2001 in Pride FC

Mixed martial arts events 2001 in Pride FC 176px March 25, 2001 December 23, 2001 6 49 2 2000 in Pride 2002 in Pride 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. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2001 Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 10:00 Pride 17 For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Pride 17 For The Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship. yes Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001: Alex Stiebling Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Antonio Schembri Assuério Silva Bobby Southworth Chuck Liddell Denis Sobolev Don Frye Jan Nortje Jeremy Horn Jose Landi Mario Sperry Matt Skelton Michiyoshi Ohara Mirko Cro Cop Murilo Rua Quinton Jackson Ricardo Arona Semmy Schilt Shungo Oyama Tadao Yasuda Valentijn Overeem Yoshihiro Takayama Yoshihisa Yamamoto Yuki Ishikawa Events list List of Pride FC events #EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance20Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 rowspan="1 2001 12 23Marine Messe FukuokaFukuoka, Japan rowspan="1 19Pride 17 - Championship Chaos rowspan="1 2001 11 03Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan53,20018Pride 16 - Beasts from the East rowspan="1 2001 09 24Osaka-jo HallOsaka, Japan rowspan="1 17Pride 15 - Raging Rumble rowspan="1 2001 07 29Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan rowspan="1 16Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans rowspan="1 2001 05 27Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan rowspan="1 15Pride 13 - Collision Course rowspan="1 2001 03 25Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan rowspan="1 Pride 13: Collision Course Pride 13 Pride Fighting Championships March 25, 2001 Saitama Super Arena Saitama Pride 12 Pride 14 Pride 13: Collision Course Pride 13 - Collision Course Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-13-Collision-Course-84 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080726030300/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-13-Collision-Course-84 2008-07-26 was an event held on March 25, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Pride 14: Clash of the Titans Pride 14 Pride Fighting Championships May 27, 2001 Yokohama Arena Yokohama Pride 13 Pride 15 Pride 14: Clash of the Titans Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-14-Clash-of-the-Titans-423 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201507/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-14-Clash-of-the-Titans-423 2008-07-23 was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Results Main Card 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 yes Pride 15: Raging Rumble Pride 15 Pride Fighting Championships July 29, 2001 Saitama Super Arena Saitama 27,323 Pride 14 Pride 16 Pride 15: Raging Rumble Pride 15 - Raging Rumble Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-15-Raging-Rumble-436 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080725115226/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-15-Raging-Rumble-436 2008-07-25 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 Main Card 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 Assuério Silva def. Valentijn Overeem Submission (Heel Hook) 1 2:50 yes Pride 16: Beasts from the East Pride 16 Pride September 24, 2001 Osaka Castle Hall Osaka, Japan Pride 15 Pride 17 Pride 16: Beasts from the East Pride 16 - Beasts from the East Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-16-Beasts-From-The-East-467 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201512/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-16-Beasts-From-The-East-467 2008-07-23 was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. Results Main Card 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 Assuério Silva def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto TKO (Punches) 1 0:11 Gary Goodridge def. Yoshiaki Yatsu TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 3:03 yes Pride 17: Championship Chaos Pride 17 Pride Fighting Championships November 3, 2001 Tokyo Dome Tokyo Pride 16 Pride 18 Pride 17: Championship Chaos Pride 17 - Championship Chaos Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-17-Championship-Chaos-595 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201518/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-17-Championship-Chaos-595 2008-07-23 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 Main Card Middleweight Wanderlei Silva def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 10:00 For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Sakuraba suffered a broken collarbone after being slammed by Silva. Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Heath Herring Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For The Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship. 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 no Mirko Cro Cop vs. Nobuhiko Takada Draw 5 3:00 Tom Erikson def. Matt Skelton Submission (Strangle Choke) 1 1:51 yes Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 Pride 18 Pride Fighting Championships December 23, 2001 Marine Messe Fukuoka Fukuoka Pride 17 Pride: The Best Vol. 1 Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 Sherdog https://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-18-Cold-Fury-2-662 live https://web.archive.org/web/20080726030311/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-18-Cold-Fury-2-662 2008-07-26 was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Results Main Card Semmy Schilt def. Yoshihiro Takayama KO (Punches) 1 3:09 Wanderlei Silva def. Alexander Otsuka TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 3 2:22 Non-title bout 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 no Yoshihisa Yamamoto def. Jan Nortje Submission (Armbar) 1 1:43 yes See also Pride Fighting Championships List of Pride Fighting Championships champions List of Pride Fighting events References Category:Pride Fighting Championships events Category:2001 in mixed martial arts