Pride 33
| Company type | Event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | February 24, 2007 |
| Headquarters | Las Vegas, Nevada , United States |
| Products | Mixed martial arts competition |
Pride 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts competition organized by Pride Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007, hosted at the Thomas & Mack Center located in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Background
The headline bout featured welterweight champion Dan Henderson delivering a knockout to middleweight titleholder Wanderlei Silva, thereby securing the middleweight championship and avenging his previous defeat to Silva at Pride 12 - Cold Fury in 2000.
A scheduled fight between Sergei Kharitonov and Gilbert Yvel was called off after Yvel's license application was rejected by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) due to his record of disqualifications. Consequently, Kharitonov faced Mike Russow and won by submission via armbar.
The NSAC also declined to approve matches involving Wes Sims, Kazuyuki Fujita, and Mark Hunt, citing concerns over experience gaps and missed medical paperwork deadlines for Fujita, who was above the age of 35.
Travis Wiuff's opponent, Kazuhiro Nakamura, had to withdraw from their bout because of a knee injury.
Nick Diaz initially secured victory over Takanori Gomi using a Gogoplata submission in a non-title contest; however, this outcome was later reversed to a No Contest after Diaz tested positive for cannabis.
The pay-per-view broadcast carried a price of $34.99 and featured commentary from Lon McEachern, Frank Trigg, and Josh Barnett.