1998 in Pride FC

Mixed martial arts events 1998 in Pride FC 176px March 15, 1998 October 11, 1998 3 22 1997 in Pride 1999 in Pride The year 1998 was the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2. 2 Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998: Alexander Otsuka Allan Goes Amir Rahnavardi Carlos Newton Daijiro Matsui Daiju Takase Emmanuel Yarborough George Randolph Hugo Duarte Igor Vovchanchyn Juan Mott Kazushi Sakuraba Kyle Sturgeon Marco Ruas Mark Kerr Naoki Sano Pedro Otavio Royler Gracie Sanae Kikuta Satoshi Honma Tasis Petridis Vernon White Wallid Ismail William van Roosmalen Events list List of Pride FC events #EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance4Pride 4 rowspan="1 1998 10 11Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan rowspan="1 3Pride 3 rowspan="1 1998 06 24Nippon BudokanTokyo, Japan rowspan="1 2Pride 2 rowspan="1 1998 03 15Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan rowspan="1 Pride 2 Pride 2 Pride Fighting Championships March 15, 1998 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan Pride 1 Pride 3 Pride 2Pride 2 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-2-47 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514090528/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-2-47 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Results Main card USA Mark Kerr def. CRO Branko Cikatic Disqualification 1 2:14 Cikatic was penalized for illegal elbows, grabbing the ropes and striking Kerr in the back of the head. BRA Marco Ruas def. TRI Gary Goodridge Submission (heel hook) 1 9:09 AUS Tasis Petridis def. USA George Randolph Decision 5 3:00 Kickboxing bout. BRA Renzo Gracie def. JPN Sanae Kikuta Submission (guillotine choke) 6 0:43 JPN Kazushi Sakuraba def. USA Vernon White Submission (armbar) 3 6:53 NED William van Roosmalen def. USA Ralph White KO 4 0:38 Kickboxing bout. JPN Akira Shoji def. BRA Juan Mott Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:47 BRA Royler Gracie def. JPN Naoki Sano Submission (armbar) 1 33:14 yes Pride 3 Pride 3 Pride Fighting Championships June 24, 1998 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan Pride 2 Pride 4 Pride 3Pride 3 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-3-48 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514054611/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-3-48 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main card JPN Nobuhiko Takada def. USA Kyle Sturgeon Submission (heel hook) 1 2:18 USA Mark Kerr def. BRA Pedro Otavio Technical Submission (kimura) 1 2:13 TRI Gary Goodridge def. USA Amir Rahnavardi KO (punches) 1 7:22 JPN Daiju Takase def. USA Emmanuel Yarborough Submission (punches) 2 3:22 JPN Kazushi Sakuraba def. CAN Carlos Newton Submission (kneebar) 2 5:19 JPN Daijiro Matsui vs. JPN Akira Shoji Draw (time limit) 4 10:00 yes Pride 4 Pride 4 Pride Fighting Championships October 11, 1998 Tokyo Dome Tokyo Pride 3 Pride 5 Pride 4Pride 4 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-4-49 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514055424/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-4-49 May 14, 2013 live was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Results Main card BRA Rickson Gracie def. JPN Nobuhiko Takada Submission (armbar) 1 9:30 USA Mark Kerr def. BRA Hugo Duarte TKO (retirement) 3 2:32 JPN Alexander Otsuka def. BRA Marco Ruas TKO (corner stoppage) 2 10:00 JPN Satoshi Honma def. JPN Naoki Sano TKO (punches) 1 9:25 JPN Kazushi Sakuraba vs. BRA Allan Goes Draw (time limit) 3 10:00 JPN Daijiro Matsui vs. JPN Sanae Kikuta Draw (time limit) 3 10:00 JPN Akira Shoji def. BRA Wallid Ismail TKO (punches) 2 1:26 UKR Igor Vovchanchyn def. TRI Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) 1 5:58 yes See also Pride Fighting Championships List of Pride Fighting Championships champions List of Pride Fighting events References Category:Pride Fighting Championships events Category:1998 in mixed martial arts