It doesn't have near the international flavor that did PRIDE, but it is a hot ticket in Japan. Sak making moves slowly with this org, step at a time. They've signed Bellator guys Archuletta and Pettis, although idk if Pettis is a one off or what, and helped further the careers of guys like Jiri...
The only time I remember this coming up, with regards to the UFC, is when they bought PRIDE and Strikeforce and didn't want Sak or Coker to run another org for xxx amount of years. I think it was 7 for Sak, and only a few for Coker. Idk that this has ever been anything that hindered a fighter.
I don't think he'd have contended. Maybe if he actually trained and took it seriously. Dude is a natural fighter, who always had a lot of potential, though
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