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Ok, I'm going to post this in your thread so I don't look like a compulsive n00b thread machine: if Dana White said that Liddell and Silva were fighting "for the belt", and he DID say that, does this not mean this will be a potential unification fight? And if that is true, then wouldn't that mean we could see all the classes unified? I'm wondering what the business arrangement here is going to be.
If I had to guess, I'd say the UFC is going to stake a claim in DSE and they will be touted as equal but opposite promotions; Pride will operate in Japan and the U.S., and they will try to cultivate their growing cross-cultural audience. Top Pride fighters will step into the cage to alert audience of their presence and top UFC fighters will fight in Pride promotions, probably mostly in Japan. What do you think?
P.S. Phil Baroni is confirmed to be fighting in the cage in November. Dave Menne is back in the UFC. Baroni vs. Menne 2??!?!?!?!?!?!
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