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PRIDE FC CARDS IN MAY PRIDE 95: Kings of Courage Date: May 11, 2013 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan <img src=https://i.imgur.com/KhuzVvo.png> PRIDE Bushido 77: Team Tournament 2013 Quaterfinals Date: May 18, 2013 Venue: Osaka Castle Hall Local: Osaka, Japan <img src=https://i.imgur.com/xe4SSiC.png>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/8yPf633.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Lightweight Championship Bout between, PRIDE Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Former MFC Lightweight Champion, Former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Jorge Masvidal served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE 94: Unbreakable Warriors</strong></p><p><strong> Date: April 27, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 20,544</strong></p><p><strong> Gate: $6,666,528</strong></p><p><strong> PPV: $1,615,438</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Championship Bout: (NC) Jorge Masvidal def. Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Strikes) in 0:37 of Round 3.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Brock Lesnar def. Seth Petruzelli by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt def. Tim Sylvia by KO (Punch) in 4:08 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler def. Daniel Roberts by KO (Head Kick) in 3:02 of Round 2.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Josh Neer by Split Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva def. Thiago Silva by TKO (Strikes) in 5:52 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: B.J. Penn def. Tyson Griffin by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:26 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: John Dodson def. Joe Pearson by KO (Punch) in 4:51 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Dan Henderson def. Stephan Bonner by KO (Punch) in 0:37 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Frankie Edgar def. Jon Tuck by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 1:14 of Round 2.</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Chan Sung Jung def. Jens Pulver by Submission (Kimura) in 2:12 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Haruo Ochi def. Hector Sandoval by TKO (Strikes) in 5:00 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Robbie Lawler</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Frankie Edgar</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Jorge Masvidal vs. Eddie Alvarez</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">After event</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> - Jorge Masvidal is the new PRIDE Lightweight Champion.</p><p> </p><p> - Masvidal said that he waited for a long time to be PRIDE champion and that he finally got it.</p><p> </p><p> - During the broadcast it was announced the return of Ricardo Arona after a hiatus.</p><p> </p><p> - Frank Mir (13-7-1 NC, 4-2-1 NC PRIDE) - ended his contract and left PRIDE.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p> CageRage: 11-1 </p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions</span></strong></p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/8yPf633.png> BACKGROUND A Lightweight Championship Bout between, PRIDE Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez and Former MFC Lightweight Champion, Former Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Jorge Masvidal served as the main event. PRIDE 94: Unbreakable Warriors Date: April 27, 2013 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena Local: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Main Event Lightweight Championship Bout: © Eddie Alvarez (165 lbs) vs. Jorge Masvidal (165 lbs) Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Brock Lesnar (265 lbs) vs. Seth Petruzelli (235 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia (265 lbs) vs. Mark Hunt (265 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler (185 lbs) vs. Daniel Roberts (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Josh Neer (165 lbs) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (165 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Thiago Silva (205 lbs) vs. Wanderlei Silva (205 lbs) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: B.J. Penn (165 lbs) vs. Tyson Griffin (165 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Joe Pearson (126 lbs) vs. John Dodson (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Stephan Bonner (205 lbs) vs. Dan Henderson (205 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Frankie Edgar (165 lbs) vs. Jon Tuck (165 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Jens Pulver (145 lbs) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Haruo Ochi (125 lbs) vs. Hector Sandoval (125 lbs)

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Heavyweight Bout between Aleksander Emelianenko and Roy Nelson served as the main event. PRIDE Bushido 76 Date: April 13, 2013 Venue: Ice Palace Local: St.Petesburg, Russia Attendance: 1,939 Gate: $426,580 Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Roy Nelson def. Aleksander Emelianenko by TKO (Strikes) in 8:40 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko def. Damian Grabowski by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:05 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout def. Shamil Zavurov by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Alexander Volkov def. Ray Sefo by KO (Punch) in 3:19 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky vs. Alan Belcher is a Majority Draw. Lightweight Bout: Rashid Magomedov def. Kajan Johnson by KO (Punch) in 8:36 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Mairbek Taisumov def. Deividas Taurosevicius by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:40 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Musa Khamanaev def. Jeremy Larsen by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Roman Zentsov def. Cyrille Diabate by KO (Punch) in 0:51 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Alexander Shlemenko def. Chael Sonnen by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Andrey Koreshkov def. Brian Stann by KO (Head Kick) in 0:43 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Andrei Semenov def. Forrest Petz by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:33 of Round 1. Bonus KO of the Night: Rashid Magomedov Submission of the Night: Mairbek Taisumov Fight of the Night: Fedor Emelianenko vs. Damian Grabowski After event - Nelson said that beating Emelianenko at his home places him as one of the main contenders for the title challenge. -Fedor said he is happy to win again and thanked the fans who attended the event. - Brian Stann (9-6, 1-3 PRIDE) left PRIDE after the last fight and signed with the UFC. - Sakakibara confirmed that PRIDE returns to Russia later this year with a Bushido event at the end of September. Predictions CageRage: 8-3-1

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Heavyweight Bout between Aleksander Emelianenko and Roy Nelson served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE Bushido 76</strong></p><p><strong> Date: April 13, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Ice Palace</strong></p><p><strong> Local: St.Petesburg, Russia</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Aleksander Emelianenko (255 lbs) vs. Roy Nelson (265 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko (230 lbs) vs. Damian Grabowski (260 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Sam Stout (165 lbs) vs. Shamil Zavurov (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Alexander Volkov (240 lbs) vs. Ray Sefo (265 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (185 lbs) vs. Alan Belcher (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Kajan Johnson (165 lbs) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Mairbek Taisumov (165 lbs) vs. Deividas Taurosevicius (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Musa Khamanaev (145 lbs) vs. Jeremy Larsen (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Roman Zentsov (250 lbs) vs. Cyrille Diabate (240 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Alexander Shlemenko (205 lbs) vs. Chael Sonnen (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (185 lbs) vs. Brian Stann (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Andrei Semenov (185 lbs) vs. Forrest Petz (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

PRIDE FC CARDS IN APRIL PRIDE Bushido 76 Date: April 13, 2013 Venue: Ice Palace Local: St.Petesburg, Russia <img src=https://i.imgur.com/6wYReZ9.png> PRIDE 94: Unbreakable Warriors Date: April 27, 2013 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena Local: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA <img src=https://i.imgur.com/rpD9hSE.png>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/1iWuXz1.png> BACKGROUND A Middleweight Bout between Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion, Interim PRIDE Middleweight Champion Quinton Jackson and 2008 Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii served as the main event. A Featherweight Bout between Urijah Faber and Cub Swanson is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at WEC 32: Faber vs. Swanson in March 2008; Urijah Faber win by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1st Round. A Featherweight Bout between Patricio Freire and Miguel Angel Torres is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 72: Sudden Impact in February 2011; Patricio Freire win by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 1st Round. At the weigh-ins, Randy Couture missed weight. Couture weighed in at 209 pounds, four pounds over the middleweight limit. Couture was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Michal Materla. Only Michal Materla will advance if he wins, as Couture did not reach 205 lbs. If Randy Couture wins he will be replaced by the rest of the competition. PRIDE: Total Elimination 2013 Date: March 30, 2012 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan Attendance: 20,940 PPV: $1,081,277 Gate: $5,878,320 Main Event Middleweight Bout: Satoshi Ishii def. Quinton Jackson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:36 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway def. Bibiano Fernandes by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Steve Bosse def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Urijah Faber def. Cub Swanson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:15 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Roger Gracie def. James Te Huna by Submission (Kimura) in 1:46 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Eddie Wineland def. Norifumi Yamamoto by KO (Punch) in 4:57 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Glover Teixeira def. Tito Ortiz by TKO (Strikes) in 0:38 of Round 2. Featherweight Bout: Willamy Freire def. Isao Kobayashi by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida def. Mauricio Rua by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Diego Brandao def. Rani Yahya by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Emanuel Newton def. Chuck Liddell by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:50 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Bart Palaszewski def. Jose Aldo by TKO (Strikes) in 8:18 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Michal Materla def. Randy Couture by Submission (Kimura) in 8:37 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Patricio Freire def. Miguel Angel Torres by Submission (Twister) in 3:01 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Brandon Vera def. Renato Sobral by KO (Head Kick) in 0:17 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Micah Miller def. Georgi Karakhanyan by Unanimous Decision. <img src=https://i.imgur.com/SGmmqIp.png> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/wKOJGwJ.png> Bonus KO of the Night: Eddie Wineland Submission of the Night: Patricio Freire Fight of the Night: Eddie Wineland vs. Norifumi Yamamoto After event - Ishii said that beating Jackson was the biggest victory of his career and that he hopes to be the new Japanese idol in MMA. - After Ishii's victory in the main event, middleweight champion Tom Watson took to the ring to announce his return. - Sakakibara announced that with Quinton Jackson's disqualification from the GP, Watson and Jackson will do the unification fight. -Wineland said that knocking out Yamamoto showed everyone he's the best in the 145lbs division. - Faber said he hopes to reach the final and if possible against Wineland. Predictions CageRage: 5-11

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/1iWuXz1.png> BACKGROUND A Middleweight Bout between Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Former PRIDE Middleweight Champion, Interim PRIDE Middleweight Champion Quinton Jackson and 2008 Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii served as the main event. A Featherweight Bout between Urijah Faber and Cub Swanson is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at WEC 32: Faber vs. Swanson in March 2008; Urijah Faber win by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1st Round. A Featherweight Bout between Patricio Freire and Miguel Angel Torres is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 72: Sudden Impact in February 2011; Patricio Freire win by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 1st Round. At the weigh-ins, Randy Couture missed weight. Couture weighed in at 209 pounds, four pounds over the middleweight limit. Couture was fined 20% of his individual purse, which went to his opponent Michal Materla. Only Michal Materla will advance if he wins, as Couture did not reach 205 lbs. If Randy Couture wins he will be replaced by the rest of the competition. PRIDE: Total Elimination 2013 Date: March 30, 2012 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan Main Event Middleweight Bout: (IC) Quinton Jackson (205 lbs) vs. Satoshi Ishii (205 lbs) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway (145 lbs) vs. Bibiano Fernandes (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Steve Bosse (205 lbs) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Urijah Faber (145 lbs) vs. Cub Swanson (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Roger Gracie (205 lbs) vs. James Te Huna (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: © Eddie Wineland (145 lbs) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Glover Teixeira (205 lbs) vs. Tito Ortiz (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Willamy Freire (145 lbs) vs. Isao Kobayashi (145 lbs) Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Lyoto Machida (205 lbs) vs. Mauricio Rua (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Diego Brandao (145 lbs) vs. Rani Yahya (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Emanuel Newton (205 lbs) vs. Chuck Liddell (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Jose Aldo (145 lbs) vs. Bart Palaszewski (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Michal Materla (205 lbs) vs. Randy Couture (209 lbs)* Featherweight Bout: Patricio Freire (145 lbs) vs. Miguel Angel Torres (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Renato Sobral (205 lbs) vs. Brandon Vera (205 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Micah Miller (145 lbs) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145 lbs) *Randy Couture missed weight by 4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Welterweight Bout between, Former UFC Welterweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2010 Welterweight Winner, Former PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Georges St.Pierre and Former Two Times PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Douglas Lima served as the main event. A Heavyweight Bout between Don Frye and Gary Goodridge is a rematch. The two fighters have fought 3 times before. Don Frye is currently ahead 2-1. Their last meeting at PRIDE: Shockwave 2003 in December 2003; Gary Goodridge win by KO (Head Kick) in 1st Round. PRIDE Bushido 75 Date: March 16, 2013 Venue: Sun Arena Local: Ise, Japan Attendance: 3,764 Gate: $941,000 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Douglas Lima def. Georges St.Pierre by KO (Head Kick) in 1:16 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Marcio Cruz def. Mike Kyle by Split Decision. Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit def. Keita Nakamura by TKO (Strikes) in 9:50 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards def. Takanori Gomi by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz def. Yuki Kondo by Submission (Armbar) in 3:15 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham def. Melvin Guillard by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:42 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Gary Goodridge def. Don Frye by KO (Head Kick) in 0:38 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Michael Sa Jin Kwok def. Hayato Sakurai by Submission (Armbar) in 3:18 of Round 1. Heavyweight Bout: Heath Herring def. Kazuyuki Fujita by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:04 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Danny Martinez def. Yoshiro Maeda by TKO (Strikes) in 2:39 of Round 2. Lightweight Bout: Joe Ellenberger def. Daisuke Nakamura by KO (Punch) in 2:11 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Daniel Kelly def. Daiju Takase by Unanimous Decision. Bonus KO of the Night: Douglas Lima Submission of the Night: Nick Diaz Fight of the Night: Douglas Lima vs. Georges St.Pierre After event - Lima said that Demian Maia would be a good name to be his next opponent. - Weeks after being defeated by Hans Stringer, Ken Shamrock announced his retirement from MMA. - After losing in his last fight, Chris Leben announced hiatus. - After losing in his last fight, Travis Browne announced hiatus. Predictions CageRage: 6-6

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Welterweight Bout between, Former UFC Welterweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2010 Welterweight Winner, Former PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Georges St.Pierre and Former Two Times PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Douglas Lima served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> A Heavyweight Bout between Don Frye and Gary Goodridge is a rematch. The two fighters have fought 3 times before. Don Frye is currently ahead 2-1. Their last meeting at PRIDE: Shockwave 2003 in December 2003; Gary Goodridge win by KO (Head Kick) in 1st Round.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE Bushido 75</strong></p><p><strong> Date: March 16, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Sun Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Ise, Japan</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Georges St.Pierre (185 lbs) vs. Douglas Lima (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Mike Kyle (235 lbs) vs. Marcio Cruz (230 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (185 lbs) vs. Keita Nakamura (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi (165 lbs) vs. Yves Edwards (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Nick Diaz (185 lbs) vs. Yuki Kondo (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham (165 lbs) vs. Melvin Guillard (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Don Frye (245 lbs) vs. Gary Goodridge (245 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Hayato Sakurai (165 lbs) vs. Michael Sa Jin Kwok (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Heath Herring (250 lbs) vs. Kazuyuki Fujita (240 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Yoshiro Maeda (125 lbs) vs. Danny Martinez (125 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Daisuke Nakamura (165 lbs) vs. Joe Ellenberger (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Daiju Takase (185 lbs) vs. Daniel Kelly (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/yAqe5XU.png> BACKGROUND A Flyweight Championship Bout between, Former KOTC Bantamweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2008 Featherweight Winner, Former PRIDE Featherweight Champion, PRIDE Flyweight Champion, Brad Pickett and Patrick Holohan served as the main event. Mitsuhiro Ishida was expected to face Robbie Olivier. However, Olivier was forced to pull out due to a Chronic Shoulder Pain and was replaced by Mark Hominick. PRIDE 93: British Invasion Date: March 9, 2013 Venue: The O2 Arena Local: London, England Attendance: 18,274 Gate: $5,628,392 PPV: $1,822,874 Main Event Flyweight Championship Bout: © Brad Pickett def. Patrick Holohan by Unanimous Decision. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Rob Broughton def. Andrei Arlovski by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy def. Chris Leben by KO (Punch) in 1:57 of Round 1. Heavyweight Bout: Stav Economou def. Daniel Puder by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Martin Kampmann def. Michael Bisping by TKO (Strikes) in 8:10 of Round 1. Heavyweight Bout: James Thompson def. Mario Rinaldi by KO (Punch) in 0:50 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Neil Wain def. Alexey Oleynik by KO (Punch) in 1:09 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Raymond Daniels def. John Hathaway by KO (Head Kick) in 5:41 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: James Zikic def. Vladimir Matyushenko by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Paul Taylor def. Duane Ludwig by KO (Punch) in 3:10 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Mark Hominick def. Mitsuhiro Ishida by TKO (Strikes) in 3:36 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Andre Winner def. Rob McCullough by KO (Punch) in 1:55 of Round 1. Bonus KO of the Night: James Thompson Submission of the Night: - Fight of the Night: Martin Kampmann vs. Michael Bisping After event - Brad Pickett made the first sucessful defence of his PRIDE Flyweight title. - Sakakibara said that the event was a success and that PRIDE will certainly have more numbered events in England next year. - Pickett said the atmosphere was amazing and that motivated him during the fight. Predictions CageRage: 3-9 Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/yAqe5XU.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Flyweight Championship Bout between, Former KOTC Bantamweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2008 Featherweight Winner, Former PRIDE Featherweight Champion, PRIDE Flyweight Champion, Brad Pickett and Patrick Holohan served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> Mitsuhiro Ishida was expected to face Robbie Olivier. However, Olivier was forced to pull out due to a Chronic Shoulder Pain and was replaced by Mark Hominick.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE 93: British Invasion</strong></p><p><strong> Date: March 9, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: The O2 Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: London, England</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Championship Bout: © Brad Pickett (125 lbs) vs. Patrick Holohan (125 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Andrei Arlovski (235 lbs) vs. Rob Broughton (260 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy (185 lbs) vs. Chris Leben (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Daniel Puder (235 lbs) vs. Stav Economou (250 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Martin Kampmann (185 lbs) vs. Michael Bisping (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Mario Rinaldi (265 lbs) vs. James Thompson (265 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Neil Wain (245 lbs) vs. Alexey Oleynik (235 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: John Hathaway (185 lbs) vs. Raymond Daniels (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: James Zikic (205 lbs) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (209 lbs)*</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Paul Taylor (165 lbs) vs. Duane Ludwig (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Mark Hominick (145 lbs) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Andre Winner (165 lbs) vs. Rob McCullough (125 lbs)</p><p> </p><p> *Vladimir Matyushenko missed weight by 4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">PRIDE FC CARDS IN MARCH</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE 93: British Invasion</strong></p><p><strong> Date: March 9, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: The O2 Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: London, England</strong></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/AtzYFVT.png></p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE Bushido 75</strong></p><p><strong> Date: March 16, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Sun Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Ise, Japan</strong></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/dsnrsd2.png></p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE: Total Elimination 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Date: March 30, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Osaka Dome</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Osaka, Japan</strong></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/zE9IDtQ.png></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Welterweight Bout between, Demian Maia and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Winner and Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Vitor Belfort served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE Bushido 74</strong></p><p><strong> Date: February 9, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: HSBC Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 8,240</strong></p><p><strong> Gate: $1,994,080</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia def. Vitor Belfort by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 2:15 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Demetrious Johnson def. Jussier Formiga by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 2:08 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado def. Evangelista Santos by KO (Punch) in 4:08 of Round 2.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Gregor Gracie def. Kunyoshi Hironaka by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 6:25 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva def. Travis Browne by TKO (Strikes) in 7:13 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan def. Fabricio Monteiro by Submission (Kimura) in 6:18 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Royce Gracie def. Frank Trigg by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Gesias Cavalcante def. Marcus Aurelio by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Marlon Matias def. Manny Tapia by KO (Head Kick) in 0:22 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Alexandre Pantoja def. Alptekin Ozkilic by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:38 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Rashid Magomedov def. Milton Vieira by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Flyweight Bout: Jose Maria Tome def. Junya Kodo by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Fabio Maldonado</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Demian Maia</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Demian Maia vs. Vitor Belfort</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">After event</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> - Maia said that Belfort is a tough opponent and that he will continue looking for the chance to be champion.</p><p> </p><p> - Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Forrest Griffin (18-4) signs with PRIDE.</p><p> </p><p> - Marcus Aurelio (15-13, 4-11 PRIDE) has been released.</p><p> </p><p> - Junya Kodo (9-8, 0-3 PRIDE) has been released.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p> CageRage: 10-2</p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Welterweight Bout between, Demian Maia and UFC 12 Heavyweight Tournament Winner and Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Vitor Belfort served as the main event. PRIDE Bushido 74 Date: February 9, 2013 Venue: HSBC Arena Local: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Main Event Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia (185 lbs) vs. Vitor Belfort (185 lbs) Co-Main Event Flyweight Bout: Jussier Formiga (125 lbs) vs. Demetrious Johnson (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (205 lbs) vs. Evangelista Santos (205 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Gregor Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Kunyoshi Hironaka (185 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva (265 lbs) vs. Travis Browne (250 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Karo Parisyan (185 lbs) vs. Fabricio Monteiro (185 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Royce Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Frank Trigg (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Gesias Cavalcante (165 lbs) vs. Marcus Aurelio (165 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Marlon Matias (145 lbs) vs. Manny Tapia (145 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Alexandre Pantoja (125 lbs) vs. Alptekin Ozkilic (125 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Milton Vieira (165 lbs) vs. Rashid Magomedov (165 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Jose Maria Tome (125 lbs) vs. Junya Kodo (125 lbs)

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/us7zsLJ.png> BACKGROUND A Heavyweight Championship Bout between, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, PRIDE Heavyweight Champion, Fabricio Werdum and Carmelo Marrero served as the main event. PRIDE 92: Total Domination Date: February 2, 2013 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan Attendance: 22,326 Gate: $6,251,280 PPV: $1,153,434 Main Event Heavyweight Championship Bout: © Fabricio Werdum def. Carmelo Marrero by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 9:10 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Paul Daley def. Siyar Bahadurzada by KO (Head Kick) in 4:36 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Vinny Magalhaes def. Roger Hollett by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Stefan Struve def. Junior dos Santos by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Donald Cerrone def. Vitor Ribeiro by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Hans Stringer def. Karlos Vemola by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Yuta Watanabe def. Jake Shields by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Jorge Santiago by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Kazuo Misaki def. Shungo Oyama by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:14 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall def. Shinya Murofushi by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Bao Quach def. Rumina Sato by Unanimous Decision. Flyweight Bout: Yuki Shojo def. Noboru Tahara by Unanimous Decision. Bonus KO of the Night: Paul Daley Submission of the Night: Fabricio Werdum Fight of the Night: Fabricio Werdum vs. Carmelo Marrero After event - Werdum said that Marrero was a great opponent and that he is happy to keep his title. - Daley said he showed everyone that he can KO him with a kick and that Bahadurzada can prove it... "when he wakes up". Predictions CageRage: 8-4 Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/us7zsLJ.png> BACKGROUND A Heavyweight Championship Bout between, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, PRIDE Heavyweight Champion, Fabricio Werdum and Carmelo Marrero served as the main event. PRIDE 92: Total Domination Date: February 2, 2013 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan Main Event Heavyweight Championship Bout: © Fabricio Werdum (235 lbs) vs. Carmelo Marrero (255 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Paul Daley (185 lbs) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (185 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Roger Hollett (205 lbs) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (205 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Stefan Struve (260 lbs) vs. Junior dos Santos (235 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Vitor Ribeiro (165 lbs) vs. Donald Cerrone (165 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Karlos Vemola (205 lbs) vs. Hans Stringer (205 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Yuta Watanabe (185 lbs) vs. Jake Shields (185 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama (185 lbs) vs. Jorge Santiago (185 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Kazuo Misaki (185 lbs) vs. Shungo Oyama (185 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall (125 lbs) vs. Shinya Murofushi (125 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Marlon Matias (145 lbs) vs. Bao Quach (145 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Yuki Shojo (125 lbs) vs. Noboru Tahara (125 lbs)

PRIDE FC CARDS IN FEBRUARY PRIDE 92: Total Domination Date: February 2, 2013 Venue: Osaka Dome Local: Osaka, Japan <img src=https://i.imgur.com/RUbBWmU.png> PRIDE Bushido 74 Date: February 9, 2013 Venue: HSBC Arena Local: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil <img src=https://i.imgur.com/KXyLX9r.png>

<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/yERbQdS.png></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> A Welterweight Championship Bout between, Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Gegard Mousasi and Former Two-Times UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p> Yoshiyuki Yoshida was expected to face Karen Darabedyan. However, Darabedyan was forced to pull out due to a Herniated Spinal Disc and was replaced by Evan Tunner.</p><p> </p><p> Luiz Azeredo was expected to face Yusuke Endo. However, Endo was forced to pull out due to a Medium Concussion and was replaced by Caol Uno.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PRIDE 91: Destiny of Champions</strong></p><p><strong> Date: January 27, 2013</strong></p><p><strong> Venue: Yokohama Arena</strong></p><p><strong> Local: Yokohama, Japan</strong></p><p><strong> Attendance: 21,290</strong></p><p><strong> Gate: $6,908,605</strong></p><p><strong> PPV: $1,097,367</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Championship Bout: © Gegard Mousasi def. Anderson Silva by KO (Head Kick) in 2:19 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Douglas Lima def. Gunnar Nelson by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Andre Dida def. Shinya Aoki by KO (Punch) in 0:26 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Dave Herman def. Josh Barnett by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Jason High by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 6:02 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Heavyweight Bout: Mark Coleman def. Hidehiko Yoshida by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 7:51 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p> Middleweight Bout: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Daniel Cormier by KO (Punch) in 1:15 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Melvin Manhoef def. Yushin Okami by KO (Punch) in 0:12 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Lightweight Bout: Luiz Azeredo def. Caol Uno by TKO (Strikes) in 2:48 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Amar Suloev def. Ryo Chonan by KO (Punch) in 4:01 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p> Featherweight Bout: Kyung Ho Kang def. Joachin Hansen by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p> Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Evan Tunner by Split Decision.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Bonus</strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Gegard Mousasi</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Khabib Nurmagomedov</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Gegard Mousasi vs. Anderson Silva</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">After event</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p> - Mousasi said that many thought he was the underdog in the fight against Silva and showed everyone why he is the champion.</p><p> </p><p> - After losing in his last fight, Aaron Riley announced hiatus.</p><p> </p><p> - Sakakibara ended the press conference announcing the Team Tournament 2013, which will be held in 4 Bushido events and will have 8 of the biggest MMA organizations in the world with their teams and the teams and fights will soon be announced.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p> CageRage: 4-8</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions</span></strong></p><p> <a href="http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2" rel="external nofollow">http://www.greydogsoftware.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2479044&postcount=2</a></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/yERbQdS.png> BACKGROUND A Welterweight Championship Bout between, Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Gegard Mousasi and Former Two-Times UFC Middleweight Champion, Anderson Silva served as the main event. Yoshiyuki Yoshida was expected to face Karen Darabedyan. However, Darabedyan was forced to pull out due to a Herniated Spinal Disc and was replaced by Evan Tunner. Luiz Azeredo was expected to face Yusuke Endo. However, Endo was forced to pull out due to a Medium Concussion and was replaced by Caol Uno. PRIDE 91: Destiny of Champions Date: January 27, 2013 Venue: Yokohama Arena Local: Yokohama, Japan Main Event Welterweight Championship Bout: © Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs) vs. Anderson Silva (185 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Douglas Lima (185 lbs) vs. Gunnar Nelson (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Shinya Aoki (165 lbs) vs. Andre Dida (165 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Josh Barnett (250 lbs) vs. Dave Herman (235 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov (165 lbs) vs. Jason High (165 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Hidehiko Yoshida (225 lbs) vs. Mark Coleman (240 lbs) Preliminary Card Middleweight Bout: Daniel Cormier (209 lbs)* vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (209 lbs)* Welterweight Bout: Yushin Okami (185 lbs) vs. Melvin Manhoef (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno (165 lbs) vs. Luiz Azeredo (165 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Ryo Chonan (185 lbs) vs. Amar Suloev (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Joachin Hansen (145 lbs) vs. Kyung Ho Kang (145 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida (185 lbs) vs. Evan Tunner (185 lbs) *Daniel Cormier missed weight by 4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse. *Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou missed weight by 4 pounds and has been fined a percentage of his purse.

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Welterweight Bout between, Former UFC Welterweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2010 Welterweight Winner, Former PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Georges St.Pierre and Marius Zaromskis served as the main event. Joseph Duffy was expected to face Sam Stout. However, Stout was forced to pull out due to a Broken Eye Socket and was replaced by TJ Grant. PRIDE Bushido 73 Date: January 13, 2013 Venue: Colisée Pepsi Local: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Attendance: 3,761 Gate: $383,835 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Georges St.Pierre def. Marius Zaromskis by KO (Punch) in 2:11 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares def. Patrick Cote by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Josh Burkman def. Kajan Johnson by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 7:14 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Denis Kang def. Tim Boetsch by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Vitaly Minakov def. Tim Hague by KO (Punch) in 5:32 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy def. TJ Grant by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:07 of Round 1. Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: David Louiseau def. Carlos Newton by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Chris Horodecki def. Aaron Riley by TKO (Strikes) in 3:33 of Round 2. Welterweight Bout: John Alessio def. Paulo Thiago by Unanimous Decision. Featherweight Bout: Ivan Menjivar def. Leigh Remedios by TKO (Strikes) in 5:35 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Kiyotaka Shimizu def. Adrain Wooley by TKO (Strikes) in 3:11 of Round 1. Featherweight Bout: Leonard Garcia def. Antonio Carvalho by KO (Punch) in 5:55 of Round 1. Bonus KO of the Night: Georges St.Pierre Submission of the Night: Joseph Duffy Fight of the Night: Georges St.Pierre vs. Marius Zaromskis After event - St.Pierre said he is happy to fight in front of his fans and get back on the path of victories. - Antonio Carvalho (16-10, 4-8 PRIDE) has been released. Predictions CageRage: 7-5

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Welterweight Bout between, Former UFC Welterweight Champion, PRIDE GP 2010 Welterweight Winner, Former PRIDE Welterweight Champion, Georges St.Pierre and Marius Zaromskis served as the main event. Joseph Duffy was expected to face Sam Stout. However, Stout was forced to pull out due to a Broken Eye Socket and was replaced by TJ Grant. PRIDE Bushido 73 Date: January 13, 2013 Venue: Colisée Pepsi Local: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Main Event Welterweight Bout: Georges St.Pierre (185 lbs) vs. Marius Zaromskis (185 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Patrick Cote (185 lbs) vs. Rousimar Palhares (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Josh Burkman (165 lbs) vs. Kajan Johnson (165 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Denis Kang (185 lbs) vs. Tim Boetsch (185 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Tim Hague (265 lbs) vs. Vitaly Minakov (250 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy (165 lbs) vs. TJ Grant (165 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Carlos Newton (185 lbs) vs. David Louiseau (185 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Aaron Riley (165 lbs) vs. Chris Horodecki (165 lbs) Welterweight Bout: John Alessio (185 lbs) vs. Paulo Thiago (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Ivan Menjivar (145 lbs) vs. Leigh Remedios (145 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Adrain Wooley (125 lbs) vs. Kiyotaka Shimizu (125 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Antonio Carvalho (145 lbs) vs. Leonard Garcia (145 lbs)

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Heavyweight Bout between, Ben Rothwell and Former DREAM Heavyweight Champion, Stefan Struve served as the main event. PRIDE Bushido 72 Date: January 6, 2013 Venue: Osaka Castle Hall Local: Osaka, Japan Attendance: 4,104 Gate: $1,149,120 Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Stefan Struve def. Ben Rothwell by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:28 of Round 2. Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Cain Valesquez def. Aleksander Emelianenko by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Junior dos Santos def. Sergei Kharitonov by TKO (Strikes) in 2:55 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham def. Kiichi Kunimoto by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Hans Stringer def. Ken Shamrock by KO (Knee) in 4:43 of Round 1. Welterweight Bout: Paulo Filho def. Dong Hyun Kim by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:36 of Round 2. Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Simeon Thoresen def. Sanae Kikuta by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Keita Nakamura def. Hector Lombard by KO (Punch) in 3:07 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Christian M'Pumbu by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:30 of Round 2. Lightweight Bout: Artur Sowinski def. Satoru Kitaoka by Unanimous Decision. Middleweight Bout: Arman Gambaryan def. Ikuhisa Minowa by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:02 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Akihiro Gono def. Sean Sherk by KO (Head Kick) in 5:54 of Round 1. Bonus KO of the Night: Hans Stringer Submission of the Night: Stefan Struve Fight of the Night: Kazuhiro Nakamura vs. Christian M'Pumbu After event - Sakakibara has confirmed that Cain Velasquez will be the next challenger in the heavyweight division. - Still in the ring, Stefan Struve was asked who could be his next opponent, and he replied that he would like to fight for the title or face Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, who he thinks would be a tough opponent. - Ricco Rodriguez has been jailed for twelve months after being convicted of assault. - Sean Sherk (38,11-1, 3-9 PRIDE) has been released. Predictions CageRage: 7-5

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/u2AWTEY.png> BACKGROUND A Heavyweight Bout between, Ben Rothwell and Former DREAM Heavyweight Champion, Stefan Struve served as the main event. PRIDE Bushido 72 Date: January 6, 2013 Venue: Osaka Castle Hall Local: Osaka, Japan Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Ben Rothwell (260 lbs) vs. Stefan Struve (260 lbs) Co-Main Event Heavyweight Bout: Aleksander Emelianenko (255 lbs) vs. Cain Valesquez (240 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Junior dos Santos (235 lbs) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (240 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Evan Dunham (165 lbs) vs. Kiichi Kunimoto (165 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Ken Shamrock (205 lbs) vs. Hans Stringer (205 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Paulo Filho (185 lbs) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (185 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Sanae Kikuta (185 lbs) vs. Simeon Thoresen (185 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Keita Nakamura (185 lbs) vs. Hector Lombard (185 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura (205 lbs) vs. Christian M'Pumbu (205 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs) vs. Artur Sowinski (165 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Ikuhisa Minowa (205 lbs) vs. Arman Gambaryan (205 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Sean Sherk (165 lbs) vs. Akihiro Gono (165 lbs)

PRIDE FC CARDS IN JANUARY PRIDE Bushido 72 Date: January 6, 2013 Venue: Osaka Castle Hall Local: Osaka, Japan <img src=https://i.imgur.com/Yan2jFA.png> PRIDE Bushido 73 Date: January 13, 2013 Venue: Colisée Pepsi Local: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada <img src=https://i.imgur.com/Oi2udRO.png> PRIDE 91: Destiny of Champions Date: January 27, 2013 Venue: Yokohama Arena Local: Yokohama, Japan <img src=https://i.imgur.com/1Qx6dWE.png>