2003 in Pride FC

Pride Fighting Championships
Company type	Private
Industry	Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded	1997
Headquarters	Tokyo , Japan
Area served	Japan
Products	Mixed martial arts events

The year 2003 represented the seventh year of operation for the Pride Fighting Championships, a premier mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. Throughout this year, the promotion hosted a total of six events, commencing with Pride 25 - Body Blow.

Newcomers to Pride FC in 2003

Among the significant fighters making their Pride FC debut in 2003 were:

List of events

Event

Japanese name

Date held

Venue

City

Attendance

Pride FC - Shockwave 2003

Otoko Matsuri

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Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

39,716

Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003

Ketsushosen

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Tokyo Dome

Tokyo, Japan

67,451

Pride FC - Bushido 1

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Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003

Kaimakusen

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Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

40,316

Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone

Reborn

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(Yokohama Arena)

(Yokohama), Japan

(Pride 25 - Body Blow)

(March 16, 2003)

(Yokohama Arena)

(Yokohama), Japan

Pride 25: Body Blow

On March 16, 2003, Pride 25: Body Blow was conducted at Yokohama Arena located in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

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Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

The event Pride 26: Bad to the Bone occurred on June 8, 2003, also at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003

Held on August 10, 2003, at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003 featured multiple bouts.

Pride FC: Bushido 1

Taking place on October 5, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, Pride FC: Bushido 1 was promoted as a contest pitting Team Japan against Team Gracie. The card included five matchups between Japanese fighters led by Hidehiko Yoshida and members of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. A notable highlight was Dos Caras, Jr., who became both the first Hispanic competitor to appear in Pride and the first fighter to wear a lucha libre mask during competition; he would later become widely recognized as WWE wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

Outcomes

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Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003

On November 9, 2003, Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003 took place at Tokyo Dome, featuring the semi-final and final rounds of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix. The opening round had been contested earlier at Pride: Total Elimination 2003 in August.

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003 occurred on December 31, 2003, at Japan’s Saitama Super Arena, drawing an attendance close to 40,000 spectators.

Outcomes

{{MMAevent bout | | Royce Gracie | versus | Hidehiko Yoshida | Draw |} {{MMAevent bout | | Murilo Rua | defeated | Akira Shoji | KO (Flying Knee) |} {{MMAevent bout | | Hayato Sakurai | defeated | Daiju Takase |} {{MMAevent bout | | Heath Herring | defeated | Paulo Cesar Silva |} {{MMAevent bout | | Quinton Jackson | defeated | Ikuhisa Minowa |}

2003 in Pride FC

Newcomers to Pride FC in 2003

List of events

Pride 25: Body Blow

Results

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003

Pride FC: Bushido 1

Outcomes

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003

Outcomes

See also

References