PRIDE Fighting Championships

By Jessy Morris Frank Mir vs. Interim UFC heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva Jackson became UFC light-heavyweight champion in the cage when he defeated Chuck Liddell for the second time; he also unified the titles when he defeated Dan Henderson at UFC 75.

By Mike Leanza All of those fights, and we still have Hughes/Serra as well as the recently announced Couture/Liddell 4 yet to be scheduled. Oh, and UFC Heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar still has to fight the winner of Nog/Mir to solidify his standing as the best Heavyweight in the UFC. Gasp, I can't breat...

By Derek Bolender In mixed martial arts (MMA), specifically, it’s the rematch that is fairly commonplace.  An MMA trilogy, on the other hand, is extremely rare.  2) Wanderlei Silva vs. Dan Henderson 3) Josh Barnett vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira 2) Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell

By Goober Taylor What is MMAth? MMAth is the process of using a sequence of past mixed martial arts fight results that provide a logical and objective argument for predicting the result of a future mixed martial arts bout. A basic MMAth equation: Tito Ortiz beat Forrest Griffen who beat Shogun, ...therefore T...

By Jessy Morris Having fought with PRIDE before signing with the WEC in 2007, Filho racked up an impressive winning streak and remained undefeated from his pro debut in 2000 to his last fight in 2008. Paulo racked up an impressive 16-0 record throughout his professional MMA career.

By Brad It's easy to knock the UFC nowadays. The UFC has become the WWF (E) of MMA. Enter Dana White in 2001. Dana White and the new UFC decided to try something different. Is Dana White a stingy bastard? No doubt. Do the fighters deserve a better boss and more money? Most assuredly.

By Tom Grant Franklin's only losses have come against truly elite fighters in Anderson Silva and Lyoto Machida, and he has a chances to be a real contender in the light heavyweight division. His first fight was impressive defeat of elite wrestler Matt Hamill and his second fight is against another e...

 CA - Nov 11, 2008 But, to truly get a sense for what their fight at UFC 92 is all about, you have to go back to the days of PRIDE. When Jackson stepped into the ring against ...

By Brian Oswald Certain men’s careers seem destined for a collision course; intertwining their fates as fighters. Quinton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva are two such fighters. Both men have great pride. And, because of that, they have a history together.

By Josh Nason This is the second installment of the Ropes, Ring and Cage UFC 91 preview, airing live on PPV this Saturday from Las Vegas, NV. Every day, RRC will provide background and analysis on one of the televised bouts. On Wednesday, RRC will preview Amir Sodallah vs. Nick Catone. On Gonzaga:

By Marcus Walker The Grand Prix in 2000 was groundbreaking at the time. 2003 through 2006 produced great tourneys each year. Can you imagine a UFC tourney? My goodness. Unfortunately, Frank Shamrock and Dana White will get an apartment together before the NSAC or CSAC approves a tournament.

By Jessy Morris 5. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz Now, both men are now UFC fighters and the rivalry between them never stopped. For the third time, Quinton Jackson and Wanderlei Silva will fight at UFC 92 and "Rampage" will be seeking to win for the first time against "The Axe Murderer".

By Derek Bolender He has the pedigree, which is the strength to take Silva down, the skill to control him on the ground, and the superior jiu-jitsu submission game be able to end the fight.  However, only Takase was able to get a victory on the ground (Chonan did get a submission victory, but this was a fluke sub...

By James Welch When Dan Henderson stepped into the PRIDE ring with Wanderlei Silva on Dec. 9, 2000, he was already being dubbed by some as the best fighter in the world. His resume was extremely impressive, having already claimed the RINGS: King of Kings title, as well as winning the UFC 17 Middleweight Tou...

By Dimitri Gadakis The former UFC Interim Heavyweight champion, former PRIDE heavy weight champion, and the runner-up in the PRIDE 2004 Grand Prix. His list of MMA accomplishments is right up there with the greats. His BJJ is legendary, as 19 of his wins have come by all kinds of different submissions (crucif...

 CA - Every UFC, I miss the PRIDE guys even more. Nobody did it better. "Sakurabaaaaaa KAZUUUUUUUUUUSHI!!!!!!" -- And lastly, lets hope and pray that the upcoming ...

By Jeremy Botter Knowing the styles of both of these fighters as well as I do, I'm certain that it would end up being a striking war akin to the Liddell fight against Wanderlei Silva in December of 2007, except for the fact that Anderson Silva is far more accurate with strikes than both Wanderlei or Liddell (o...

By Brett Puddy Rather, an excellent organization for Aleksander to consider signing with, one which is filled with exceptional fighters, would be DREAM. Having replaced PRIDE as the primary breeding ground for new talent in Europe and Japan, DREAM would be the ideal place for Aleksander to sharpen hi...

By Derek Bolender Anderson "The Spider" Silva is now entering the last chapter of his storied mixed martial arts career. Along the way he has accumulated three middleweight championship belts in Shooto, Cage Rage, and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

 CA - Sep 28, 2008 Heath Herring, who was the first high-profile PRIDE fighter to make the transition to the UFC, quickly found himself being defeated by the likes of Jake ...

By Kevin Curran 7. Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz Rampage was one of the more exciting fighters in PRIDE, with his unpredictable style. Whether it be knockouts with his hands or his world famous knockout slams, he had it all for the people buying the tickets. 1. Mirko Cro Cop vs. Igor Vovchanchyn

By Joseph Bonsignore 6.) Thou Shalt Not Use WWE Practices in MMA Well let's just say that he "Cro Copped" Cro Cop. The same vicious head kick that Cro Cop made famous in PRIDE was what Gonzaga used to defeat the former PRIDE Open Weight GP Champion. Be that fighter and your career will continue to flourish.

By Brett Puddy In the ensuing years, a silent war would be waged in MMA; a war in which grapplers battled strikers for supremacy of a sport that was experiencing exponential growth. In the UFC, high caliber strikers like Chuck Liddell showed the MMA world that a fighter didn’t have to have submissions, or...

By Joseph Bonsignore The UFC 91 card just took a major blow with the removal of one of bigger fights of the night that pitted former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson against Wanderlei Silva. It would have been the third match in their storied rivalry, with Wanderlei being up, 2-0, from t...

 CA - Having left the UFC to fight in Japan’s wildly popular PRIDE organization, Barnett experienced a string of victories against quality competitors; ...

By Brett Puddy Recently, when he’s not being defeated by the likes of Cheick Kongo, and nearly escaping decapitation by Gabriel Gonzaga, Crocop is living the good life in Japan, fighting inferior fighters that are handpicked for him by Japan’s DREAM organization.

 CA - Sep 16, 2008 In the middle of 2007, PRIDE had been purchased by Zuffa, and the UFC was in the process of signing former PRIDE superstars to compete against the top ...

By Jad Semaan The grand prix tournaments that were held by PRIDE FC represented the pinnacle of what MMA competition could be. So why hasn’t there been an international tournament featuring professional fighters from multiple organizations yet?

By Josh Nason gt;Chuck Liddell vs. Rashad Evans (205): Evans (16-0-1) has gone from a lackluster draw to a potential champion over the past year and will get his biggest test ever in "The Iceman." For Liddell, he needs to keep the momentum going from his December 2007 win over Wanderlei Silva. Yep, you read...

By Danny Burnham With an overall MMA record of 22-7, Hollywood has racked up wins over some of the best in the business: the aforementioned Wanderlei Silva, Vitor Belfort, current UFC Heavyweight Champ Antonio Nogueira, Murilio Rua, Renato Sobral, and Renzo Gracie, whose familiy pioneered the sport...

By Kevin Curran Ricardo Arona is a PRIDE vet with a 13-5 record in MMA competition. Don't let that fool you though; he is a force! He has beaten greats like Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson, Jeremy Horn (2), Gustavo Machado, Kazushi Sakuraba, and Ninja Rua.

By Frank Sanchez Current Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion, Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Last Fight:          UFC 81 (02/02/08) Tim Sylvia – W - Submission (Choke) Former UFC Heavyweight Champion NCAA Division 1 Wrestling Champion, Former WWE Pro-Wrestling Champion

By Tom Grant So the fact that Fedor is 28-1 is one of the most outstanding feats in sports, regardless of who he fights. And this is not to say his fights have been weak, he dominated PRIDE, a league on par with the UFC in terms of fighter talent. Fedor has an outstanding chin and can stand with any fighter, but...

By Derek Bolender Penn is one of the top pound-for-pound MMA fighters in the world regardless of weight class.  He has beaten a who’s who list of fighters including former UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Hughes, former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens Pulver, current UFC Welterweight Champion Matt Serra, a...

By Derek Bolender 2) Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (UFC) – 31 – 4 – 1, 1 no contest, Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion and Current UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion 4) Tim Sylvia (UFC) – 24 – 4, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion 10) Frank Mir (UFC) – 11 – 3, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion

By Derek Bolender 2)     Quinton Jackson (UFC): 28 – 6, Current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion 3)     Chuck Liddell (UFC): 21 – 5, Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion 5)     Wanderlei Silva (UFC): 31 – 8, Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion 9)     Tito Ortiz (UFC): 15 – 5, Former UFC Light Heavyweight...

By Derek Bolender Couture is one of the most popular UFC fighters of all-time and he sports a 16-8 lifetime record, including victories over former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell, Vitor Belfort, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Tim Sylvi...

By Derek Bolender There are a lot of fighters who are in between the classes that are small for 205, but too big to cut all the way down to 185, including Wanderlei Silva, Lyoto Machida, Michael Bisbing, Dan Henderson, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. 10) Have Wanderlei Silva be a contender at middleweight.

By Derek Bolender Silva has notable wins over former PRIDE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Dan Henderson, current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson twice, Kazushi Sakuraba, Hidehiko Yoshida, and Ricardo Arona.  

By Jordan Katz Rich Franklin vs. Jason "The Athlete" McDonald: “No Surprise—Franklin Wins; Silva Next?” In the opening round,  Couture set the big, lumbering Silvia up with a fake leg-kick, and then connected with a huge overhand right which dropped Silvia.

By Jen Aniano Some observers have argued that the merger of UFC and PRIDE constitutes a monopoly in the fighting world. UFC deserves credit for bringing MMA to the mainstream, but the time has come for other organizations to offer new options—for fans and fighters alike.

Chuck Liddell-Wanderlei Silva: The End for the Iceman?  CA - Oct 26, 2007 Chuck Liddell will surely throw in the towel if he loses against PRIDE fighter Wanderlei Silva on December 29th. The Iceman has suffered two devastating ...