Pride Fighting Championships

Pride FC ( Pride Fighting Championships ) was an organizer of MMA competitions from Japan, who belonged to the Japanese marketing company Dream Stage Entertainment ( DSE) and was acquired in April 2007 by Zuffa, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.

The previously held exclusively in Japan competitions had visited up to 90,000 spectators. Most viewers could produce Pride Shockwave 2002 at Tokyo National Stadium ( 91,107 spectators ).

The events were broadcast in Japan and in the U.S. on Pay -Per -View. In North America, the PPV broadcast by InDemand, The Dish Network and DirecTV. Already since June 2002 DSE had a license from the Nevada State Athletic Commission to fighting in the United States to hold, but it took until October 2006 to the first Pride FC show was held. In February 2003, a contract was also signed with THQ, since games were brought out of Pride for the Playstation 2. In German-speaking Pride FC of Euro Sport has been transferred.

The star of Pride was the Russian Fyodor Jemeljanenko, who was undefeated in Pride in the heavyweight division since its debut in 2002 until its closure in 2007.

In contrast to various competitions such as UFC Cage Fighting (organizer of the U.S.) or various other events was fought at Pride competition in a standard boxing ring. Not allowed were headbutts, punches in the genital area, eye stitches, throat punches and blows to the neck and at the back of the head.

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Pride closure

Already in June 2006, lost Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE ) in the course of the Yakuza scandal their TV deal with Fuji TV in Japan. This DSE lost their main source of income and fell in the next few months, more and more financial difficulties.

In March 2007, DSE announced at a press conference that Pride FC was bought by the family Fertitta, who already operates the MMA organization Ultimate Fighting Championship under Zuffa LLC.

At the beginning, both organizations were running under separate lines even further before in October 2007 Zuffa LLC to the Japanese employees of Pride FC decided to dismiss. This means that the further promotion of fighters and other events was completed under the banner of Pride.

Regulate

Competition Rules

Each battle lasts for three rounds, which go over the first ten and the other two about five minutes. Between each round there is a pause of two minutes. Duty for a fighter are open finger gloves, a mask and a jockstrap.

Weight classes

Decision

  • Submission
  • Knockout
  • Technical knockout
  • After points
  • Disqualification
  • No rating

Former Champions

After the April 8, 2007 was the last event of Pride FC, ​​the belts were left at their former champions. The acquisition of Pride the previous titles with the titles of the Ultimate Fighting Champion Chip (UFC ) were combined.

Notes

On 8 September 2007, the World Middleweight title was combined with the UFC Light Heavyweight title at UFC 75. Here lost the previous title holder Dan Henderson at the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton Jackson.

The World welterweight title, also held by Dan Henderson, was incorporated on 1 March 2008 at UFC 82 with the UFC Middleweight title. Anderson Silva, the current UFC Middleweight Champion, defeating Henderson via object at minute 4:52 in Round 2

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