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angryjonny · 10-27-2006, 06:22 PM

Sakakibara told the media earlier this week that Dream Stage Entertainment will have some big announcements in the coming weeks regarding their sponsorship, and a potential television deal for PRIDE's Otoko Matsuri on New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena. The potential announcement of a television deal in Japan is considerably pertinent news, given how the story of Fuji Television canceling their deal with Dream Stage Entertainment has dominated MMA headlines this year.

Talks of a new potential television deal have intensified over the past few weeks as DSE revealed their partnership with former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. While Tyson's status in many markets, especially North America, has taken a significant hit over the last few years with repeated embarrassments in the boxing ring, he has long been a very popular figure in Japan since his dominance of the heavyweight division in the mid- to late-1980s. As a result, Tyson's presence as part of PRIDE's New Year's Eve plans has ignited interest in the Japanese broadcasting community.

According to Sakakibara, DSE is in talks with three networks about working out a television deal, beginning with the broadcast of Otoko Matsuri on New Year's Eve. Japanese television insiders previously speculated that two networks, Nippon TV and tv asahi, were in talks with Dream Stage Entertainment about a TV deal, however when DSE officially announced that Tyson would compete in a boxing match in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as part of Otoko Matsuri, it was speculated that more networks would join the race to acquire PRIDE's broadcasting rights.

Sakakibara also said that while there were three main sponsors for October 21 “The Real Deal” card, likely referring to Dwango, Don Quijote and Cykan Entertainment, he is now entertaining sponsorship from 10 different companies.

DSE and Sakakibara himself are no strangers to promotional bluster, and thus veracity of these claims is open to debate. However, Sakakibara told the media that he would make an announcement regarding the matters on November 10, lending a greater credence to the claims of the DSE boss.

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MTKrav911 · 10-27-2006, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by angryjonny

Sakakibara told the media earlier this week that Dream Stage Entertainment will have some big announcements in the coming weeks regarding their sponsorship, and a potential television deal for PRIDE's Otoko Matsuri on New Year's Eve at the Saitama Super Arena. The potential announcement of a television deal in Japan is considerably pertinent news, given how the story of Fuji Television canceling their deal with Dream Stage Entertainment has dominated MMA headlines this year.

Talks of a new potential television deal have intensified over the past few weeks as DSE revealed their partnership with former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson. While Tyson's status in many markets, especially North America, has taken a significant hit over the last few years with repeated embarrassments in the boxing ring, he has long been a very popular figure in Japan since his dominance of the heavyweight division in the mid- to late-1980s. As a result, Tyson's presence as part of PRIDE's New Year's Eve plans has ignited interest in the Japanese broadcasting community.

According to Sakakibara, DSE is in talks with three networks about working out a television deal, beginning with the broadcast of Otoko Matsuri on New Year's Eve. Japanese television insiders previously speculated that two networks, Nippon TV and tv asahi, were in talks with Dream Stage Entertainment about a TV deal, however when DSE officially announced that Tyson would compete in a boxing match in the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China as part of Otoko Matsuri, it was speculated that more networks would join the race to acquire PRIDE's broadcasting rights.

Sakakibara also said that while there were three main sponsors for October 21 “The Real Deal” card, likely referring to Dwango, Don Quijote and Cykan Entertainment, he is now entertaining sponsorship from 10 different companies.

DSE and Sakakibara himself are no strangers to promotional bluster, and thus veracity of these claims is open to debate. However, Sakakibara told the media that he would make an announcement regarding the matters on November 10, lending a greater credence to the claims of the DSE boss.

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In America?

If not = nonsense!

I mean a real american contract for Pride where they will get real recognition?

If not?

Come on.

But I'm all for Pride if they will really show up on a major Satellite or Cable network (and FSN isnt' ), I'll loveit.

MTKrav911 · 10-27-2006, 07:34 PM

And BTW, Spike TV wasnt as big until it got the UFC in on it for free.

That;s what I want Pride to do.

FInd some network willing to showcase Pride in America to advertise what Pride does.

But I dont think it will happen! But it should!

Pride is too cheap.

angryjonny · 10-27-2006, 07:42 PM

Nonsense? Do you know how huge Pride is over in Japan? Do you know how big the ratings war on NYE is?

News flash! Pride is a Japanese company that has ventured out to another continent and wants to continue to stay. What are the UFC's Japanese plans?

MTKrav911 · 10-27-2006, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by angryjonny

Nonsense? Do you know how huge Pride is over in Japan? Do you know how big the ratings war on NYE is?

News flash! Pride is a Japanese company that has ventured out to another continent and wants to continue to stay. What are the UFC's Japanese plans?

News flash, In America (as the gate and PPV $$ showed)

PRIDE IS NON-EXISTANT!

$$$ Talks in the west. Not if you THINK you have the market on MMA!

Pride may (and trust me I know), is the beast in JAPAN!

But we're not in JAPAN when you're debuting in VEGAS!

You'd better come with the goods if you're gonna showcase in VEGAS! THE ENTERTAINMENT CAPITOL OF THE WORLD!

Unfortunatley, Pride didnt take VEGAS seriously!

Which was shown in the #s

Pride will be owned in a year or two by the UFC.

Its inevitable!

MTKrav911 · 10-27-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by angryjonny

Nonsense? Do you know how huge Pride is over in Japan? Do you know how big the ratings war on NYE is?

News flash! Pride is a Japanese company that has ventured out to another continent and wants to continue to stay. What are the UFC's Japanese plans?

The UFC doesent need Japanese plans with the #'s and $$'s it has.

At the end of the day, the UFC has the $$$.

Pride is running itself conservatively which it cannot afford as they just learned this last weekend.

They don't have the #'s.

And they technically have the fighters. Talent wise?

Since when did talent sell tickets?

Come on!

AikaImmortal · 10-27-2006, 08:57 PM

sick of all of these trolls.. about ready to throw in the towel.

angryjonny · 10-27-2006, 09:00 PM

When is the last time the UFC had a gate over 20K? Pride does it in Japan on a consistent basis. You got your facts mixed up my man. The last time talent sold tickets was the last time Pride put on a show in Saitama. Please try and tell me that UFC's last gate is more than Final Conflict.

You guys don't have to like Pride. But to try and say that it doesn't have $$$ or the #'s is inconceivable!

As I said before MMA is huge in Japan and it's not referred to as human cockfighting, constantly ridiculed in the mass media, etc. Their ads that here in America would be modeled by guys like Jeter, Brady, A-Rod are modeled by "Kid" Yamamoto, Genki Sudo, etc.

You are comparing Pride in USA to UFC. That would be like me coming UFC in Japan to Pride. Oh wait...

And for the record I would be extremely happy if the UFC tried to venture out in Japan. I hope it happens someday but that would be pretty difficult to pull off because they can't compete with K1 and Pride.