2003 in Pride FC

Mixed martial arts events 2003 in Pride FC 176px March 16, 2003 December 31, 2003 6 51 2 2002 in Pride 2004 in Pride The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow. 2 Title fights Title fights in 2003 Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Pride 25: Body Blow For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship. Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Cro Cop Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 Pride Final Conflict 2003 For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship. yes Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003: Alberto Rodriguez Aleksander Emelianenko Chalid Arrab Chris Brennan Dan Bobish Dokonjonosuke Mishima Hayato Sakurai Ikuhisa Minowa Jason Suttie Kazuhiro Hamanaka Kazuhiro Nakamura Maurício Rua Mike Bencic Mikhail Ilyukhin Murilo Bustamante Paulo Cesar Silva Ralph Gracie Rodney Glunder Rodrigo Gracie Rony Sefo Sergei Kharitonov Wataru Sakata Yuki Kondo Events list List of Pride FC events #EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance36Pride FC - Shockwave 2003Otoko Matsuri 2003 12 31Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan39,71635Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003Ketsushosen 2003 11 09Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan67,45134Pride FC - Bushido 1 rowspan="1 2003 10 05Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan rowspan="1 33Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003Kaimakusen 2003 08 10Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japan40,31632Pride 26 - Bad to the BoneReborn 2003 06 08Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan rowspan="1 31Pride 25 - Body Blow rowspan="1 2003 03 16Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan rowspan="1 Pride 25: Body Blow Pride 25 Pride Fighting Championships March 16, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan 19,247 Pride 24 Pride 26 Pride 25: Body BlowPride 25: Body Blow Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-25-Body-Blow-1425 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715202059/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-25-Body-Blow-1425 July 15, 2014 live was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Results Main Card Heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko def. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship. Quinton Jackson def. Kevin Randleman KO (knee and punches) 1 6:58 No. 1 Contender bout Antônio Schembri def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Knees and soccer kicks) 1 6:15 Dan Henderson def. Shungo Oyama TKO (Punches) 1 3:28 Anderson Silva def. Carlos Newton KO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1 6:27 Alexander Otsuka def. Kenichi Yamamoto Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Akira Shoji def. Alex Stiebling Decision (Split) 3 5:00 Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Kazuhiro Nakamura Submission (Armbar) 2 3:49 yes Pride 26: Bad to the Bone Pride 26 Pride Fighting Championships June 8, 2003 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan Pride 25 Pride: Total Elimination 2003 Pride 26: Bad to the BonePride 26: Bad to the Bone Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-26-Bad-to-the-Bone-1617 https://web.archive.org/web/20140720112639/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-26-Bad-to-the-Bone-1617 July 20, 2014 live was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. Results Main Card Fedor Emelianenko def. Kazuyuki Fujita Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:17 Non-Title bout Mirko Cro Cop def. Heath Herring TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) 1 3:17 Mark Coleman def. Don Frye Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Quinton Jackson def. Mikhail Ilyukhin Submission (Knee to the Body) 1 6:26 Alistair Overeem def. Mike Bencic TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body and Punches) 1 3:44 Daiju Takase def. Anderson Silva Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 8:33 Kazuhiro Hamanaka def. Antônio Schembri Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 yes Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003 Pride: Total Elimination 2003 Pride Fighting Championships August 10, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 40,316 Pride 26 Pride: Bushido 1 Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003Pride Total Elimination 2003 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Total-Elimination-2003-1693 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715203405/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Total-Elimination-2003-1693 July 15, 2014 live was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Results Main Card Wanderlei Silva def. Kazushi Sakuraba KO (Punch) 1 5:01 Quarterfinal bout Hidehiko Yoshida def. Kiyoshi Tamura Submission (Ezekiel Choke) 1 5:06 Quarterfinal bout Mirko Cro Cop def. Igor Vovchanchyn KO (Head Kick) 1 1:29 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Ricco Rodriguez Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Quinton Jackson def. Murilo Bustamante Decision (Split) 3 5:00 Quarterfinal bout Chuck Liddell def. Alistair Overeem KO (Punches) 1 3:09 Quarterfinal bout Fedor Emelianenko def. Gary Goodridge TKO (soccer kicks/punches) 1 1:09 Non-Title Bout yes Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket USA Chuck Liddell KO NED Alistair Overeem 3:09 USA Quinton Jackson SD BRA Murilo Bustamante 20:00 JPN Hidehiko Yoshida SUB JPN Kiyoshi Tamura 5:06 BRA Wanderlei Silva KO JPN Kazushi Sakuraba 5:01 USA Chuck Liddell USA Quinton Jackson JPN Hidehiko Yoshida BRA Wanderlei Silva USA Quinton Jackson BRA Wanderlei Silva Pride FC: Bushido 1 Pride: Bushido 1 Pride Fighting Championships October 5, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama Pride: Total Elimination 2003 Pride: Final Conflict 2003 Pride FC: Bushido 1Pride Bushido 1 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-Bushido-1-1829 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715202022/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-Bushido-1-1829 July 15, 2014 live Is an event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on October 5, 2003. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five bouts featuring a Japanese fighter represented by Hidehiko Yoshida and a member of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. In the main event, Dos Caras, Jr. became the first Hispanic fighter to compete in Pride and the first to wear a lucha libre mask during a bout. He is now better known as WWE pro wrestler Alberto Del Rio. Results Main Card Mirko Cro Cop def. Alberto Rodriguez KO (Head Kick) 1 0:46 Alexander Emelianenko def. Assuério Silva Decision (Split) 2 5:00 Maurício Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Punches) 1 3:47 Ryan Gracie def. Kazuhiro Hamanaka TKO (Soccer Kicks) 1 7:37 Rodrigo Gracie def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Daniel Gracie Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Ralph Gracie def. Dokonjonosuke Mishima Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Carlos Newton def. Renzo Gracie Decision (Split) 2 5:00 Sergei Kharitonov def. Jason Suttie Submission (Armbar) 1 2:25 Chalid Arrab def. Rodney Glunder Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Chris Brennan def. Eiji Mitsuoka Submission (Kimura) 1 4:31 There was a lengthy pause a couple of minutes into the fight when Brennan released an armbar, believing that Mitsuoka had tapped out. Confusion ensued amongst both camps and the officials, and with replays inconclusive, the fight was eventually restarted. yes Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003 Pride: Final Conflict 2003 Pride November 9, 2003 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 67,450 Pride: Bushido 1 Pride: Shockwave 2003 Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003Pride Final Conflict 2003 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Final-Conflict-2003-1844 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715202016/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Final-Conflict-2003-1844 July 15, 2014 live was an event held on November 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round of the tournament was contested at the Pride: Total Elimination 2003 event the previous August. Results Main Card Wanderlei Silva def. Quinton Jackson TKO (Knees) 1 6:28 Finals bout Heavyweight Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Mirko Cro Cop Submission (Armbar) 2 1:45 For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship. Kazushi Sakuraba def. Kevin Randleman Submission (Armbar) 3 2:36 Heath Herring def. Yoshihisa Yamamoto Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 2:29 Dan Henderson def. Murilo Bustamante TKO (Punches) 1 0:53 Reserve bout Wanderlei Silva def. Hidehiko Yoshida Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Semifinal bout Quinton Jackson def. Chuck Liddell TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 3:10 Semifinal bout Gary Goodridge def. Dan Bobish TKO (Punches) 1 0:18 yes Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket USA Chuck Liddell KO NED Alistair Overeem 3:09 USA Quinton Jackson DD BRA Murilo Bustamante 20:00 JPN Hidehiko Yoshida SUB JPN Kiyoshi Tamura 5:06 BRA Wanderlei Silva KO JPN Kazushi Sakuraba 5:01 USA Chuck Liddell 13:10 USA Quinton Jackson TKO JPN Hidehiko Yoshida 15:00 BRA Wanderlei Silva UD USA Quinton Jackson 6:28 BRA Wanderlei Silva TKO Pride FC: Shockwave 2003 Pride: Shockwave 2003 Pride Fighting Championships December 31, 2003 Saitama Super Arena Saitama 39,716 Pride: Final Conflict 2003 Pride 27 Pride FC: Shockwave 2003Pride Shockwave 2003 Sherdog http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Shockwave-2003-1958 https://web.archive.org/web/20140729124035/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Shockwave-2003-1958 July 29, 2014 live was an event held on December 31, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Results Main Card Antônio Rogério Nogueira def. Kazushi Sakuraba Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Kiyoshi Tamura def. Rony Sefo Submission (Armbar) 1 2:20 Yuki Kondo def. Mario Sperry TKO (Doctor Stoppage) 1 3:27 Daniel Gracie def. Wataru Sakata Submission (Armbar) 1 7:12 Gary Goodridge def. Don Frye KO (Head Kick) 1 0:39 Royce Gracie vs. Hidehiko Yoshida Draw 2 10:00 Murilo Rua def. Akira Shoji KO (Flying Knee) 1 2:24 Hayato Sakurai def. Daiju Takase Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Heath Herring def. Paulo Cesar Silva Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 3 0:35 Quinton Jackson def. Ikuhisa Minowa TKO (Punches) 2 1:05 yes See also Pride Fighting Championships List of Pride Fighting Championships champions List of Pride Fighting events References Category:Pride Fighting Championships events Category:2003 in mixed martial arts