2002 in Pride FC Information First date February 22, 2002 Last date December 23, 2002 Events Total events 10 Fights Total fights 80 Title fights 2 Chronology 2001 in Pride 2002 in Pride FC 2003 in Pride
The year 2002 is the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 .
Title fights Title fights in 2002 Weight class Method Round Time Event Notes Middleweight Wanderlei Silva (c) def. Kiyoshi Tamura KO (Punch) 2 2:28 Pride 19: Bad Blood [a] Middleweight Wanderlei Silva (c) def. Hiromitsu Kanehara TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 3:40 Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 [b]
^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:
Events list Main article: List of Pride FC events
# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance 30 Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 N/A December 23, 2002 Marine Messe Fukuoka Fukuoka , Japan N/A 29 Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 N/A November 24, 2002 Tokyo Dome Tokyo , Japan 52,228 28 Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3 N/A October 20, 2002 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo , Japan N/A 27 Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2 N/A September 29, 2002 Nagoya Rainbow Hall Nagoya , Japan N/A 26 Pride FC - Shockwave Dynamite! August 28, 2002 Tokyo National Stadium Tokyo , Japan 91,107 25 Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2 N/A July 20, 2002 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo , Japan N/A 24 Pride 21 - Demolition N/A June 23, 2002 Saitama Super Arena Saitama , Japan N/A 23 Pride 20 - Armed and Ready N/A April 28, 2002 Yokohama Arena Yokohama , Japan 18,926 22 Pride 19 - Bad Blood N/A February 24, 2002 Saitama Super Arena Saitama , Japan N/A 21 Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1 N/A February 22, 2002 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan N/A
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1[1] was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan .
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Yusuke Imamura def. Joe Son Submission (Elbow Injury) 1 0:33 Sokun Koh def. Amir Rahnavardi KO (Punch) 2 1:19 Takayuki Okada def. Soichi Nishida TKO (Punches) 1 2:00 Daiju Takase def. Johil de Oliveira Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00 Jong Wang Kim def. Yoshinori Sasaki Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 0:25 Eiji Mitsuoka def. Anthony Macias Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
Pride 19: Bad Blood Pride 19: Bad Blood[2] was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan .
Results ^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Pride 20: Armed and Ready Pride 20: Armed and Ready[3] was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama , Japan .
Results
Pride 21: Demolition Pride 21: Demolition[4] was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan . This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva .
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Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2 Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2[5] was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo , Japan .
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Sokun Koh def. Bob Schrijber Decision (Split) 2 5:00 Antônio Schembri def. Daiju Takase Decision (Split) 2 5:00 Alistair Overeem def. Yusuke Imamura TKO (Knee and Punches) 1 0:44 Takayuki Okada def. Tomohiko Hashimoto KO (Punch) 1 2:10 John Alessio def. Eiji Mitsuoka TKO (Cut) 2 3:13 Fatih Kocamis def. Takahiro Oba Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Daisuke Nakamura def. Shannon Ritch Submission (Armbar) 1 4:28 Jukei Nakajima def. Joe Son TKO (Shoulder Injury) 1 0:54 Yushin Okami def. Hidehisa Matsuda KO (Punches) 1 3:52 Yukiya Naito def. Ken Orihashi Decision (Split) 1 5:00
Pride FC: Shockwave Pride FC: Shockwave [6] was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo , Japan . The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Mirko Cro Cop def. Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Eye Injury) 2 5:00 Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Bob Sapp Submission (Armbar) 2 4:03 Gary Goodridge def. Lloyd Van Dams TKO (Punches) 1 3:39 Jerrel Venetiaan def. Daijiro Matsui Decision (Split) 3 5:00 Wanderlei Silva def. Tatsuya Iwasaki TKO (Head Kick and Punches) 1 1:16
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2 Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2[7] was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya , Japan . It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman
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Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3 Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3[8] was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo , Japan .
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Daijiro Matsui def. Rory Singer Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Yuji Hisamatsu def. Demetrius Gioulacos Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Eiji Mitsuoka def. Scott Bills Decision (Unanimous) 2 5:00 Yushin Okami def. Steve White Submission (Punches) 2 3:25 Kestutis Smirnovas def. Takahiro Oba Submission (Armbar) 1 0:55 Yusuke Imamura def. Han Ten Yun Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 2:15 Aji Susilo def. Xue Do Won Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 2 0:42 Takayuki Okada def. Jong Wang Kim Submission (Broken Hand) 1 0:24 Kyosuke Sasaki def. Akira Nitagai Submission (Armbar) 1 4:35 Yutaro Miyamoto def. Yoshinori Kawakami Decision (Unanimous) 1 5:00 Shinichiro Takamura def. Togo Togo KO (Punches) 1 4:59
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2[9] was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo , Japan .
Results ^ For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 Pride 24: Cold Fury 3[10] was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka , Japan .
Results
See also References ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 19 - Bad Blood" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 20 - Armed and Ready" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 21 - Demolition" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride FC - Shockwave" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. ^ "Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on November 6, 2013.