 10:12 pm

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• Just a follow-up, here’s one example of what I’m talking about:

  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoHLwO5EMO8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoHLwO5EMO8)

  January 14, 2023 at 10:17 pm

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