| 2002 in Pride FC |
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| First date | February 22, 2002 |
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| Last date | December 23, 2002 |
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| Total events | 10 |
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| Total fights | 80 |
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| Title fights | 2 |
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The year 2002 was the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2002
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Event
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Notes
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| Middleweight
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Wanderlei Silva (c)
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def.
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Kiyoshi Tamura
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KO (Punch)
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2
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2:28
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Pride 19: Bad Blood
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[a]
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| Middleweight
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Wanderlei Silva (c)
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def.
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Hiromitsu Kanehara
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TKO (Corner Stoppage)
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1
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3:40
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Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
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[b]
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- ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:
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- Shinichiro Takamura
- Sokun Koh
- Steve White
- Takahiro Oba
- Takashi Sugiura
- Tatsuya Iwasaki
- Tim Catalfo
- Togo Togo
- Tomohiko Hashimoto
- Xue Do Won
- Yoshinori Kawakami
- Yoshinori Sasaki
- Yuji Hisamatsu
- Yuki Sasaki
- Yukiya Naito
- Yuriy Kochkine
- Yushin Okami
- Yusuke Imamura
- Yutaro Miyamoto
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Events list
| #
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Event
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Japanese name
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Date held
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Venue
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City
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Attendance
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| 30
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Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
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—N/a
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December 23, 2002
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Marine Messe Fukuoka
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Fukuoka, Japan
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—N/a
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| 29
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Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2
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—N/a
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November 24, 2002
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Tokyo Dome
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Tokyo, Japan
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52,228
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| 28
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Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3
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—N/a
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October 20, 2002
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Differ Ariake Arena
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Tokyo, Japan
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—N/a
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| 27
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Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2
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—N/a
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September 29, 2002
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Nagoya Rainbow Hall
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Nagoya, Japan
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—N/a
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| 26
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Pride FC - Shockwave
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Dynamite!
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August 28, 2002
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Tokyo National Stadium
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Tokyo, Japan
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91,107
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| 25
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Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2
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—N/a
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July 20, 2002
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Differ Ariake Arena
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Tokyo, Japan
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—N/a
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| 24
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Pride 21 - Demolition
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—N/a
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June 23, 2002
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Saitama Super Arena
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Saitama, Japan
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—N/a
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| 23
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Pride 20 - Armed and Ready
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—N/a
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April 28, 2002
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Yokohama Arena
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Yokohama, Japan
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18,926
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| 22
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Pride 19 - Bad Blood
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—N/a
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February 24, 2002
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Saitama Super Arena
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Saitama, Japan
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—N/a
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| 21
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Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1
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—N/a
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February 22, 2002
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Korakuen Hall
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Tokyo, Japan
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—N/a
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Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1[1] was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Yusuke Imamura
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def.
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Joe Son
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TKO (Elbow Injury)
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1
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0:33
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Sokun Koh
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def.
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Amir Rahnavardi
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KO (Punch)
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2
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1:19
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Takayuki Okada
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def.
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Soichi Nishida
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TKO (Punches)
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1
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2:00
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Daiju Takase
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def.
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Johil de Oliveira
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Decision (Unanimous)
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3
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5:00
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Jong Wang Kim
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def.
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Yoshinori Sasaki
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Submission (Guillotine Choke)
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1
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0:25
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Eiji Mitsuoka
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def.
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Anthony Macias
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Decision (Unanimous)
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3
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5:00
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Pride 19: Bad Blood
Pride 19: Bad Blood[2] was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
- ^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.
Pride 20: Armed and Ready
Pride 20: Armed and Ready[3] was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results
Pride 21: Demolition
Pride 21: Demolition[4] was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.
Results
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2[5] was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Sokun Koh
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def.
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Bob Schrijber
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Decision (Split)
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2
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5:00
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Antônio Schembri
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def.
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Daiju Takase
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Decision (Split)
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2
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5:00
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Alistair Overeem
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def.
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Yusuke Imamura
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TKO (Knee and Punches)
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1
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0:44
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Takayuki Okada
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def.
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Tomohiko Hashimoto
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KO (Punch)
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1
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2:10
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John Alessio
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def.
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Eiji Mitsuoka
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TKO (Cut)
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2
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3:13
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Fatih Kocamis
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def.
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Takahiro Oba
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Decision (Unanimous)
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2
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5:00
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Daisuke Nakamura
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def.
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Shannon Ritch
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Submission (Armbar)
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1
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4:28
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Jukei Nakajima
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def.
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Joe Son
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TKO (Shoulder Injury)
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1
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0:54
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Yushin Okami
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def.
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Hidehisa Matsuda
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KO (Punches)
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1
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3:52
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Yukiya Naito
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def.
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Ken Orihashi
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Decision (Split)
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1
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5:00
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Pride FC: Shockwave
Pride FC: Shockwave[6] was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1
Results
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2[7] was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman
Results
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Ryan Gracie
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def.
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Shungo Oyama
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Technical Submission (Armbar)
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1
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1:37
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Quinton Jackson
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def.
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Igor Vovchanchyn
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TKO (Injury)
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1
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7:17
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Mario Sperry
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def.
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Andrei Kopylov
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TKO (Cut)
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1
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6:02
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Heath Herring
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def.
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Yuriy Kochkine
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TKO (Knees)
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1
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7:31
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Paulo Filho
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def.
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Akira Shoji
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Submission (Armbar)
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1
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2:48
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Anderson Silva
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def.
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Alexander Otsuka
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Decision (Unanimous)
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3
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5:00
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Guy Mezger
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def.
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Yoshihisa Yamamoto
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Decision (Unanimous)
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3
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5:00
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Kevin Randleman
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def.
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Michiyoshi Ohara
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Decision (Unanimous)
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3
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5:00
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Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3[8] was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
| Main Card
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| Weight class
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Method
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Round
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Time
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Notes
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Daijiro Matsui
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def.
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Rory Singer
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Decision (Unanimous)
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2
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5:00
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Yuji Hisamatsu
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def.
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Demetrius Gioulacos
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Decision (Unanimous)
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2
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5:00
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Eiji Mitsuoka
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def.
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Scott Bills
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Decision (Unanimous)
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2
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5:00
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Yushin Okami
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def.
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Steve White
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TKO (Submission to Punches)
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2
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3:25
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Kestutis Smirnovas
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def.
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Takahiro Oba
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Submission (Armbar)
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1
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0:55
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Yusuke Imamura
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def.
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Han Ten Yun
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Submission (Guillotine Choke)
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1
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2:15
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Aji Susilo
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def.
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Xue Do Won
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Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
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2
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0:42
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Takayuki Okada
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def.
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Jong Wang Kim
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TKO (Broken Hand)
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1
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0:24
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Kyosuke Sasaki
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def.
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Akira Nitagai
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Submission (Armbar)
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1
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4:35
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Yutaro Miyamoto
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def.
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Yoshinori Kawakami
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Decision (Unanimous)
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1
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5:00
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Shinichiro Takamura
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def.
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Togo Togo
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KO (Punches)
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1
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4:59
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Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2[9] was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
- ^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3[10] was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
Results
See also
References
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 19 - Bad Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 20 - Armed and Ready". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 21 - Demolition". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - Shockwave". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.