2000 in Pride FC Information First date January 30, 2000 Last date December 23, 2000 Events Total events 6 Fights Total fights 53 Chronology
The year 2000 is 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 .
Debut Pride FC fighters [ edit ]
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:
Events list [ edit ]
#
Event
Japanese name
Date held
Venue
City
Attendance
14
Pride 12 - Cold Fury
N/A
December 23, 2000
Saitama Super Arena
Saitama , Japan
26,882
13
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun
N/A
October 31, 2000
Osaka-jo Hall
Osaka , Japan
13,500
12
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
N/A
August 27, 2000
Seibu Dome
Saitama , Japan
35,000
11
Pride 9 - New Blood
N/A
June 4, 2000
Nagoya Rainbow Hall
Nagoya , Japan
N/A
10
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals
N/A
May 1, 2000
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo , Japan
38,429
9
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round
N/A
January 30, 2000
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo , Japan
48,316
Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round [ edit ]
Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round[2] was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo , Japan.
Results [ edit ]
^ Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.
Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket [ edit ]
Opening Round January 30, 2000 Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 Semi-finals May 1, 2000 Final May 1, 2000
Royce Gracie DEC
Nobuhiko Takada
Royce Gracie
Kazushi Sakuraba
Kazushi Sakuraba TKO
Guy Mezger15:00
Kazushi Sakuraba
Igor Vovchanchyn
Igor Vovchanchyn DEC
Alexander Otsuka
Igor Vovchanchyn
Gary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge SUB
Osamu Kawahara0:51
Igor Vovchanchyn
Mark Coleman
Mark Coleman SUB
Masaaki Satake1:14
Mark Coleman
Akira Shoji
Akira Shoji DEC
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Mark Coleman
Kazuyuki Fujita
Mark Kerr DEC
Enson Inoue
Mark Kerr
Kazuyuki Fujita
Kazuyuki Fujita SUB
Hans Nijman2:48
Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals [ edit ]
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals[4] was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo , Japan.
Results [ edit ]
^ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
^ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
^ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
^ The rules were modified to allow unlimited rounds. After 90 minutes of fighting, Gracie could not continue due to damage suffered to his legs.
Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket [ edit ]
Opening Round January 30, 2000 Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 Semi-finals May 1, 2000 Final May 1, 2000
Royce Gracie DEC
Nobuhiko Takada
Royce Gracie90:00
Kazushi Sakuraba TKO
Kazushi Sakuraba TKO
Guy Mezger15:00
Kazushi Sakuraba 15:00
Igor Vovchanchyn TKO
Igor Vovchanchyn DEC
Alexander Otsuka
Igor Vovchanchyn TKO
Gary Goodridge10:14
Gary Goodridge SUB
Osamu Kawahara0:51
Igor Vovchanchyn3:09
Mark Coleman SUB
Mark Coleman SUB
Masaaki Satake1:14
Mark Coleman DEC
Akira Shoji
Akira Shoji DEC
Ebenezer Fontes Braga
Mark Coleman TKO
Kazuyuki Fujita0:02
Mark Kerr DEC
Enson Inoue
Mark Kerr
Kazuyuki Fujita DEC
Kazuyuki Fujita SUB
Hans Nijman2:48
Pride 9: New Blood [ edit ]
Pride 9 - New Blood[5] was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya , Japan .
Results [ edit ]
Pride 10: Return of the Warriors [ edit ]
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors[6] was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama , Japan .
Results [ edit ]
^ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.[7]
Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun [ edit ]
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun[8] was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka , Japan .
Results [ edit ]
Pride 12: Cold Fury [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]