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The year 2001 was the 5th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a
mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...
promotion based in Japan. 2001 had 6 events beginning with, ''Pride 13 - Collision Course''.


Title fights


Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001: * Alex Stiebling * Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira * Antonio Schembri * Assuério Silva * Bobby Southworth *
Chuck Liddell Charles David Liddell (born December 17, 1969) is an American former professional Mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1998 to 2018, Liddell is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (from 2005 to 2007) and i ...
* Denis Sobolev * Don Frye * Jan Nortje * Jeremy Horn * Jose Landi * Mario Sperry * Matt Skelton * Michiyoshi Ohara *
Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...
* Murilo Rua * Quinton Jackson * Ricardo Arona *
Semmy Schilt Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch actor and former kickboxer, karateka and mixed martial artist. Schilt holds the distinction of being the only kickboxer to have won 5 major heavyweight tournaments, being a four-time List of ...
* Shungo Oyama * Tadao Yasuda *
Valentijn Overeem Valentijn Overeem (; born 17 August 1976) is a Dutch retired professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor since 1996, he has previously fought for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, RINGS, KSW, the World Fighti ...
* Yoshihiro Takayama * Yoshihisa Yamamoto * Yuki Ishikawa


Events list


Pride 13: Collision Course

Pride 13: Collision Course was an event held on March 25, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama,
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Results


Pride 14: Clash of the Titans

Pride 14: Clash of the Titans was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the
Yokohama Arena is an indoor arena located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five-minute walk from the ...
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Yokohama is the List of cities in Japan, second-largest city in Japan by population as well as by area, and the country's most populous Municipalities of Japan, municipality. It is the capital and most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a popu ...
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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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Results


Pride 15: Raging Rumble

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was an event held on July 29, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena in Saitama,
Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. Future Pride and UFC legends Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Quinton Jackson made their Pride debuts at this event.


Results


Pride 16: Beasts from the East

Pride 16: Beasts from the East was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in
Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...
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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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Results


Pride 17: Championship Chaos

Pride 17: Championship Chaos was an event held on November 3, 2001 at the
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Tokyo Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
. This event saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions. It also marked the debut of future Pride champion
Mirko Cro Cop Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a Croatian former professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro ...
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Results


Pride 18: Cold Fury 2

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the
Marine Messe Fukuoka in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk i ...
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Fukuoka is the List of Japanese cities by population, sixth-largest city in Japan and the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The city is built along the shores of Hakata Bay, and has been a center of international commerce since ancient times. ...
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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
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Results


See also

* Pride Fighting Championships * List of Pride Fighting Championships champions * List of Pride Fighting events


References

{{Pride Events Pride Fighting Championships events 2001 in mixed martial arts