1997 in Pride FC
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The year 1997 was 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.
| Akira Shoji Branko Cikatic Dan Severn Gary Goodridge John Dixson | Kazunari Murakami Kimo Leopoldo Koji Kitao Nathan Jones Nobuhiko Takada | Oleg Taktarov Ralph White Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie |
Events list
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pride 1 | —N/a | October 11, 1997 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 47,000 |
Pride 1
Pride 1 was an inaugural event held on October 11, 1997, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Brazil Rickson Gracie | def. | Japan Nobuhiko Takada | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:47 | ||
| United States Kimo Leopoldo | vs. | United States Dan Severn | Draw (time expired) | 1 | 30:00 | ||
| Russia Igor Meindert | vs. | Japan Hiroki Kurosawa | TKO (Referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:16 | ||
| Croatia Branko Cikatic | vs. | United States Ralph White | No Contest | 1 | 1:52 | ||
| Japan Koji Kitao | def. | Australia Nathan Jones | Submission (keylock) | 1 | 2:14 | ||
| Brazil Renzo Gracie | vs. | Japan Akira Shoji | Draw (time expired) | 3 | 10:00 | ||
| Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge | def. | Russia Oleg Taktarov | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:57 | ||
| Japan Kazunari Murakami | def. | United States John Dixson | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:34 |