2002 in Pride FC
| 2002 in Pride FC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Information | |||
| First date | February 22, 2002 | ||
| Last date | December 23, 2002 | ||
| Events | |||
| Total events | 10 | ||
| Fights | |||
| Total fights | 80 | ||
| Title fights | 2 | ||
| Chronology | |||
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The year 2002 was the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3 | — | December 23, 2002 | Marine Messe Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | — |
| 29 | Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2 | — | November 24, 2002 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 52,228 |
| 28 | Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3 | — | October 20, 2002 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| 27 | Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2 | — | September 29, 2002 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | — |
| 26 | Pride FC - Shockwave | Dynamite! | August 28, 2002 | Tokyo National Stadium | Tokyo, Japan | 91,107 |
| 25 | Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2 | — | July 20, 2002 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| 24 | Pride 21 - Demolition | — | June 23, 2002 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
| 23 | Pride 20 - Armed and Ready | — | April 28, 2002 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | 18,926 |
| 22 | Pride 19 - Bad Blood | — | February 24, 2002 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
| 21 | Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1 | — | February 22, 2002 | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan | — |
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1[1] was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Pride 19: Bad Blood[2] was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Pride 20: Armed and Ready[3] was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Pride 21: Demolition[4] was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2[5] was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
Pride FC: Shockwave[6] was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2[7] was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3[8] was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Daijiro Matsui | def. | Rory Singer | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Yuji Hisamatsu | def. | Demetrius Gioulacos | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Eiji Mitsuoka | def. | Scott Bills | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | ||
| Yushin Okami | def. | Steve White | TKO (Submission to Punches) | 2 | 3:25 | ||
| Kestutis Smirnovas | def. | Takahiro Oba | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:55 | ||
| Yusuke Imamura | def. | Han Ten Yun | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:15 | ||
| Aji Susilo | def. | Xue Do Won | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:42 | ||
| Takayuki Okada | def. | Jong Wang Kim | TKO (Broken Hand) | 1 | 0:24 | ||
| Kyosuke Sasaki | def. | Akira Nitagai | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:35 | ||
| Yutaro Miyamoto | def. | Yoshinori Kawakami | Decision (Unanimous) | 1 | 5:00 | ||
| Shinichiro Takamura | def. | Togo Togo | KO (Punches) | 1 | 4:59 |
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2[9] was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3[10] was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
- Pride Fighting Championships
- List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
- List of Pride Fighting events
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 19 - Bad Blood". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 20 - Armed and Ready". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 21 - Demolition". Sherdog. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - Shockwave". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
- ^ "Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.
- ^ "Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013.