2001 in Fighting Network Rings Last updated August 30, 2025 Fighting Network Rings MMA events in 2001
2001 in Fighting Network Rings First date January 28, 2001 Last date December 21, 2001 Total events 15 Total fights 125 Title fights 2
The year 2001 is the seventh year in the history of Fighting Network Rings , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2001 Fighting Network Rings held 15 events beginning with, Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever .
Events list # Event Title Date Arena Location 70 Rings: World Title Series 5 December 21, 2001 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan 69 Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard December 2, 2001 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht , Netherlands 68 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 November 10, 2001 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius , Lithuania 67 Rings: World Title Series 4 October 20, 2001 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo , Japan 66 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 September 21, 2001 Korakuen Hall Tokyo , Japan 65 Rings: 10th Anniversary August 11, 2001 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo , Japan 64 Rings: World Title Series 2 June 15, 2001 Yokohama Cultural Gymnasium Kanagawa, Japan 63 Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory June 10, 2001 Sport Hall Zuid Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands 62 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2 May 8, 2001 Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports Vilnius , Lithuania 61 Rings: World Title Series 1 April 20, 2001 Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 Tokyo , Japan 60 Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria April 6, 2001 Yekaterinburg Sports Palace Yekaterinburg , Russia 59 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 March 20, 2001 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo , Japan 58 Rings USA: Battle of Champions March 17, 2001 Harveys Casino Hotel Council Bluffs, Iowa 57 Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final February 24, 2001 Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena Tokyo , Japan 56 Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever January 28, 2001 Vechtsebanen Sport Hall Utrecht , Netherlands
Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever [ 1] was an event held on January 28, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht , Netherlands.
Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final [ 2] was an event held on February 24, 2001, at The Ryogoku Kokugikan Sumo Arena in Tokyo , Japan.
Rings USA: Battle of Champions Rings USA: Battle of Champions [ 3] was an event held on March 17, 2001, at The Harveys Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs, Iowa .
Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7 [ 4] was an event held on March 20, 2001, at The Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo , Japan.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Masayuki Naruse def. Ricardo Fyeet Submission (Toe Hold) 1 3:46 Takehiro Murahama def. Brian Lo-A-Njoe Submission (Kneebar) 1 4:49 Yasuhito Namekawa def. Takashi Sonoda Submission (Armbar) 1 0:43 Sokun Koh def. Ryuki Ueyama TKO (Kimura) 1 2:16 Naoyuki Taira def. Taro Minato Submission (Armlock) 1 6:37 Kazuki Okubo def. Motomichi Mori Decision (Majority) 2 5:00
Rings: World Title Series 1 Rings: World Title Series 1 [ 6] was an event held on April 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2.
Rings Holland: No Guts, No GloryRings Holland: No Guts, No Glory [ 8] was an event held on June 10, 2001, at The Sport Hall Zuid in Amsterdam , North Holland , Netherlands.
Rings: 10th Anniversary Rings: 10th Anniversary [ 10] was an event held on August 11, 2001, at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo , Japan.
Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8 [ 11] was an event held on September 21, 2001, at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo , Japan.
Rings: World Title Series 4 Rings: World Title Series 4 [ 12] was an event held on October 20, 2001, at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo , Japan.
Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3 [ 13] was an event held on November 10, 2001, at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius , Lithuania.
Results Main Card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Hirotaka Yokoi def. Kestutis Smirnovas Decision 2 5:00 Igor Vovchanchyn def. Ricardas Rocevicius TKO (Leg Kicks) 2 0:00 Achmed Labasanov def. Mindaugas Kulikauskas Decision 2 5:00 Rokas Stambrauskas def. Igor Kovalev KO 1 0:00 Remigijus Kazaciunas def. Hiroyuki Ito Decision 2 5:00 Tadeush Cholodinskij def. Arsen Bayrambekov Decision 2 5:00 Mindaugas Smirnovas def. Mindaugas Laurinaitis Decision 2 5:00 Roman Gaiko def. Sigitas Kekstas Decision 2 5:00
Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard [ 14] was an event held on December 2, 2001, at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht , Netherlands.
References ↑ "Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. ↑ "Rings: King of Kings 2000 Final" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings USA: Battle of Champions" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. ↑ "Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 7" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 13, 2013. ↑ "Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings: World Title Series 1" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. ↑ "Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. ↑ "Rings: World Title Series 2" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings: 10th Anniversary" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 8" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. ↑ "Rings: World Title Series 4" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. ↑ "Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 3" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. ↑ "Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. ↑ "Rings: World Title Series 5" . Sherdog . Archived from the original on January 11, 2014. This page is based on this
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