1997 in Pride FC

1997 in Pride FC
Information
First date October 11, 1997
Last date October 11, 1997
Events
Total events 1
Fights
Total fights 7
Chronology

1997 in Pride FC 1998 in Pride

The year 1997 is the 1st year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1997 had only 1 event, Pride 1.

Debut Pride FC fighters

Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight.

Events list

# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
1 Pride FC - Pride 1 N/A October 11, 1997 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan 47,000

Pride 1

Main article: Pride 1

Pride 1[1] was an event held on October 11, 1997 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Rickson Gracie def. Nobuhiko Takada Submission (armbar) 1 4:47
Kimo Leopoldo vs. Dan Severn Draw (time expired) 1 30:00
Branko Cikatic vs. Ralph White No Contest 1 1:52 [lower-alpha 1]
Koji Kitao def. Nathan Jones Submission (keylock) 1 2:14
Renzo Gracie vs. Akira Shoji Draw (time expired) 3 10:00
Gary Goodridge def. Oleg Taktarov KO (punch) 1 4:57
Kazunari Murakami def. John Dixson Submission (armbar) 1 1:34
  1. Kickboxing bout. Cikatic kicked White while on the ground.

See also

References

  1. "Pride 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 12, 2013.
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