Pride 1 & 2 - Rickson Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Gary Goodridge


Pride 1 & 2 - Rickson Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Gary Goodridge
Pride 1 & 2 - Rickson Gracie, Renzo Gracie, Gary Goodridge

Pride 1 was the first mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride (later renamed Pride Fighting Championships). It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on October 11, 1997 and attracted a crowd of 47,860 spectators.

In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikati? and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.

Pride 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride (later renamed Pride Fighting Championships). It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their Pride debuts at this event. In addition to the MMA bouts, there were also two kickboxing bouts. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.

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