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Originally Posted by Triple
Lots of variables here. For starters, the UFC has more wrestlers versus the striking-heavy pool from Pride. Second, fighting in a ring is very different from fighting in a cage (the cage heavily favors wrestlers and clinch work, for example). Guys like Cro Cop used the ring to corner and trap people, something he can't do inside the Octagon. There are also differences in rules between the two organizations; for example, head stomps and soccer kicks were allowed in Pride, which favored the styles of guys like Wanderlei Silva.
Biggest deal is the cage/ring thing. Totally changes the dynamics of a fight. Lesnar or Carwin would have a good shot at beating Fedor in a cage, probably not so much in a ring.
Many former Pride fighters have done well within the UFC. Anderson Silva and Quinton Jackson are prime examples.
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All good points and I agree and am aware of this. I didn't say I didn't understand the difference. I just thought Machida would have fared better against Rua and would have been more active so in MY opinion his performance was less than "I" expected it to be.
I thought he would have had an easier time just like you seem to think that he will in the rematch.
As far as the Pride v.s. UFC fighters I guess I should have said that I thought that the pride fighters "of late" would have fared better like Cro Cop...Rua in his first fight against Forrest Griffin and even Gomi.
Still pizzes me off that Fedor can't/won't fight in the UFC.
I am looking forward to Faber/Aldo. I "hope" Faber can hang but after watching Aldo handle Mike Brown it's not looking too promising.