1998 in Pride FC

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1998 in Pride FC
Information
First dateMarch 15, 1998
Last dateOctober 11, 1998
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights22
Chronology
1997 in Pride 1998 in Pride FC 1999 in Pride

The year 1998 was the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.

Contents

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:

Events list

#EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance
4 Pride 4 October 11, 1998 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan
3 Pride 3 June 24, 1998 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan
2 Pride 2 March 15, 1998 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan

Pride 2

Pride 2
Information
Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
DateMarch 15, 1998
Venue Yokohama Arena
City Yokohama, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 1 Pride 2 Pride 3

Pride 2 [1] was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kerr def. Flag of Croatia.svg Branko Cikatic Disqualification12:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Flag of Brazil.svg Marco Ruas def. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Gary Goodridge Submission (heel hook)19:09
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tasis Petridis def. Flag of the United States.svg George RandolphDecision53:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Flag of Brazil.svg Renzo Gracie def. Flag of Japan.svg Sanae Kikuta Submission (guillotine choke)60:43
Flag of Japan.svg Kazushi Sakuraba def. Flag of the United States.svg Vernon White Submission (armbar)36:53
Flag of the Netherlands.svg William van Roosmalendef. Flag of the United States.svg Ralph WhiteKO40:38 [lower-alpha 3]
Flag of Japan.svg Akira Shoji def. Flag of Brazil.svg Juan MottSubmission (rear-naked choke)13:47
Flag of Brazil.svg Royler Gracie def. Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Sano Submission (armbar)133:14
  1. Cikatic was penalized for illegal elbows, grabbing the ropes and striking Kerr in the back of the head.
  2. Kickboxing bout.
  3. Kickboxing bout.

Pride 3

Pride 3
Information
Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
DateJune 24, 1998
Venue Nippon Budokan
City Tokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 2 Pride 3 Pride 4

Pride 3 [2] was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiko Takada def. Flag of the United States.svg Kyle SturgeonSubmission (heel hook)12:18
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kerr def. Flag of Brazil.svg Pedro OtavioTechnical Submission (kimura)12:13
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Gary Goodridge def. Flag of the United States.svg Amir RahnavardiKO (punches)17:22
Flag of Japan.svg Daiju Takase def. Flag of the United States.svg Emmanuel Yarborough Submission (punches)23:22
Flag of Japan.svg Kazushi Sakuraba def. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Carlos Newton Submission (kneebar)25:19
Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Matsui vs. Flag of Japan.svg Akira Shoji Draw (time limit)410:00

    Pride 4

    Pride 4
    Information
    Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
    DateOctober 11, 1998
    Venue Tokyo Dome
    City Tokyo
    Event chronology
    Pride 3 Pride 4 Pride 5

    Pride 4 [3] was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results

    Main card
    Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
    Flag of Brazil.svg Rickson Gracie def. Flag of Japan.svg Nobuhiko Takada Submission (armbar)19:30
    Flag of the United States.svg Mark Kerr def. Flag of Brazil.svg Hugo Duarte TKO (retirement)32:32
    Flag of Japan.svg Alexander Otsuka def. Flag of Brazil.svg Marco Ruas TKO (corner stoppage)210:00
    Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Honma def. Flag of Japan.svg Naoki Sano TKO (punches)19:25
    Flag of Japan.svg Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Flag of Brazil.svg Allan Goes Draw (time limit)310:00
    Flag of Japan.svg Daijiro Matsui vs. Flag of Japan.svg Sanae Kikuta Draw (time limit)310:00
    Flag of Japan.svg Akira Shoji def. Flag of Brazil.svg Wallid Ismail TKO (punches)21:26
    Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Vovchanchyn def. Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Gary Goodridge TKO (punches)15:58

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      3. "Pride 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.