[gattaca]

Please let me know if there are any mistakes and as with the other UFC history (UFC Complete Tournament and Title Holder History (help)) please do not "Quote" this post. It makes the thread too big and it's annoying. Comments to improve this history are welcomed.

Bushido (Way of the Warrior) is a format wherein two rounds are fought, the first being 10 minutes and the second being 5 minutes.
Champions fighting in tournaments do not have the title on the line during the tournaments.
Weight Classes
LW- 161
WW-183
MW-205
HW-206 and up
PRIDE 1
PRIDE 2
PRIDE 3
PRIDE 4
PRIDE 5
PRIDE 6
PRIDE 7
PRIDE 8
2000 Grand Prix Opening Round
2000 Grand Prix Finals- Mark Coleman defeats Igor Vovchanchyn in a 16 Man Tournament (The first round having been fought just over 2 months earlier). In the semi final round, Kazuyuki Fujita threw in the towel at the beginning of the bout against Coleman. Fujita had fought 15 minutes with Mark Kerr and was unable to continue in the tournament. Mark Coleman’s quarter final bout against Shoji also lasted 15 minutes. The final match between Coleman and Vovchanchyn had Coleman having fought one 15 minute fight prior and Vovchanchyn having fought two fights (Goodridge-10:14, and Sakuraba 15:00) for just over 25 minutes. Coleman won the fight at the 3:09 mark via submission due to strikes.
PRIDE 9
PRIDE 10
PRIDE 11
PRIDE 12
PRIDE 13
PRIDE 14
PRIDE15
PRIDE 16
PRIDE 17- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Heath Herring for the newly formed HW Title
PRIDE 17- Wanderlei Silva defeats Kazushi Sakuraba for the Newly formed MW Title
PRIDE 18 Wanderlei Silva defeats Alexander Otsuka in a non title bout
PRIDE- The Best Vol. 1
PRIDE 19- Nogueira defeats Inoue in a non title match
PRIDE 19 Silva retains his MW Title over Kiyoshi Tamura
PRIDE 20
PRIDE 21
PRIDE- The Best Vol. 2
PRIDE Shockwave
PRIDE 22
PRIDE The Best Vol. 3
PRIDE 23 Silva retains his MW Title over Hiromitsu Kanehara
PRIDE 24
PRIDE 25 Fedor Emelianenko defeats Nogueira for the HW Title
PRIDE 26 Fedor Emelianenko beats Kazuyuki Fujita in a non title match
PRIDE- Total Elimination 2003
PRIDE Bushido 1
PRIDE- Final Conflict 2003 Wanderlei Silva defeats Quinton Jackson in an 8 Man Tournament. Chuck Liddell had fought in this tournament as a “Representative” of the UFC. He won his opening round fight against Alistair Overeem, but lost in the 2nd round to Quinton Jackson. The first round of this tournament took place at Total Elimination 2003.
PRIDE- Shockwave 2003
PRIDE 27
PRIDE- Bushido 2- Silva defeats Minowa in a non title bout
PRIDE- Total Elimination 2004- Opening Round of HW Grand Prix (16 Man)
PRIDE- Bushido 3
PRIDE- Critical Countdown 2004 Quarter Finals for HW Grand Prix
PRIDE- Bushido 4
PRIDE- Final Conflict 2004 The finals took place between Fedor and Nogueira. Fedor was unable to continue when he accidentally headbutted Nogeuira and cut himself. The fight was ruled a “No Contest”. The two fought later that year at Shockwave 2004 to determine the winner of the Tournament and to claim the HW Title..
PRIDE- Bushido 5
PRIDE 28 Silva retains his MW Title over Quinton Rampage Jackson
PRIDE- Shockwave 2004- Fedor retains his HW Title over Nogueira and is also crowned Grand Prix 2004 Winner (see Final Conflict 2004 for more info)
PRIDE 29
PRIDE- Bushido 6 Fedor defeats TK (Tsuyoshi Kohsaka) in a non title bout. TK is credited as having been the only person to deliver a win in Fedor’s loss column. The fight, which took place at Rings- King of Kings 2000 was a tournament bout in which TK hit Fedor with a illegal blow (accidental) which opened a cut that would not allow Fedor to move on in the tournament. Many have argued that the fight should have been ruled a “No Contest”. At the present time, it is believed by the author of this history that Rings had to declare TK the winner in order for the tournament to continue. Any additional info is appreciated.
PRIDE- Total Elimination 2005- Opening round for MW Grand Prix
PRIDE- Bushido 7
PRIDE- Critical Countdown 2005- Quarter Finals for MW Grand Prix
PRIDE- Bushido 8
PRIDE- Final Conflict 2005 Fedor retains his HW Title over Mirko CroCop Filipovic
PRIDE- Final Conflict 2005- Mauricio “Shogun” Rua wins the 16 man tournament 2005 MW Grand Prix over Ricardo Arona. The semi final and final were held this same night.
PRIDE- Bushido 9- Quarter Finals and Semi Finals for the 2005 WW Tournament. The Finals were held at Shockwave 2005.
PRIDE 30
PRIDE- Shockwave 2005 Silva retains his MW Title over Ricardo Arona
PRIDE- Shockwave 2005-Dan Henderson defeats Murilo Bustamante for the newly formed WW Title and for the 2005 WW Tournament Championship (Quarter and Semi Finals held at Bushido 9)
PRIDE- Shockwave 2005- Takanori Gomi defeats Hayato Sakurai for the newly formed LW Title and for the 2005 LW Tournament (Quarter and Semi Finals held at Bushido 9)
PRIDE- Shockwave 2005 – Fedor defeats Zulu in a non title match
PRIDE 31
PRIDE- Bushido 10- Takanori Gomi losses a non title fight to Marcus Aurelio
PRIDE- Total Elimination Absolute- Opening Round of the Open Weight Grand Prix. Fedor Emelianenko was given a bye in this round. When he was unable to fight in the next round at Critical Countdown Absolute, Wanderlei Silva was brought in to fight in his place. Most fighters who were normally MW fighters weighed as much as the average HW fighters throughout the tournament. Minowa, normally a WW fighter, participated in the tournament as the lightest fighter.
PRIDE- Bushido 11- Round One of the 2006 WW Tournament
PRIDE- Critical Countdown Absolute- Quarter Finals for the Open Weight Grand Prix
PRIDE- Bushido 12- Quarterfinals of the 2006 WW Tournament-
PRIDE-Bushido 12- LW Champ Gomi defeats David Baron in a non title fight.
PRIDE- Final Conflict Absolute- Semi Finals and Finals for the 2006 Open Weight Grand Prix. Mirko CroCop Filipovic won this 15 man tournament by beating Wanderlei Silva in the semi final and Josh Barnett in the Final. CroCop had only been under contract with PRIDE until after the Quarter Final round at Critical Countdown Absolute. CroCop nearly pulled out of the tournament when PRIDE initially declined to pay more to Filipovic if he got to the finals. PRIDE and CroCop settled the matter and CroCop went on to win the tournament.
PRIDE 32- Fedor defeats Mark Coleman in a non title match
PRIDE- Bushido 13 Semi Finals and Finals of the 2006 WW Tournament. Kazuo Misaki won this 15 Man Tournament by defeating Denis Kang. Although Misaki was eliminated in the Semi Final match to Paulo Filho, Filho was not able to continue due to injury and Misaki was named as his replacement. Misaki had defeated current champ Dan Henderson in the Quarter Finals in a non title match.
PRIDE- Bushido 13 has been announced as the last Bushido series. Bushido rules may still be used in the future, but Bushido events will no longer be held.
PRIDE-Shockwave 2006 Fedor retains his HW Title over Mark Hunt
PRIDE-Shockwave 2006- LW Champ Gomi defeats Mitsuhiro Ishida in a non title match.
PRIDE 33 Dan “Hollywood” Henderson (Hendo) defeats Wanderlei Silva for the MW Title
PRIDE 33- LW Champ Gomi losses a non title bout to Nick Diaz.
Champions:
LW - Gomi
WW- Henderson
MW- Henderson
HW- Fedor

[Dreago]

Pride final Conflict 04 is a bit messed up, I though Fedor was accidentally cut?

[Libertine]

Fedor was the one cut Vs Nog

[gattaca]

Originally Posted by Dreago

Pride final Conflict 04 is a bit messed up, I though Fedor was accidentally cut?

thanks . I changed it.

I've only been a pride fan since Bushido 6, s I have not seen all the fights. Thanks

[NickDecon]

I thought the Fedor/TK fight didn't go the distance...as I remember TK couldn't come out to the 2nd round

[mose]

Originally Posted by gattaca

PRIDE 26 Fedor Emelianenko retains his HW Title over Kazuyuki Fujita

PRIDE19 Nogueira retains his HW Title over Enson Inoue

not accurate. both fights were non-title.

it also appears you are missing the Crocop vs. Nog interim title information.

[Dreago]

Would have been hilarious if Fujita had been able to capitalize on that near KO and not get the belt

[gattaca]

Originally Posted by mose

not accurate. both fights were non-title.

it also appears you are missing the Crocop vs. Nog interim title information.

you sure?

[gattaca]

Originally Posted by NickDecon

I thought the Fedor/TK fight didn't go the distance...as I remember TK couldn't come out to the 2nd round

you're right. It's changed.

[mose]

Originally Posted by gattaca

you sure?

yeah.

wikipedia is incorrect on both of those...

here is reporting from the time of Pride 26: http://www.mmafighting.com/news/pride26.html

and an even better one from respected MMA writer Ivan Trembow:

http://www.ivansblog.com/2003/06/mix...-26-takes.html



and I have no clue who would put that Enson tidbit in there. That is just crazy. but here is proof:

The MINOTAUR: PRIDE BOUND!
Submitted by: Marcello Tetel
Posted On 02/22/2002


Over this past weekend, Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira the PRIDE Heavyweigt Champion left Brazil for his upcoming battle in the PRIDE 19 against Enson Inoue. After several weeks of intensive training, the FULL CONTACT FIGHTER magazine's FIGHTER of the YEAR left with victory in mind.

Many remember the rumors involving 'Minotauro' participating in the New Year's Inoki Bom Ba Ye. An injury to his knee sustained in the fight against Heath Hearing in Pride 17 kept him out. Upon leaving, Minotauro commented his knee now had sufficient time to heal, and he feels he's ready to take on Enson. 'I had to turn down the offer to fight in the K1 X Inoki Team event since I had a problem in my knee but my doctors are very good and I feel like I have a brand new knee! For those who have had a chance to see my training sessions know that I'm ready!!!' The knee was also tender back in Abu Dhabi 2000, when he lost to Rico Rodriguez via knee bar. Afterwards, Minotauro said 'I had no strength in my knee to defend'.

About his opponent Minotauro said 'Enson is a tough guy, who gave a hard time to everybody he fought, because he has the soul of warrior. I'm looking forward to a war against him. Especially in the beginning of the fight, when he comes at you 200%. But i'm ready and I hope to try to finish the fight with submissions, which is still my favorite plan'.

Minotauro is not defending his Pride Heavyweight belt at this time, and this is due to the schedule. 'It seems the promoters don't want 2 belts defended on the same card and once Vanderlei Silva signed to put his belt on the line against Tamura, I have to wait for a defense, but I wanted a match! For me there's no difference in a title match or a non title match, basically I train in the same way and the pressure is the same for me. I'll probably defend my belt for my next fight.' concludes the Tokyo bound Minotauro.

ADCC Brazil wishes the best of luck to Minotauro next Sunday, February 24th.

- http://www2.adcombat.com/article.html?id=416