2000 in Pride FC

Pride Fighting Championships

Company type	Private
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Japan

The year 2000 represented the fourth annual season of the Pride Fighting Championships, a prominent mixed martial arts organization headquartered in Japan. Throughout this year, the promotion hosted six significant events, beginning with Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.

Introduction of New Pride FC Competitors

Several distinguished fighters made their Pride FC debut in 2000, including:

• Dan Henderson
• Gilbert Yvel
• Heath Herring
• Kazuyuki Fujita
• Ken Shamrock
• Ricardo Almeida
• Ricco Rodriguez

• Royce Gracie
• Ryan Gracie
• Tra Telligman
• Willie Peeters
• Yoshiaki Yatsu

Event Schedule

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
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 - Grand Prix 2000: Finals	May 1, 2000	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	38,429
9	Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round	January 30, 2000	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	48,316

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round

The tournament series for the year commenced with Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round, which took place on January 30, 2000 at Tokyo Dome.

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals

The concluding segment of the Pride Grand Prix 2000 was hosted at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo on May 1, 2000.

Bracket for Pride 2000 Grand Prix

Mark Coleman |UD | {{flagicon{JPN}} Akira Shoji |15:00 

||{{flagicon{USA}} Mark Kerr} |15:00 | {{flagicon{JPN}} Kazuyuki Fujita } |UD

||{{flagicon{JPN}} Kazushi Sakuraba } |15:00 | {{flagicon{UKR}} Igor Vovchanchyn} } |TKO ||{{flagicon{USA}} Mark Coleman} } |TKO | {{flagicon{JPN}} Kazuyuki Fujita } |0:02

||{{flagicon{UKR} } Igor Vovchanchyn } |3:09 | {{flagicon{USA} } Mark Coleman]} } |SUB

3rdplace=no RD1=Opening Round
January 30, 2000 RD2=Quarter-finals
May 1, 2000 RD3=Semi-finals
May 1, 2000 RD4=Final
May 1, 2000 widescore=yes }}

Pride 9: New Blood

On June 4, 2000, Pride 9 - New Blood was staged at Nagoya Rainbow Hall located in Nagoya, Japan.

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors

The event titled Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors occurred on August 27, 2000 at Seibu Dome in Saitama. This event attracted an audience totaling approximately 38,429 attendees.

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun

Held on October 31, 2000, at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun drew a crowd of 13,500 spectators.

Pride 12: Cold Fury

Pride 12 - Cold Fury occurred on December 23, 2000, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, with an audience totaling 26,882. This event featured the debut appearance of future PRIDE Champion Dan Henderson.

See also

• Pride Fighting Championships
• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
• List of Pride Fighting events