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2000 in Pride FC
Pride FC MMA events in 2000
The year 2000 was the 4th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2000 had 6 events beginning with, Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.
Quick Facts Information, First date ...
| 2000 in Pride FC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | January 30, 2000 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 2000 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 53 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:
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Main article: List of Pride FC events
More information #, Event ...
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
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| 14 | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | — | December 23, 2000 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 26,882 |
| 13 | Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun | — | October 31, 2000 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 13,500 |
| 12 | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | — | August 27, 2000 | Seibu Dome | Saitama, Japan | 35,000 |
| 11 | Pride 9 - New Blood | — | June 4, 2000 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | — |
| 10 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals | — | May 1, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 38,429 |
| 9 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round | — | January 30, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 48,316 |
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Quick Facts Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round, Information ...
| Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | January 30, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo | |||
| Attendance | 48,316[1] | |||
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Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round[2] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
More information Openweight Opening Round, Weight class ...
| Openweight Opening Round | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight |  Royce Gracie |
def. |  Nobuhiko Takada |
Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Kazushi Sakuraba |
def. |  Guy Mezger |
TKO (forfeit) | 1 | 15:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Openweight |  Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Alexander Otsuka |
Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight |  Gary Goodridge |
def. | Osamu Kawahara |
Submission (forearm choke) | 1 | 0:51 | |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman |
def. | Masaaki Satake |
Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| Openweight | Akira Shoji |
def. | Ebenezer Fontes Braga |
Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Mark Kerr |
def. | Enson Inoue |
Decision (Majority) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Kazuyuki Fujita |
def. |  Hans Nijman |
Submission (scarf hold) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Alternate Bout | |||||||
| Openweight | Wanderlei Silva |
def. | Bob Schrijber |
Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:42 | |
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Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
| Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 | Semi-finals May 1, 2000 | Final May 1, 2000 | |||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | ||||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | ||||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | ||||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | UD | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | ||||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | ||||||||||||||
| Akira Shoji | ||||||||||||||
| Akira Shoji | UD | |||||||||||||
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | ||||||||||||||
| Mark Kerr | MD | |||||||||||||
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Kerr | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | ||||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Hans Nijman | 2:48 | |||||||||||||
Quick Facts Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals, Information ...
| Pride: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | May 1, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo | |||
| Attendance | 38,429[3] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals[4] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results
More information Openweight final, Weight class ...
| Openweight final | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Openweight | Mark Coleman |
def. | Igor Vovchanchyn |
TKO (Submission to knees) | 2 | 3:09 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Superfight | |||||||
| Superfight | Ken Shamrock |
def. | Alexander Otsuka |
KO (punches) | 1 | 9:43 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Openweight Semi-finals | |||||||
| Openweight | Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Kazushi Sakuraba |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman |
def. | Kazuyuki Fujita |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 0:02 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Openweight Quarter-finals | |||||||
| Openweight | Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Gary Goodridge |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 10:14 | |
| Openweight | Kazushi Sakuraba |
def. | Royce Gracie |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 6 | 15:00 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Openweight | Mark Coleman |
def. | Akira Shoji |
Unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Openweight | Kazuyuki Fujita |
def. | Mark Kerr |
Unanimous decision | 1 | 15:00 | |
| Other | |||||||
| Guy Mezger |
def. | Masaaki Satake |
Unanimous decision | 2 | 15:00 | ||
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Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket
| Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 | Semi-finals May 1, 2000 | Final May 1, 2000 | |||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Royce Gracie | 90:00 | |||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Kazushi Sakuraba | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | UD | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | 10:14 | |||||||||||||
| Gary Goodridge | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | |||||||||||||
| Igor Vovchanchyn | 3:09 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | UD | |||||||||||||
| Akira Shoji | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Akira Shoji | UD | |||||||||||||
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Coleman | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | 0:02 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Kerr | MD | |||||||||||||
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Mark Kerr | 15:00 | |||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | UD | |||||||||||||
| Kazuyuki Fujita | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Hans Nijman | 2:48 | |||||||||||||
Quick Facts Pride 9, Information ...
| Pride 9 | ||||
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| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 4, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Nippon Gaishi Hall | |||
| City | Nagoya | |||
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Pride 9 - New Blood[5] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heath Herring |
def. | Willie Peeters |
submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 0:48 | ||
| Carlos Barreto |
def. | Tra Telligman |
unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Allan Goes |
def. | Vernon White |
unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
 Carlos Newton |
def. | Naoki Sano |
submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:40 | ||
| Akira Shoji |
def. | John Renken |
submission (armbar) | 1 | 6:44 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez |
def. | Gary Goodridge |
unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Daijiro Matsui |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:03 | ||
| Vitor Belfort |
def. | Gilbert Yvel |
unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Close
Quick Facts Pride 10, Information ...
| Pride 10 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | August 27, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Seibu Dome | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Attendance | 38,429 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors[6] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba |
def. | Renzo Gracie |
technical submission (kimura) | 2 | 9:43 | [lower-alpha 1] | |
| Ryan Gracie |
def. | Tokimitsu Ishizawa |
KO (punches) | 1 | 2:16 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita |
def. | Ken Shamrock |
TKO (corner stoppage) | 1 | 6:46 | ||
| Masaaki Satake |
def. | Kazunari Murakami |
TKO (punches) | 1 | 6:58 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Enson Inoue |
TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Mark Kerr |
def. |  Igor Borisov |
submission (neck crank) | 1 | 2:06 | ||
| Gilbert Yvel |
def. | Gary Goodridge |
KO (head kick) | 1 | 0:28 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez |
def. | Takayuki Okada |
submission (smother choke) | 1 | 6:04 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva |
def. | Guy Mezger |
KO (punches) | 1 | 3:40 | ||
| Vitor Belfort |
def. | Daijiro Matsui |
unanimous decision | 2 | 10:00 | ||
Close
- Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.[7]
Quick Facts Pride 11, Information ...
| Pride 11 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 31, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Osaka-jo Hall | |||
| City | Osaka | |||
| Attendance | 13,500 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun[8] was an event held on October 31, 2000 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 | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba |
def. | Shannon Ritch |
Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 1:08 | ||
| Naoya Ogawa |
def. | Masaaki Satake |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:01 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Nobuhiko Takada |
TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 3:17 | ||
| Akira Shoji |
def. | Herman Renting |
Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | ||
| Alexander Otsuka |
def. | Mike Bourke |
Submission (Double Armbar) | 1 | 2:37 | ||
| Gary Goodridge |
def. | Yoshiaki Yatsu |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 8:58 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva |
vs. | Gilbert Yvel |
No Contest (Yvel Kicked in Groin) | 1 | 0:21 | ||
| Heath Herring |
def. | Tom Erikson |
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:17 | ||
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Quick Facts Pride 12, Information ...
| Pride 12 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | December 23, 2000 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama | |||
| Attendance | 26,882 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 12 - Cold Fury[9] was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.
Results
More information Main Card, Weight class ...
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Kazushi Sakuraba |
def. | Ryan Gracie |
Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 10:00 | ||
| Igor Vovchanchyn |
def. | Mark Kerr |
Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Kazuyuki Fujita |
def. | Gilbert Yvel |
Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Wanderlei Silva |
def. | Dan Henderson |
Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Heath Herring |
def. | Enson Inoue |
TKO (Knees) | 1 | 4:52 | ||
| Ricardo Almeida |
def. | Akira Shoji |
Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Ricco Rodriguez |
def. | John Marsh |
Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Carlos Newton |
def. | Johil de Oliveira |
Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Guy Mezger |
def. | Alexander Otsuka |
TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:52 | ||
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- "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- "Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- "Pride 9 - New Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- "Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- "Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- "Pride 12 - Cold Fury". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.