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 — October 11, 1998 Tokyo Dome Tokyo, Japan —
3 Pride 3 — June 24, 1998 Nippon Budokan Tokyo, Japan —
2 Pride 2 — March 15, 1998 Yokohama Arena Yokohama, Japan —

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
United States Mark Kerr def. Croatia Branko Cikatic Disqualification 1 2:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Brazil Marco Ruas def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge Submission (heel hook) 1 9:09
Australia Tasis Petridis def. United States George Randolph Decision 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Brazil Renzo Gracie def. Japan Sanae Kikuta Submission (guillotine choke) 6 0:43
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. United States Vernon White Submission (armbar) 3 6:53
Netherlands William van Roosmalen def. United States Ralph White KO 4 0:38 [lower-alpha 3]
Japan Akira Shoji def. Brazil Juan Mott Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:47
Brazil Royler Gracie def. Japan 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
Japan Nobuhiko Takada def. United States Kyle Sturgeon Submission (heel hook) 1 2:18
United States Mark Kerr def. Brazil Pedro Otavio Technical Submission (kimura) 1 2:13
Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge def. United States Amir Rahnavardi KO (punches) 1 7:22
Japan Daiju Takase def. United States Emmanuel Yarborough Submission (punches) 2 3:22
Japan Kazushi Sakuraba def. Canada Carlos Newton Submission (kneebar) 2 5:19
Japan Daijiro Matsui vs. Japan 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
    Brazil Rickson Gracie def. Japan Nobuhiko Takada Submission (armbar) 1 9:30
    United States Mark Kerr def. Brazil Hugo Duarte TKO (retirement) 3 2:32
    Japan Alexander Otsuka def. Brazil Marco Ruas TKO (corner stoppage) 2 10:00
    Japan Satoshi Honma def. Japan Naoki Sano TKO (punches) 1 9:25
    Japan Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Brazil Allan Goes Draw (time limit) 3 10:00
    Japan Daijiro Matsui vs. Japan Sanae Kikuta Draw (time limit) 3 10:00
    Japan Akira Shoji def. Brazil Wallid Ismail TKO (punches) 2 1:26
    Ukraine Igor Vovchanchyn def. Trinidad and Tobago Gary Goodridge TKO (punches) 1 5:58

      See also

      References
      1. "Pride 2". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
      2. "Pride 3". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
      3. "Pride 4". Sherdog. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013.
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