The following is an updated look at the OFFICIAL line-up for PRIDE Shockwave thus far:
-Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Hunt
-Mauricio "Shogun" Rua vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
-Takanori Gomi (c) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (non-title)
-Gilbert Melendez vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
-Joachim Hansen vs. Shinya Aoki
The following is from a Croatian daily paper called the Jutarnji List (
www.jutarnji.hr ):
The story regarding the offer from UFC is real, although the amount isn't in millions like it has been reported. CroCop's decision will be known by Sunday.
"Like any fighter I'm also on the market. Offer from UFC is slightly better than PRIDE's, but I haven't decided if I will change 'jerseys'. Only thing I can say right now is that I'm not sure if I'll fight in Saitama on NYE."