It’s no secret we’re all huge MMA fans here. I don’t miss a single fight in most of the bigger fighting venues.

In a huge turn of events today, UFC bought Pride Fighting, which was their major competitor. This will bring upon giant fights between the worlds best MMA fighters. Ever wanted to see Wanderlei Silva fight Andre Arlovski or Randy Couture? Now you might get to.

Lorenzo Fertitta, one of the UFC’s owners, had this to say:

This is really going to change the face of MMA. Literally creating a sport that could be as big around the world as soccer. I liken it somewhat to when the NFC and AFC came together to create the NFL.

He’s dead on too. MMA has been a huge draw in Asia for years, and has recently picked up steam in the US and Europe. Now, with the biggest names all on one card, it can only go uphill for fans.

Now if we can only get a good MMA game on current-gen consoles…