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2002 in Pride FC

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Pride Fighting Championships
Company typePrivate
IndustryMixed martial arts promotion
Founded1997 in Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Japan
ProductsMixed martial arts events

The year 2002 represented the sixth anniversary of Pride Fighting Championships, a premier mixed martial arts organization headquartered in Japan. Throughout the year, the promotion held a total of 10 events, commencing with Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.

New fighters making their Pride FC debut in 2002

Among the significant athletes who entered Pride FC for the first time in 2002 were:



List of events

# Event Date held Venue City Attendance
30 Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3
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 Marine Messe Fukuoka Fukuoka, Japan
29 Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2
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 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 52,228
28 Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3
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 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan
27 Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2
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 Nagoya Rainbow Hall Nagoya, Japan
26 Pride FC - Shockwave "Dynamite!"
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 Tokyo National Stadium Tokyo, Japan 91,107
25 Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2
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 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan
24 "Pride 21 - Demolition" "Demolition" "June 23, 2002" "Saitama Super Arena" "Saitama, Japan"

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1

On February 22, 2002, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 was hosted at Korakuen Hall located in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 19: Bad Blood

The event titled Pride 19: Bad Blood occurred on February 24, 2002, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

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Pride 20: Armed and Ready

On April 28, 2002, Pride 20: Armed and Ready was hosted at the Yokohama Arena located in Yokohama, Japan.

Pride 21: Demolition

Pride 21: Demolition occurred on June 23, 2002, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event notably featured the PRIDE debuts of MMA icons Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.

Results

{{MMAevent bout | | Shungo Oyama | def. | Renzo Gracie | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 |} }




Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2

Taking place on July 20, 2002, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2 was held at Tokyo's Differ Ariake Arena.

Pride FC: Shockwave

On August 28, 2002, Pride FC: Shockwave was conducted at Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. This event was a joint promotion between PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1, attracting an audience of 91,107 attendees.

Results

{{MMAevent bout | | Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Eye Injury) | 2 | 5:00 |} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
| def.
| Bob Sapp
| Submission (Armbar)
| 2
| 4:03

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Gary Goodridge
| def.
| Lloyd Van Dams
| TKO (Punches)
| 1
| 3:39

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Jerrel Venetiaan
| def.
| Daijiro Matsui
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Wanderlei Silva
| def.
| Tatsuya Iwasaki
| TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
| 1
| 1:16

|}


Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2

Held on September 29, 2002, Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2 took place at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. This event introduced former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman to the Pride organization.

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3 was staged on October 20, 2002, at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo.

Results

{{MMAevent bout | | Daijiro Matsui | def. | Rory Singer | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 |} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Yuji Hisamatsu
| def.
| Demetrius Gioulacos
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Eiji Mitsuoka
| def.
| Scott Bills
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 2
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Yushin Okami
| def.
| Steve White
| TKO (Submission to Punches)
| 2
| 3:25

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Kestutis Smirnovas
| def.
| Takahiro Oba
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 0:55

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Yusuke Imamura
| def.
| Han Ten Yun
| Submission (Guillotine Choke)
| 1
| 2:15

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Aji Susilo
| def.
| Xue Do Won
| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
| 2
| 0:42

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Takayuki Okada
| def.
| Jong Wang Kim
| TKO (Broken Hand)
| 1
| 0:24

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Kyosuke Sasaki
| def.
| Akira Nitagai
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:35

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Yutaro Miyamoto
| def.
| Yoshinori Kawakami
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 1 
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Shinichiro Takamura 
| def. 
| Togo Togo 
| KO (Punches) 
| 1 
|4:59

|}


Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 occurred on November 24, 2002, at the Tokyo Dome located in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3

The event Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was hosted on December 23, 2002, at Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

Results

{{MMAevent bout | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | defeated | Dan Henderson | Submission (Armbar) | 3 | 1:49 |} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Kevin Randleman
| defeated
| Murilo Rua
| TKO (Cut)
| 3
| 0:20

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Alistair Overeem
| defeated
| Bazigit Atajev
| TKO (Knee to the Body)
| 2
| 4:59

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto
| defeated
| Alexander Otsuka
| TKO (Leg Injury)
| 2
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Rodrigo Gracie
| defeated
| Yuki Sasaki
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Ron Waterman
| defeated
| Valentijn Overeem
| Submission (Keylock)
| 1
| 2:18

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Antônio Rogério Nogueira
| defeated
| Guy Mezger
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 5:00

|} {{MMAevent bout | 

| Daijiro Matsui
| defeated
| Kazuki Okubo
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 5:00

|}


See also

References

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