# Your dream Pride fights that never happened?

**URL:** https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679
**Category:** UltimateGround
**Created:** [October 12, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679 "2024-10-12T13:48:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author: ![Burner2274](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/burner2274/32/4890_2.png) [@Burner2274](https://og.discourse.group/u/Burner2274)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 5:38pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/21 "2024-10-27T17:38:10Z")

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I don’t think it’s right to ever use the word scared to describe Saku

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### Author: ![TimDuncan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/timduncan/32/214_2.png) [@TimDuncan](https://og.discourse.group/u/TimDuncan)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/22 "2024-10-27T17:57:47Z")

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Youre right. I just heard an interview and he didnt sound eager to fight him

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### Author: ![Jedburgh1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/jedburgh1/32/60748_2.png) [@Jedburgh1](https://og.discourse.group/u/Jedburgh1)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/23 "2024-10-27T19:15:42Z")

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Rickson v. Rutten

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### Author: ![LytesOutPodcast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@LytesOutPodcast](https://og.discourse.group/u/LytesOutPodcast)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/24 "2024-10-27T19:19:59Z")

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Igor Vovchancyn vs Fedor would have made me lose sleep

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### Author: ![FerrisWheeler\_CTT](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/ferriswheeler_ctt/32/8297_2.png) [@FerrisWheeler\_CTT](https://og.discourse.group/u/FerrisWheeler_CTT)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/25 "2024-10-27T19:21:37Z")

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Wand vs Shogun

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### Author: ![WinstonWolf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/winstonwolf/32/57302_2.png) [@WinstonWolf](https://og.discourse.group/u/WinstonWolf)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2024, 7:23pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/26 "2024-10-27T19:23:59Z")

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ruas-rickson ,rickson Sakaraba.Kerr Royce

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### Author: ![buddie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/buddie/32/11417_2.png) [@buddie](https://og.discourse.group/u/buddie)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/27 "2024-12-16T20:09:32Z")

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I remember reading that around late 1997 or 1998 that PRIDE tried to offer fights to both Holyfield, who would have been heavyweight champion after knocking out Mike Tyson and dominating him before winning by disqualification, and George Foreman, who was either just coming off a victory over Lou Savarese or had just lost a disputed fight to Briggs. I love both those guys but I don’t think I’d like to see either in MMA at that point late in both respective careers. But if they did fight, it’d be interesting to see Holyfield against Sapp in a special rules kickboxing match and Foreman Akebono, which is the fight they were seeking to make.

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### Author: ![Son-of-Neckbone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Son-of-Neckbone](https://og.discourse.group/u/Son-of-Neckbone)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/28 "2024-12-16T20:39:47Z")

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Coleman/Kerr

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### Author: ![buddie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/buddie/32/11417_2.png) [@buddie](https://og.discourse.group/u/buddie)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2024, 8:45pm UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/29 "2024-12-16T20:45:45Z")

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How about Kevin Jackson vs Kevin Randleman?

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### Author: ![buddie](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/og.discourse.group/buddie/32/11417_2.png) [@buddie](https://og.discourse.group/u/buddie)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/30 "2024-12-17T03:14:46Z")

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Bas vs Wanderlei. I really thought this was going to happen but Bas just couldn’t get healthy.

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### Author: ![ribs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e68b1a/32.png) [@ribs](https://og.discourse.group/u/ribs)
#### Post date: [December 17, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://og.discourse.group/t/your-dream-pride-fights-that-never-happened/9679/31 "2024-12-17T10:34:31Z")

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> [@AltamateWarrior](#):
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> Rickson vs Sakuraba

Rickson said on Rogans podcast that this fight was going to happen, but then Ricksons son died and it destroyed him and he stopped training.

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