1998 in Pride FC

The year 1998 is the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.

1998 in Pride FC
Information
First dateMarch 15, 1998
Last dateOctober 11, 1998
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights22
Chronology
1997 in Pride 1998 in Pride FC 1999 in Pride

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:

Events list
Main article: List of Pride FC events
# Event Japanese name Date held Venue City Attendance
4 Pride 4 N/A October 11, 1998 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan N/A
3 Pride 3 N/A June 24, 1998 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan N/A
2 Pride 2 N/A March 15, 1998 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan N/A

Pride 2
Pride 2
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateMarch 15, 1998
VenueYokohama Arena
CityYokohama, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 1 Pride 2 Pride 3

Pride 2[1] was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Mark Kerr def. Branko Cikatic Disqualification 1 2:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Marco Ruas def. Gary Goodridge Submission (heel hook) 1 9:09
Tasis Petridis def. George Randolph Decision 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Renzo Gracie def. Sanae Kikuta Submission (guillotine choke) 6 0:43
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Vernon White Submission (armbar) 3 6:53
William van Roosmalen def. Ralph White KO 4 0:38 [lower-alpha 3]
Akira Shoji def. Juan Mott Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:47
Royler Gracie def. Naoki Sano Submission (armbar) 1 33:14
  1. Cikatic was penalized for illegal elbows, grabbing the ropes and striking Kerr in the back of the head.
  2. Kickboxing bout.
  3. Kickboxing bout.

Pride 3
Pride 3
Information
PromotionPride Fighting Championships
DateJune 24, 1998
VenueNippon Budokan
CityTokyo, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 2 Pride 3 Pride 4

Pride 3[2] was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

Results
Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Nobuhiko Takada def. Kyle Sturgeon Submission (heel hook) 1 2:18
Mark Kerr def. Pedro Otavio Technical Submission (kimura) 1 2:13
Gary Goodridge def. Amir Rahnavardi KO (punches) 1 7:22
Daiju Takase def. Emmanuel Yarborough Submission (punches) 2 3:22
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Carlos Newton Submission (kneebar) 2 5:19
Daijiro Matsui vs. Akira Shoji Draw (time limit) 4 10:00

    Pride 4
    Pride 4
    Information
    PromotionPride Fighting Championships
    DateOctober 11, 1998
    VenueTokyo Dome
    CityTokyo
    Event chronology
    Pride 3 Pride 4 Pride 5

    Pride 4[3] was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

    Results
    Main card
    Weight class Method Round Time Notes
    Rickson Gracie def. Nobuhiko Takada Submission (armbar) 1 9:30
    Mark Kerr def. Hugo Duarte TKO (retirement) 3 2:32
    Alexander Otsuka def. Marco Ruas TKO (corner stoppage) 2 10:00
    Satoshi Honma def. Naoki Sano TKO (punches) 1 9:25
    Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Allan Goes Draw (time limit) 3 10:00
    Daijiro Matsui vs. Sanae Kikuta Draw (time limit) 3 10:00
    Akira Shoji def. Wallid Ismail TKO (punches) 2 1:26
    Igor Vovchanchyn def. Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) 1 5:58

      See also

      References
      1. "Pride 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
      2. "Pride 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
      3. "Pride 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013.
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