Pride Fighting Championships reinvented Mixed Martial Arts in Japan and abroad. Big money, big names and big events turned Pride FC brought the seemingly dead genre back and helped it reach the success in sees today. After establishing themselves with some hit-or-miss cards in the late 1990s, Pride FC would reach amazing heights over the next few years. Not since their initial card in 1997 had they neared the 50,000 attendance number, but they did several times in 2000 and had their biggest card of over 90,000 in the summer of 2002. While they saw bigger business years in the next few years, Pride reached a level of mainstream success while still maintaining their distinct appeal and style during this era.
Why does this belong on a blog about pro-wrestling?
Pro-wrestling made Pride. In these first eight events offered up by Pride you'll see some legendary fighters, some fighters who would become legendary and a large number of pro-wrestlers. After the repeated attempts to build a shoot-style promotion, Pride FC became the solution. It most certainly had fixed fights, rampant drug abuse and the no athletic commissions making sure everything was legit. They offered the kind of colorful cards that UFC and other American companies could not and still do not.
Look through the cards and you will notice approximately 15 men who had been, would be or dabbled in pro-wrestling (from the WWF and New Japan to UWFi and RINGS).
**Explanation of my rating system - I devised a odd little system to evaluate fights. I based my ratings on entertainment value, skill displayed, energy displayed and finish. This tends to mean that slugfests and high-paced mat battles rate higher than lay n' pray snoozers and "squash matches". I also tried to include how the majority of the fight looked in two parts. Part 1 - standing, on the ground or a combination. Part 2 - striking, hooking or a combination**
Pride FC 2000 - 2002
Pride Fighting Championships reinvented Mixed Martial Arts in Japan and abroad. Big money, big names and big events turned Pride FC brought the seemingly dead genre back and helped it reach the success in sees today. After establishing themselves with some hit-or-miss cards in the late 1990s, Pride FC would reach amazing heights over the next few years.
Why does this belong on a blog about pro-wrestling?
Pro-wrestling made Pride. In these first eight events offered up by Pride you'll see some legendary fighters, some fighters who would become legendary and a large number of pro-wrestlers. After the repeated attempts to build a shoot-style promotion, Pride FC became the solution. It most certainly had fixed fights, rampant drug abuse and the no athletic commissions making sure everything was legit. They offered the kind of colorful cards that UFC and other American companies could not and still do not.
Look through the cards and you will notice approximately 25 men who had been, would be or dabbled in pro-wrestling (from the WWF and New Japan to UWFi and RINGS).
**Explanation of my rating system - I devised a odd little system to evaluate fights. I based my ratings on entertainment value, skill displayed, energy displayed and finish. This tends to mean that slugfests and high-paced mat battles rate higher than lay n' pray snoozers and "squash matches". I also tried to include how the majority of the fight looked in two parts. Part 1 - standing, on the ground or a combination. Part 2 - striking, hooking or a combination**
Why does this belong on a blog about pro-wrestling?
Pro-wrestling made Pride. In these first eight events offered up by Pride you'll see some legendary fighters, some fighters who would become legendary and a large number of pro-wrestlers. After the repeated attempts to build a shoot-style promotion, Pride FC became the solution. It most certainly had fixed fights, rampant drug abuse and the no athletic commissions making sure everything was legit. They offered the kind of colorful cards that UFC and other American companies could not and still do not.
Look through the cards and you will notice approximately 25 men who had been, would be or dabbled in pro-wrestling (from the WWF and New Japan to UWFi and RINGS).
**Explanation of my rating system - I devised a odd little system to evaluate fights. I based my ratings on entertainment value, skill displayed, energy displayed and finish. This tends to mean that slugfests and high-paced mat battles rate higher than lay n' pray snoozers and "squash matches". I also tried to include how the majority of the fight looked in two parts. Part 1 - standing, on the ground or a combination. Part 2 - striking, hooking or a combination**
Pride Grand Prix Tournament - Opening Round
Date of Event: 1/30/00
Length: 1 hour and 20 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color: Ken Shamrock, Maurice Smith, Gary Goodridge
- Show Opening with Fighter Introductions
1. Vanderlei Silva vs. Bob Schibjer - **1/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Shamrock announces deal with Pride
2. Gary Goodridge vs. Tachihikari - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
3. Akira Shoji vs. Ebenezer Fontes Braga - **1/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Fujita interview
4. Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Hans Nyman - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
5. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Guy Mezger - **1/2 (Standing/Striking)
- Sakuraba-Mezger-Shamrock post-match
- Satake interview
- Drummer show
6. Mark Coleman vs. Maasaki Satake - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
7. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Alexander Otsuka - *** (Combo/Striking)
- Inoue interview
8. Mark Kerr vs. Enson Inoue - *3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Helio, Royce, Takada interviews
9. Royce Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada - *1/2 (Ground/Striking)
- Royce Gracie interview
Pride Grand Prix Tournament - Finals
Date of Event: 5/1/00
Length: Tape 1, Tape 2 (2 hours)
Commentary: Stephen Quadros, Bas Rutten, Maurice Smith
- Show opening, Sakuraba interview
1. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Royce Gracie (Quarterfinals)
- Vovchanchyn and Goodridge interviews
2. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Gary Goodridge (Quarterfinals) - **3/4 (Standup/Striking)
- Interview with Shoji and Coleman preparing
3. Mark Coleman vs. Akira Shoji (Quarterfinals) - *** (Ground/Striking)
- Fujita & Kerr interviews
4. Mark Kerr vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (Quarterfinals) - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
5. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (Semifinals) - ***3/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Satake and Mezger interviews
6. Guy Mezger vs. Maasaki Satake - ** (Combo/Striking)
7. Mark Coleman vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (Semifinals) - n/a
- Shamrock-Otsuka hype
8. Ken Shamrock vs. Alexander Otsuka - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Shamrock promo, Main Event hype
9. Mark Coleman vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (Finals) - **1/2 (Ground/Striking)
- Coleman promo, closing ceremony with runner-ups
Pride 9 - New Blood
Date of Event: 6/4/00
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Pre-show analysis and opening
- Herring & Peeters interview
1. Heath Herring vs. Willie Peeters - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Telligman & Barreto interviews
2. Tra Telligman vs. Carlos Barreto - ** (Combo/Striking)
- White & Goes interviews
3. Vernon White vs. Allan Goes - **1/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Sano & Newton interviews
4. Carlos Newton vs. Naoki Sano - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
- Shoji & Recken interviews
5. Akira Shoji vs. John Recken- **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Goodridge & Rodriguez interviews
6. Ricco Rodriguez vs. Gary Goodridge - *** (Ground/Combo)
- Matsui & Vovchanchyn interviews
7. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Daijiro Matsui - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Yvel & Belfort interviews
8. Vitor Belfort vs. Gilbert Yvel - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors
Date of Event: 8/27/00
Length: 2 hours and 50 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Eddie Bravo
- Pre-show analysis and opening
1. Vitor Belfort vs. Daijiro Matsui - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Belfort promo
2. Vanderlei Silva vs. Guy Mezger - **** (Standing/Striking)
- Silva promo
3. Ricco Rodriguez vs. Giant Ochiai - *** (Ground/Combo)
- Ochiai/Rodriguez promos, Yvel/Goodridge warmups
4. Gilbert Yvel vs. Gary Goodridge - **1/2 (Standing/Striking)
- Yvel promo
5. Mark Kerr vs. Igor Borisov - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Kerr promo
6. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Enson Inoue - ***1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Shamrock interview, prefight warmups
7. Ken Shamrock vs. Kazuyuki Fujita - ***1/4 (Standing/Striking)
- Fujita promo, Ryan-Ishizawa warmups
8. Ryan Gracie vs. Tokimitsu Ishizawa - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Ryan promo, Renzo interview & preparation
9. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie - ****1/4 (Combo/Striking)
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun
Date of Event: 10/31/00
Length: 1 hour and 30 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Eddie Bravo
- Fighter Introductions
1. Heath Herring vs. Tom Erickson - ***1/2 (Ground/Striking)
2. Vanderlei Silva vs. Gilbert Yvel
3. Gary Goodridge vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
4. Alexander Otsuka vs. Mike Bourke - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Otsuka promo
5. Akira Shoji vs. Herman Renting - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
6. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Nobuhiko Takada - **1/4 (Ground/Striking)
7. Maasaki Satake vs. Naoya Ogawa - **3/4 (Standing/Striking)
8. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Shannon Ritch - **3/4 (Standing/Combo)
Pride 12 - Cold Fury
Date of Event: 12/23/00
Length: Tape 1 (2 hours) & Tape 2
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color:
- Quadros/Rutten Opening, X-Mas Pride Girls
- Mezger interview
1. Guy Mezger vs. Alexander Otsuka - **1/2 (Standing/Striking)
2. Akira Shoji vs. Ricardo Almeida - ***3/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Inoue/Herring interviews
3. Heath Herring vs. Enson Inoue - *** (Ground/Combo)
- Newton interview
4. Carlos Newton vs. Johil de Oliveira - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
5. Vanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson - **** (Combo/Striking)
- Yvel interview
6. Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Gilbert Yvel - *1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Rodriguez interview
7. Ricco Rodriguez vs. John Marsh - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Kerr interview
8. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Mark Kerr - *3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Gracie interview
9. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
Pride 13 - Collision Course
Date of Event: 3/25/01
Length: Tape 1 (1 hour and 11 minutes) & Tape 2 (1 hour and 31 minutes)
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Opening Video
- Introduction of Rutten & Quadros
- Fighter Introductions
1. Vitor Belfort vs. Bobby Southworth - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
- Mezger/Inoue interviews
2. Guy Mezger vs. Eagan Inoue - **3/4 (Standup/Striking)
- Herring interview
3. Heath Herring vs. Denis Sobolev - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Henderson/Gracie interview
4. Dan Henderson vs. Renzo Gracie - *** (Combo/Striking)
- Coleman/Goes interview
5. Mark Coleman vs. Allan Goes - *** (Combo/Striking)
6. Maasaki Satake vs. Tadao Yasuda - *3/4 (Standup/Striking)
- Telligman interview/warm-ups
7. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Tra Telligman - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
8. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Silva - ***1/2 (Standup/Striking)
- Silva/Sakuraba interviews
- Post-match with Herring, Mezger, Telligman, Shamrock, Ortiz, Silva, Vovchanchyn, Coleman
- Closing highlights and comments
Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans
Date of Event: 5/27/01
Length: 2 hours and 50 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color: Mark Coleman
- Introduction with Rutten & Quadros
- Show opening with giant sphere and fighter introductions
1. Vanderlei Silva vs. Shungo Oyama - **3/4 (Standup/Striking)
2. Johil de Oliviera vs. Antonio "Nino" Schembri - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Goodridge and Overeem interviews
3. Gary Goodridge vs. Valentijn Overeem - *** (Ground/Combo)
4. Daijiro Matsui vs. Jose "Pele" Landi - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Interviews with Mezger and Liddell
5. Guy Mezger vs. Chuck Liddell - ***3/4 (Standup/Striking)
6. Dan Henderson vs. Akira Shoji - ***1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Interviews with Herring and Belfort
7. Heath Herring vs. Vitor Belfort - *1/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Interview with Yvel
8. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Gilbert Yvel - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Fujita and Takayama preparing
9. Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - ***1/2 (Combo/Striking)
Pride 15 - Raging Rumble
Date of Event: 7/29/01
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color: Mark Coleman
- Opening Video
- Introduction with Quadros & Rutten
- Pride Girls, Fighter Intros
1. Valentijn Overeem vs. Assurio Silva - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Ismail interview
2. Wallid Ismail vs. Shugo Oyama - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
3. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Maasaki Satake - **** (Combo/Striking)
- Herring/Kerr interviews
4. Mark Kerr vs. Heath Herring - ** (Ground/Striking)
5. Daijiro Matsui vs. Ebenezar Fontes Braga (JIP) - ** (Combo/Striking)
- Goodridge interview, Noguiera backstage
6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Gary Goodridge - *** (Combo/Combo)
- Jackson interview
7. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Quinton Jackson - **** (Ground/Combo)
8. Ryan Gracie vs. Tokimitsu Ishizawa - *3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Interviews with Coleman, Jackson, Herring
Pride 16 - Beasts from the East
Date of Event: 9/24/01
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Moment of silence and Morishito (DSE)
- Card rundown
- Show opening with Nou Drummer and fighter introductions
- Goodridge interview
1. Gary Goodridge vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu - *** (Standup/Striking)
- Matt Hume on scoring fights
2. Assurio Silva vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto - *** (Standup/Striking)
3. Murillo "Ninja" Rua vs. Daijiro Matsui - ***3/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Mezger & Arona interviews
4. Guy Mezger vs. Ricardo Arona - **1/4 (Combo/Striking)
5. Semmy Schilt vs. Akira Shoji - ***1/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Vanderlei Silva and Kazushi Sakuraba rematch promos
- Interviews with Frye and Yvel
6. Don Frye vs. Gilbert Yvel - *** (Combo/Striking)
- Coleman interview
7. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mark Coleman - ***3/4 (Ground/Hooking)
- Closing Interview with Frye
Pride 17 - Championship Chaos
Date of Event: 11/3/01
Length: 2 hours 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color: Royce Gracie
- Opening with Quadros & Rutten buying souveniors
- Show opening with flag presentation
- Fighter introduction
- Interview with Quinton Jackson
1. Quinton Jackson vs. Yuki Ishikawa - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
Henderson interview
2. Dan Henderson vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua - *** (Ground/Combo)
3. Semmy Schilt vs. Maasaki Satake - **3/4 (Standup/Striking)
- Renzo Gracie interview
4. Renzo Gracie vs. Michiyoshi Ohara(clipped) - *1/2 (Standup/Striking)
- Vovchanchyn interview
5. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Mario Sperry - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- First half of the card rundown
- Bas Rutten announces his comeback
- Last half hype
- Erickson interview
6. Tom Erickson vs. Matt Skelton - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Herring interview
7. Heath Herring vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Heavyweight Championship) - **** (Combo/Combo)
8. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Vanderlei Silva (Middleweight Championship) - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Sakuraba & Vanderlei interviews
Closing interview with Quadros, Rutten, Royce Gracie
Pride 18 - Cold Fury II
Date of Event: 12/23/01
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Color: Matt Hume
- Opening Segment
- X-Mas Girls Opening, Fighter Introductions
- Jackson interview
1. Quinton Jackson vs. Daijiro Matsui - DUD
- Hume interview
2. Allan Goes vs. Alex Steibling - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
3. Murillo "Ninja" Rua vs. Alex Andrade - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
4. Jan Nortje vs. Norihisa Yamamoto - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
5. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Valentijn Overeem - ***1/2 (Combo/Combo)
6. Akira Shoji vs. Jeremy Horn - *** (Ground/Combo)
7. Vanderlei Silva vs. Alexander Otsuka - **3/4 (Standup/Striking)
8. Semmy Schilt vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Closing Credits with highlights
- Rutten, Quadros, Pride Girls
Pride 19 - Bad Blood
Date of Event: 2/24/02
Length: 2 hours and 35 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Opening Segment
- Quadros & Bas with katana
- Erickson interview
1. Tom Erickson vs. Tim Catalfo - **1/2
- Ismail & Steibling interviews
2. Wallid Ismail vs. Alex Steibling - n/a
- Newton interview
3. Carlos Newton vs. Jose "Pele" Landi - ****3/4
- Newton post-match promo, Herring interview
4. Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Heath Herring - ***1/2
- Noguiera interview
5. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Enson Inoue - ****1/4
6. Vanderlei Silva vs. Kiyoshi Tamura - **3/4
- Frye-Shamrock hype and interviews
7. Don Frye vs. Ken Shamrock - ***1/2
- Frye post-match promo
- Closing with Quadros, Rutten and Frye
Pride 20 - Armed & Ready
Date of Event: 4/28/02
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Bas Rutten MMA Workout Opening, Sapp interview
1. Bob Sapp vs. Norihisa Yamamoto - **3/4 (Standing/Striking)
- Jackson interview
2. Quinton Jackson vs. Maasaki Satake - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
3. Antonio Rogerio Noguiera vs. Yasuke Imamura - **1/2 (Ground/Hooking)
- Henderson interview
4. Dan Henderson vs. Ricardo Arona - ***3/4 (Ground/Striking)
5. Mario Sperry vs. Murillo "Ninja" Rua - ****3/4 (Combo/Combo)
6. Sanae Kikuta vs. Alexander Otsuka (JIP)
- Silva & Crocop interviews
7. Vanderlei Silva vs. Mirko Crocop (Special Rules Fight) - **** (Standing/Striking)
- Sakuraba promo
Pride 21 - Demolition
Date of Event: 6/30/02
Length: 2 hours and 45 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten/Josh Barnett
- Opening Segement & Fire Show
- Sapp interview
1. Bob Sapp vs. Kiyoshi Tamura - **1/2 (Standing/Striking)
- Goodridge interview
2. Gary Goodridge vs. Ahmed Labazanov - ** (Ground/Striking)
- Steibling interview
3. Alex Steibling vs. Anderson Silva - ** (Standing/Striking)
- Yvel interview
4. Gilbert Yvel vs. Jeremy Horn - **3/4 (Combo/Combo)
- Gracie interview
5. Renzo Gracie vs. Shungo Oyama (JIP)
- Schilt interview
6. Semmy Schilt vs. Fedor Emelianenko - **1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Frye interview
7. Don Frye vs. Yoshihiro Takayama - ****1/4 (Combo/Striking)
PRIDE - MMA The Best #2
Date of Event: 7/20/02
Length: 2 hours
- Introduction
1. Jukei vs. Joe Son - **3/4 (Ground/Striking)
2. Daisuke Nakamura vs. Shannon Ritch - ***1/2 (Ground/Combo)
3. Fatih Kocamis vs. Anglosaxon Oba - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
4. John Alessio vs. Eiji Mitsuoka - ** (Standing/Striking)
5. Giant Ochiai vs. Tomohiko Hashimoto - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
6. Alistair Overeem vs. Yusuke Imamura - **3/4 (Standing/Striking)
7. Nino "Elvis" Schembri vs. Daijyu Takase - *** (Combo/Combo)
8. Sokun Koh vs. Bob Schrijber - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Closing
Pride - Dynamite/Shockwave
Date of Event: 8/25/02
Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
Guest Commentary: Bill Goldberg
- Opening with announcers, torch & drumming ceremony with fighter intros
- Silva interview
1. Vanderlei Silva vs. Takasuya Isawa - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Veneetian interview
2. Daijiro Matsui vs. Jereel Veneetian (JIP)
- Goldberg, Erickson, Coleman, Goodridge backstage; Goodridge & Van Dams interviews
3. Gary Goodridge vs. Lloyd Van Dams - **1/2 (Ground/Striking)
- Hoost & Schilt interview
4. Ernesto Hoost vs. Semmy Schilt (K-1 Rules)
- Goldberg & Frye backstage, Frye interview"
5. Jerome Le Banner vs. Don Frye (K-1 Rules)
- Helio Gracie presentation, Goldberg promo, para-Inoki promo, Goldberg & Sapp backstage
- Noguiera & Sapp interviews
6. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Bob Sapp - ****1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Gracies interview
7. Royce Gracie vs. Hideko Yoshida - *3/4 (Ground/Hooking)
8. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Mirko "Crocop" Filopovic - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
Pride 22 - Beasts from the East II
Date of Event: 9/29/02
Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Quadros & Rutten intro, fighter Introductions
- Randleman interview
1. Kevin Randleman vs. Michiyoshi Ohara (clipped)
- Mezger interview
2. Guy Mezger vs. Naohisa Yamamoto - **3/4 (Standing/Striking)
3. Anderson Silva vs. Alexander Otsuka - ***1/4 (Ground/Combo)
4. Paulo Filho vs. Akira Shoji - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Herring interview
5. Heath Herring vs. Kotchkine Ioure - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Sperry interview
6. Mario Sperry vs. Andrei Kopylov - ** (Ground/Combo)
- Jackson and Vovchanchyn interviews
7. Quinton Jackson vs. Igor Vovchanchyn - ***1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Gracie interview
8. Ryan Gracie vs. Shungo Oyama - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Randleman-Rutten closing skit
Pride 23 - Championship Chaos II
Date of Event: 11/24/02
Length: 2 hours and 40 minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Quadros & Rutten intro, fighter Introductions
- Hirotaka Yokoi vs. Jereel Veneetian (JIP)
1. Kevin Randleman vs. Kennichi Yamamoto - **3/4 (Ground/Hooking)
- Rua/Arona interviews
2. Murillo "Ninja" Rua vs. Ricardo Arona - *** (Ground/Combo)
- Herring interview
3. Heath Herring vs. Fedor Emelianenko - ***1/4 (Ground/Striking)
- Noguiera interview
4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Semmy Schilt - ***1/2 (Ground/Combo)
- Silva interview
5. Vanderlei Silva vs. Hiromichi Kanehara - ***1/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Frye interview
6. Don Frye vs. Hideko Yoshida - *** (Ground/Combo)
7. Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Gilles Arsene - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
Pride 24 - Cold Fury III
Date of Event: 12/23/02
Length: 2 hours and minutes
Commentary: Stephen Quadros & Bas Rutten
- Opening with Dou Drummer
- Mezger interview
1. Guy Mezger vs. Rogerio Noguiera - **1/2 (Combo/Combo)
- Waterman interview
2. Ron Waterman vs. Valentijn Overeem - **3/4 (Ground/Combo)
- Gracie interview
3. Rogerio Gracie vs. Yuki Sasaki - **1/2 (Combo/Striking)
- Pride action figures
4. Alistair Overeem vs. Volk Ataev - **3/4 (Combo/Striking)
- Randleman & Rua interview
5. Kevin Randleman vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua - *** (Ground/Striking)
- Noguiera interview
6. Antonio Nogueria vs. Dan Henderson - ****1/2 (Combo/Combo)
