UFC bought Pride

Well I'm a fan of Pride and UFC for different reasons. Those uneducated in MMA wont understand but practicioners and smart fans will get what I mean. As far as a merger, I feel that it could hurt the Pride brand because I assume that if bought by UFC, Pride will adapt a lot of the same rules and overall feel of UFC. One UFC is good enough, we don't need two. We need the diversity in MMA that the two very different brands offer. I think that if this is really happening that Pride may not last long. Japanese fans respect and appreciate a differnt style than we offer here and possibly vice versa.