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| Dana's gotta do whatever draws money. This isn't wrestling where you have to build a number one contender to have a shot at a championship, per se. Look what happened with Cro-Cop and Couture. Shogun and Liddell (when it was actually 'supposed' to happen) Ortiz and Belfort (again when it was 'supposed' to happen) Rampage and Evans.
Strike while the iron's hot, Dana. If Shogun and Machida is gonna draw, then make it happen don't worry yourself with 'number one contenders'.
Do what draws. |
The fact of the matter is, imo Shogun is not that big of a draw yet in the US apart from us PRIDE fans. He looked bad against Forrest, bad against Coleman, and beat an aged Liddell. He should fight one more top contender, like Cane which a lot of people have suggested and build his name up in the US a little bit more and THEN challenge for the title. I mean, I don't have a degree in business but i'm sure it would increase the buy rate for that PPV. Plus a lot of people are still questioning whether he is truly back.