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List Of Pride Champions
Below is a list of Pride Fighting Championships champions and title defenses: World champions Heavyweight Championship :Weight limit: Over Middleweight Championship :Weight limit: to Welterweight Championship :Weight limit: to Lightweight Championship :Weight limit: Below Grand Prix Winners ''An asterisk (*) indicates that the tournament was also a title fight.'' Records Most wins in title bouts Most consecutive title defenses Multi-division champions Simultaneous two division champions Champions by nationality The division champions include only linear and true champions. Interim champions who have never become linear champions will be listed as interim champions. Fighters with multiple title reigns in a specific division will also be counted once. Runners-up are not included in tournaments champions. See also * List of Pride events * List of Pride FC fighters * List of current mixed martial arts champions * List of Bellator MMA champions * Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Fighting Championships
PRIDE Fighting Championships (Pride or Pride FC, founded as KRS-Pride) was a Japanese mixed martial arts promotion company. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. Pride held more than sixty mixed martial arts events, broadcast to about 40 countries worldwide.What is Pride? , Official Pride site. Last retrieved December 5, 2006 PRIDE was owned by the Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE). For the ten years of its existence, PRIDE was one of the most popular MMA organizations in the world. Pride broadcast its event on Japanese |
Pride 19
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 Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002: * Achmed Labasanov * Aji Susilo * Akira Nitagai * Alistair Overeem * Anderson Silva * Andrei Kopylov * Antônio Rogério Nogueira * Bazigit Atajev * Bob Sapp * Daisuke Nakamura * Daniel Gracie * Demetrius Gioulacos * Eiji Mitsuoka * Fatih Kocamis * Fedor Emelianenko * Gilles Arsene * Han Ten Yun * Hidehiko Yoshida * Hidehisa Matsuda * Hiromitsu Kanehara * Hirotaka Yokoi * Jerrel Venetiaan * Joe Son * John Alessio * Jong Wang Kim * Jukei Nakajima * Kazuki Okubo * Ken Orihashi * Kenichi Yamamoto * Kestutis Smirnovas * Kevin Randleman * Kiyoshi Tamura * Kyosuke Sasaki * Lloyd Van Dams * Paulo Filho * Ron Waterman * Rory Singer * Scott Bills * Shinichiro Takamura * Sokun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anderson Silva
Anderson da Silva (; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span. UFC president Dana White, UFC commentator Joe Rogan and numerous mixed martial arts (MMA) pundits have named Silva as one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Silva left the UFC in November 2020 and returned to boxing. Background Silva was born on 14 April 1975, in São Paulo, Brazil. The son of a poverty-stricken family, he spent the majority of his childhood in Curitiba with his aunt and uncle, who was an officer with the Curitiba police force. Silva's first foray in martial arts began as a child training jiu-jitsu with neighborhood kids. As a teen, Silva began training in taekwondo, capoeira and muay thai. Mixed martial arts career Early care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Middleweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with UFC 12, and began introducing weight-specific titles. The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above , and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murilo Bustamante
Murilo Bustamante (; born 30 July 1966, in Rio de Janeiro) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. He is one of the founders of the ''Brazilian Top Team'' and is the current leader. In addition to competing for the UFC, he has also fought in PRIDE, making it to the Pride Shockwave 2005 Final, and also fought in Yarennoka! Background Bustamante was born in coastal Rio de Janeiro and originally had dreams of professional surfing, but began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu soon after having his first fight when he was 10 years old. He began officially competing when he was 15, before adding judo, and then began boxing when he was 18. He is a black belt under the renowned Carlson Gracie. He has won numerous world titles in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, which includes the World Championships of Jiu-Jitsu. Instructor lineage Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Carlson Gracie → Murilo Bustamante Sports accomplishments Muri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC 75
''UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion'' was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The event was held September 8, 2007, at The O2 in London, United Kingdom. Background The event was the fourth event held by the UFC in United Kingdom, following ''UFC 38'' in London, ''UFC 70'' in Manchester, and ''UFC 72'' in Belfast. The event aired on Setanta Sports 1 in the United Kingdom, TV4 Sport in Sweden, PPV1 in Ireland, and presented via tape delay on Spike TV for North American audiences. The main event was a title unification match between UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson and PRIDE Fighting Championships' 83 kg and 93 kg champion, Dan Henderson. There were some discussion on whether the title fight would be for both the UFC and PRIDE titles or just the UFC title. UFC president Dana White had remarked on July 2, 2007, "No. What we’re doing with that thing is we’re respecting both (the UFC and PRIDE) titles. The UFC title is the UFC champ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UFC Light Heavyweight Championship
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) champions are fighters who have won UFC championships. Historical notes At the time of the UFC's inception in 1993, mixed martial arts was not sanctioned in the United States, and did not include weight classes. Instead of the traditional championship model, the UFC held tournaments with the winner receiving a permanent appellation. In response to criticism from Senator John McCain that saw the loss of its television deal and the banning of the sport in thirty-six states, the UFC increased its cooperation with state athletic commissions and introduced weight classes in 1997, starting with UFC 12, and began introducing weight-specific titles. The original codification for weight classes introduced only two divisions: heavyweight, which grouped together all competitors above , and lightweight, which encompassed all competitors 199 pounds (90 kg) and under. At UFC 14 the lightweight division would be renamed to middleweight, though it woul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Henderson
Daniel Jeffery Henderson (born August 24, 1970) is an American retired mixed martial artist and Olympic wrestler, who last competed as a middleweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He was the last Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion and was the last Welterweight () and Middleweight () champion of Pride Fighting Championships. Henderson was the Brazil Open '97 Tournament Champion, the UFC 17 Middleweight Tournament Champion, the Rings: King of Kings 1999 Tournament Champion and the Pride Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion. Henderson also challenged for the UFC Middleweight Championship (2x), the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship and the Strikeforce Middleweight Championship. Henderson was the first mixed martial artist to hold two titles in two different weight classes concurrently in a major MMA promotion. At the time of his retirement after UFC 204, he was the oldest fighter on the UFC roster. Wrestling career Dan Henderson was born in Downey, Califo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride Shockwave 2005
The year 2005 is the 9th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2005 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 29 - Fists of Fire''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2005: * Alexandru Lungu * Aliev Makhmud * Andrei Semenov * Daisuke Sugie * Daniel Acacio * David Abbott * Denis Kang * Dong Sik Yoon * Fabrício Werdum * Ibragim Magomedov * In Seok Kim * Jean Silva * Joachim Hansen * Josh Thomson * Jutaro Nakao * Ken Kaneko * Luiz Azeredo * Masanori Suda * Michihiro Omigawa * Milton Vieira * Murad Chunkaiev * Naoyuki Kotani * Pawel Nastula * Pedro Rizzo * Phil Baroni * Roman Zentsov * Ryuichi Murata * Tatsuya Kawajiri * Tomomi Iwama * Tsuyoshi Kosaka * Wagner da Conceicao Martins * Yoshiro Maeda * Yves Edwards * Aaron Riley Events list Pride 29: Fists of Fire Pride 29: Fists of Fire was an event held on February 20, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Arona
Ricardo Arona (; born 17 July 1978) is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 2000 until 2009, he competed in PRIDE Fighting Championships and RINGS in his mixed martial arts career, and was a member of Brazilian Top Team. He is the former RINGS Middleweight Champion, as well as the 2001 RINGS Middleweight Championship Tournament Winner, and 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Runner-Up. In submission wrestling, he holds an undefeated record of 13–0, never losing a single point in a match, and is a four-time ADCC Champion. These achievements are what led to Arona being part of the inaugural class inducted into the ADCC Hall of Fame. He has notable wins in both MMA and submission grappling competition over Tito Ortiz, Jeff Monson, Renato Sobral, Vitor Belfort, Mark Kerr, Kazushi Sakuraba, Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, Murilo Rua, Jeremy Horn, Guy Mezger, and Dean Lister. Background Arona was born in Niteroi, Brazil and train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pride 28
The year 2004 is the 8th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2004 had 10 events beginning with, ''Pride 27 - Inferno''. Title fights Debut Pride FC fighters The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2004: * Akihiro Gono * Amar Suloev * Bertrand Amoussou * Brady Fink * Charles Bennett * Cory Peterson * Crosley Gracie * Dean Lister * Egidijus Valavicius * Fabio Mello * Gan McGee * Henry Miller * Hiroyuki Abe * Jadyson Costa * James Thompson * Jens Pulver * Jin O Kim * Jorge Patino * Josh Barnett * Katsuhisa Fujii * Kazuo Misaki * Kazuo Takahashi * Luiz Firmino * Makoto Takimoto * Mal Foki * Marcus Aurelio * Mark Hunt * Masakazu Imanari * Matt Foki * Mu Bae Choi * Rulon Gardner * Ryo Chonan * Ryuki Ueyama * Ryuta Sakurai * Sean Sherk * Sergey Ignatov * Soa Palelei * Stefan Leko * Takanori Gomi * Yasuaki Miyazono * Yasuhito Namekawa * Yoji Anjo * Yukio Kawabe Events list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
