2001_in_Pride_FC
2001 in Pride FC
Pride FC MMA events in 2001
The year 2001 was the 5th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2001 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 13 - Collision Course.
Quick Facts Information, First date ...
| 2001 in Pride FC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 25, 2001 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 2001 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 49 | |||
| Title fights | 2 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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More information Title fights in 2001, Weight class ...
| Title fights in 2001 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | Pride 17 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pride 17 | [lower-alpha 2] |
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The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001:
Main article: List of Pride FC events
More information #, Event ...
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
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| 20 | Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 | — | December 23, 2001 | Marine Messe Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | — |
| 19 | Pride 17 - Championship Chaos | — | November 3, 2001 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 53,200 |
| 18 | Pride 16 - Beasts from the East | — | September 24, 2001 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | — |
| 17 | Pride 15 - Raging Rumble | — | July 29, 2001 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
| 16 | Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans | — | May 27, 2001 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |
| 15 | Pride 13 - Collision Course | — | March 25, 2001 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
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Quick Facts Pride 13, Information ...
| Pride 13 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 25, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
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Pride 13: Collision Course[1] was an event held on March 25, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Knees and Soccer Kicks) | 1 | 1:38 | ||
| Tra Telligman | def. | Igor Vovchanchyn | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Tadao Yasuda | def. | Masaaki Satake | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Mark Coleman | def. | Allan Goes | TKO (Knees) | 1 | 1:19 | ||
| Dan Henderson | def. | Renzo Gracie | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:40 | ||
| Heath Herring | def. | Denis Sobolev | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 0:22 | ||
| Guy Mezger | def. | Egan Inoue | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:25 | ||
| Vitor Belfort | def. | Bobby Southworth | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:09 | ||
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Quick Facts Pride 14, Information ...
| Pride 14 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 27, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Yokohama Arena | |||
| City | Yokohama | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 14: Clash of the Titans[2] was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | def. | Yoshihiro Takayama | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 3:10 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Gilbert Yvel | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:52 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Shungo Oyama | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:30 | ||
| Dan Henderson | def. | Akira Shoji | TKO (Punches and Knees) | 3 | 3:18 | ||
| Vitor Belfort | def. | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Gary Goodridge | def. | Valentijn Overeem | TKO (Submission to Knee) | 1 | 2:39 | ||
| Chuck Liddell | def. | Guy Mezger | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:21 | ||
| Daijiro Matsui | def. | Jose Landi-Jons | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Antonio Schembri | def. | Johil de Oliveira | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 7:17 | ||
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Quick Facts Pride 15, Information ...
| Pride 15 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | July 29, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Attendance | 27,323 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 15: Raging Rumble[3] was an event held on July 29, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Future Pride and UFC legends Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Quinton Jackson made their Pride debuts at this event.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Tokimitsu Ishizawa | def. | Ryan Gracie | TKO (Injury) | 1 | 4:51 | ||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | def. | Quinton Jackson | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 5:41 | ||
| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Gary Goodridge | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:37 | ||
| Heath Herring | def. | Mark Kerr | TKO (Knees) | 2 | 4:56 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Masaaki Satake | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | def. | Daijiro Matsui | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Wallid Ismail | def. | Shungo Oyama | Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:30 | ||
| Assuerio Silva | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 2:50 | ||
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Quick Facts Pride 16, Information ...
| Pride 16 | ||||
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| Promotion | Pride | |||
| Date | September 24, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Osaka Castle Hall | |||
| City | Osaka, Japan | |||
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Pride 16: Beasts from the East[4] was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Mark Coleman | Submission (Triangle Armbar) | 1 | 6:10 | ||
| Don Frye | def. | Gilbert Yvel | DQ (Eye Gouging) | 1 | 7:27 | ||
| Semmy Schilt | def. | Akira Shoji | KO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 8:19 | ||
| Ricardo Arona | def. | Guy Mezger | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Murilo Rua | def. | Daijiro Matsui | TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps) | 3 | 0:51 | ||
| Assuerio Silva | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:11 | ||
| Gary Goodridge | def. | Yoshiaki Yatsu | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 3:03 | ||
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Quick Facts Pride 17, Information ...
| Pride 17 | ||||
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| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | November 3, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo | |||
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Pride 17: Championship Chaos[5] was an event held on November 3, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions. It also marked the debut of future Pride champion Mirko Cro Cop.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Wanderlei Silva | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Heath Herring | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Mario Sperry | def. | Igor Vovchanchyn | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 2:52 | ||
| Semmy Schilt | def. | Masaaki Satake | TKO (Front Kick and Punches) | 1 | 2:18 | ||
| Dan Henderson | def. | Murilo Rua | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Quinton Jackson | def. | Yuki Ishikawa | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:52 | ||
| Renzo Gracie | def. | Michiyoshi Ohara | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Pride vs. K-1 Rules bouts | |||||||
| Mirko Cro Cop | vs. | Nobuhiko Takada | Draw | 5 | 3:00 | ||
| Tom Erikson | def. | Matt Skelton | Submission (Strangle Choke) | 1 | 1:51 | ||
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- For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Sakuraba suffered a broken collarbone after being slammed by Silva.
Quick Facts Pride 18, Information ...
| Pride 18 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | December 23, 2001 | |||
| Venue | Marine Messe Fukuoka | |||
| City | Fukuoka | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 18: Cold Fury 2[6] was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Semmy Schilt | def. | Yoshihiro Takayama | KO (Punches) | 1 | 3:09 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva | def. | Alexander Otsuka | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 2:22 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Jeremy Horn | def. | Akira Shoji | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 4:35 | ||
| Murilo Rua | def. | Alex Andrade | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Alex Stiebling | def. | Allan Goes | TKO (Knees and Punches) | 3 | 0:47 | ||
| Daijiro Matsui | def. | Quinton Jackson | DQ (Knee to Groin) | 1 | 0:14 | ||
| Pride vs. K-1 Rules bout | |||||||
| Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Jan Nortje | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:43 | ||
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- "Pride 13 - Collision Course". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26.
- "Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23.
- "Pride 15 - Raging Rumble". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-25.
- "Pride 16 - Beasts from the East". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23.
- "Pride 17 - Championship Chaos". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23.
- "Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on 2008-07-26.