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| 2003 in Pride FC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 16, 2003 | |||
| Last date | December 31, 2003 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 6 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 51 | |||
| Title fights | 2 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.
Title fights
| Title fights in 2003 | ||||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Pride 25: Body Blow | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Mirko Cro Cop | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 1:45 | Pride Final Conflict 2003 | [b] |
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:
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Events list
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 | Otoko Matsuri | December 31, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 39,716 |
| 35 | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 | Ketsushosen | November 9, 2003 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 67,451 |
| 34 | Pride FC - Bushido 1 | — | October 5, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
| 33 | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 | Kaimakusen | August 10, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 40,316 |
| 32 | Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone | Reborn | June 8, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |
| 31 | Pride 25 - Body Blow | — | March 16, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |
Pride 25: Body Blow
| Pride 25 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 16, 2003 | |||
| Venue | Yokohama Arena | |||
| City | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 19,247 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 25: Body Blow[1] was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Quinton Jackson | def. | Kevin Randleman | KO (knee and punches) | 1 | 6:58 | [b] | |
| Antônio Schembri | def. | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO (Knees and soccer kicks) | 1 | 6:15 | ||
| Dan Henderson | def. | Shungo Oyama | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:28 | ||
| Anderson Silva | def. | Carlos Newton | KO (Flying Knee and Punches) | 1 | 6:27 | ||
| Alexander Otsuka | def. | Kenichi Yamamoto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Akira Shoji | def. | Alex Stiebling | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Antônio Rogério Nogueira | def. | Kazuhiro Nakamura | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 3:49 | ||
- ^ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
- ^ No. 1 Contender bout
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone
| Pride 26 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 8, 2003 | |||
| Venue | Yokohama Arena | |||
| City | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 26: Bad to the Bone[2] was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Kazuyuki Fujita | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:17 | [a] | |
| Mirko Cro Cop | def. | Heath Herring | TKO (Kick to the Body and Punches) | 1 | 3:17 | ||
| Mark Coleman | def. | Don Frye | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Quinton Jackson | def. | Mikhail Ilyukhin | Submission (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 6:26 | ||
| Alistair Overeem | def. | Mike Bencic | TKO (Submission to Knee to the Body and Punches) | 1 | 3:44 | ||
| Daiju Takase | def. | Anderson Silva | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 8:33 | ||
| Kazuhiro Hamanaka | def. | Antônio Schembri | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
- ^ Non-Title bout
Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003
| Pride: Total Elimination 2003 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | August 10, 2003 | |||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena | |||
| City | Saitama, Japan | |||
| Attendance | 40,316 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003[3] was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.