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BACKGROUND

 

A Middleweight Championship Bout between, Former UFC Light Heavyweight and PRIDE Middleweight Champion, Quinton Jackson and PRIDE GP Middleweight 2011 Winner, Tom Watson served as the main event.

 

A Featherweight Championship Bout between, PRIDE Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo and Patricio Freire served as the co-main event.

 

A Middleweight Championship Bout between Quinton Jackson and Tom Watson is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2011 in July 2011; Tom Watson win by TKO (Strikes).

 

A Featherweight Championship Bout between Jose Aldo and Patricio Freire is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE: Final Conflict 2010 in October 2010; Jose Aldo win by Unanimous Decision.

 

A Lightweight Championship Bout between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 69: Imminent Danger in October 2010; Eddie Alvarez win by KO (Punch).

 

PRIDE: Shockwave 2011

Date: December 31, 2011

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Middleweight Championship Bout: © Quinton Jackson (205 lbs) vs. Tom Watson (205 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Featherweight Championship Bout: © Jose Aldo (145 lbs) vs. Patricio Freire (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Championship Bout: © Eddie Alvarez (165 lbs) vs. Shinya Aoki (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia (185 lbs) vs. Dan Hardy (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Ken Shamrock (205 lbs) vs. Satoshi Ishii (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Sanae Kikuta (185 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia (265 lbs) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (225 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: James Thompson (265 lbs) vs. Rolles Gracie (250 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Josh Neer (165 lbs) vs. Donald Cerrone (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Vitor Belfort (185 lbs) vs. Yuta Watanabe (185 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Yushin Okami (185 lbs) vs. Keita Nakamura (170 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (165 lbs) vs. Josh Thomson (165 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Tito Ortiz (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba (185 lbs) vs. Rich Franklin (185 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno (165 lbs) vs. Paul Kelly (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama (185 lbs) vs. Shungo Oyama (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Ikuhisa Minowa (205 lbs) vs. Evangelista Santos (205 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs) vs. Akihiro Gono (165 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Gilbert Yvel (235 lbs) vs. Cheick Kongo (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida (185 lbs) vs. Paulo Thiago (185 lbs)

 

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PRIDE: Shockwave 2011

Date: December 31, 2011

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Middleweight Championship Bout: © Quinton Jackson (205 lbs) vs. Tom Watson (205 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Featherweight Championship Bout: (C) Jose Aldo (145 lbs) vs. Patricio Freire (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Championship Bout: © Eddie Alvarez (165 lbs) vs. Shinya Aoki (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia (185 lbs) vs. Dan Hardy (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Ken Shamrock (205 lbs) vs. Satoshi Ishii (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Sanae Kikuta (185 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia (265 lbs) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (225 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: James Thompson (265 lbs) vs. Rolles Gracie (250 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Josh Neer (165 lbs) vs. Donald Cerrone (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Vitor Belfort (185 lbs) vs. Yuta Watanabe (185 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Yushin Okami (185 lbs) vs. Keita Nakamura (170 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (165 lbs) vs. Josh Thomson (165 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Tito Ortiz (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Kazushi Sakuraba (185 lbs) vs. Rich Franklin (185 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno (165 lbs) vs. Paul Kelly (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama (185 lbs) vs. Shungo Oyama (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Ikuhisa Minowa (205 lbs) vs. Evangelista Santos (205 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs) vs. Akihiro Gono (165 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Gilbert Yvel (235 lbs) vs. Cheick Kongo (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida (185 lbs) vs. Paulo Thiago (185 lbs)

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BACKGROUND

 

A Middleweight Championship Bout between, Former UFC Light Heavyweight and PRIDE Middleweight Champion, Quinton Jackson and PRIDE GP Middleweight 2011 Winner, Tom Watson served as the main event.

 

A Featherweight Championship Bout between, PRIDE Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo and Patricio Freire served as the co-main event.

 

A Middleweight Championship Bout between Quinton Jackson and Tom Watson is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE: Critical Countdown 2011 in July 2011; Tom Watson win by TKO (Strikes).

 

A Featherweight Championship Bout between Jose Aldo and Patricio Freire is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE: Final Conflict 2010 in October 2010; Jose Aldo win by Unanimous Decision.

 

A Lightweight Championship Bout between Eddie Alvarez and Shinya Aoki is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 69: Imminent Danger in October 2010; Eddie Alvarez win by KO (Punch).

 

PRIDE: Shockwave 2011

Date: December 31, 2011

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 16,826

Gate: $5,460,037

PPV: $1,371,254

 

Main Event

 

Middleweight Championship Bout: (NC) Tom Watson def. Quinton Jackson by TKO (Strikes) in 0:50 of Round 1.

 

Co-Main Event

 

Featherweight Championship Bout: © Jose Aldo def. Patricio Freire by Unanimous Decision.

 

Lightweight Championship Bout: © Eddie Alvarez def. Shinya Aoki by Unanimous Decision.

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia def. Dan Hardy by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:46 of Round 1.

 

Middleweight Bout: Satoshi Ishii def. Ken Shamrock by Unanimous Decision.

 

Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie def. Sanae Kikuta by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 4:16 of Round 1.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Tim Sylvia def. Hidehiko Yoshida by TKO (Strikes) in 7:03 of Round 1.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Rolles Gracie def. James Thompson by TKO (Strikes) in 5:42 of Round 1.

 

Lightweight Bout: Donald Cerrone def. Josh Neer by TKO (Strikes) in 0:51 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Vitor Belfort def. Yuta Watanabe by TKO (Strikes) in 1:42 of Round 1.

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Yushin Okami def. Keita Nakamura by Unanimous Decision.

 

Lightweight Bout: Josh Thomson def. Gilbert Melendez by Unanimous Decision.

 

Middleweight Bout: Rafael Cavalcante def. Tito Ortiz by TKO (Strikes) in 4:59 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Rich Franklin def. Kazushi Sakuraba by KO (Head Kick) in 0:49 of Round 1.

 

Lightweight Bout: Caol Uno def. Paul Kelly by Unanimous Decision.

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Shungo Oyama by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 7:01 of Round 1,

 

Middleweight Bout: Evangelista Santos def. Ikuhisa Minowa by KO (Head Kick) in 9:10 of Round 1.

 

Lightweight Bout: Satoru Kitaoka def. Akihiro Gono by Unanimous Decision.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Cheick Kongo def. Gilbert Yvel by KO (Head Kick) in 0:45 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshiyuki Yoshida def. Paulo Thiago by Split Decision.

 

Bonus

 

KO of the Night: Rich Franklin

 

Submission of the Night: Renzo Gracie

 

Fight of the Night: Renzo Gracie vs. Sanae Kikuta

 

After event

 

- Tom Watson is the new PRIDE Middleweight Champion.

 

- Jose Aldo made the seventh sucessful defence of his PRIDE Featherweight title.

 

- Eddie Alvarez made the second sucessful defence of his PRIDE Lightweight title.

 

- Watson said he knows all the flaws in Jackson's game and it helped to defeat him again and hopes to be champion for a long time.

 

-Aldo said he respects Freire a lot and is happy to defend his title once again.

 

- Alvarez said he was happy to beat Aoki again and will now prepare for next year's lightweight tournament.

 

Predictions

 

CageRage: 10-10

 

Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions

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PRIDE Bushido 61: Flyweight GP 2012 1st Round

Date: January 14, 2012

Venue: Nippon Budokan

Local: Tokyo, Japan

 

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PRIDE 83: Brave New World

Date: January 28, 2012

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

 

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BACKGROUND

 

A Flyweight Bout between, PRIDE GP 2008 Featherweight Winner, Former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion, Former PRIDE Featherweight Champion, Brad Pickett and Former Shooto Flyweight Champion, Jose Maria Tome served as the main event.

 

The event will feature the first round of the PRIDE GP 2012 Flyweights.

 

PRIDE Bushido 61: Flyweight GP 2012 1st Round

Date: January 14, 2012

Venue: Nippon Budokan

Local: Tokyo, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Brad Pickett (125 lbs) vs. Jose Maria Tome (125 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Joseph Benavidez (125 lbs) vs. Haruo Ochi (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Demetrious Johnson (125 lbs) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Jussier Formiga (125 lbs) vs. Kiyotaka Shimizu (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Yasuhiro Urushitani (125 lbs) vs. Patrick Holohan (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Yuki Shojo (125 lbs) vs. John Dodson (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Masatoshi Abe (125 lbs) vs. Adrian Wooley (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Junya Kodo (125 lbs) vs. Ian McCall (125 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Gesias Cavalcante (165 lbs) vs. Nick Agallar (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Makoto Takimoto (185 lbs) vs. Krzystof Kulak (185 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Rafael Rebello (125 lbs) vs. Ben Nguyen (125 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Valentjin Overeem (235 lbs) vs. Seth Petruzelli (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Sean Strickland (185 lbs) vs. Dong Yi Yang (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Bao Quach (145 lbs) vs. Fredson Paixao (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Duane Ludwig (165 lbs) vs. Spencer Fisher (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Jeremy Horn (185 lbs) vs. Jorge Patino (185 lbs)

 

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PRIDE Bushido 61: Flyweight GP 2012 1st Round

Date: January 14, 2012

Venue: Nippon Budokan

Local: Tokyo, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Brad Pickett (125 lbs) vs. Jose Maria Tome (125 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Joseph Benavidez (125 lbs) vs. Haruo Ochi (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Demetrious Johnson (125 lbs) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Jussier Formiga (125 lbs) vs. Kiyotaka Shimizu (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Yasuhiro Urushitani (125 lbs) vs. Patrick Holohan (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Yuki Shojo (125 lbs) vs. John Dodson (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Masatoshi Abe (125 lbs) vs. Adrian Wooley (125 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Junya Kodo (125 lbs) vs. Ian McCall (125 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Gesias Cavalcante (165 lbs) vs. Nick Agallar (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Makoto Takimoto (185 lbs) vs. Krzystof Kulak (185 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Rafael Rebello (125 lbs) vs. Ben Nguyen (125 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Valentjin Overeem (235 lbs) vs. Seth Petruzelli (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Sean Strickland (185 lbs) vs. Dong Yi Yang (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Bao Quach (145 lbs) vs. Fredson Paixao (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Duane Ludwig (165 lbs) vs. Spencer Fisher (165 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Jeremy Horn (185 lbs) vs. Jorge Patino (185 lbs)

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BACKGROUND

 

A Flyweight Bout between, PRIDE GP 2008 Featherweight Winner, Former King of the Cage Bantamweight Champion, Former PRIDE Featherweight Champion, Brad Pickett and Former Shooto Flyweight Champion, Jose Maria Tome served as the main event.

 

The event will feature the first round of the PRIDE GP 2012 Flyweights.

 

PRIDE Bushido 61: Flyweight GP 2012 1st Round

Date: January 14, 2012

Venue: Nippon Budokan

Local: Tokyo, Japan

Attendance: 3,607

Gate: $1,170,472

 

Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Brad Pickett def. Jose Maria Tome by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 0:58 of Round 1.

 

Co-Main Event

 

Flyweight Bout: Joseph Benavidez def. Haruo Ochi by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 5:15 of Round 1.

 

Flyweight Bout: Demetrious Johnson def. Alexandre Pantoja by Unanimous Decision.

 

Flyweight Bout: Jussier Formiga def. Kiyotaka Shimizu by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:05 of Round 1.

 

Flyweight Bout: Patrick Holohan def. Yasuhiro Urushitani by Unanimous Decision.

 

Flyweight Bout: John Dodson def. Yuki Shojo by TKO (Strikes) in 6:00 of Round 1.

 

Flyweight Bout: Adrian Wooley def. Masatoshi Abe by Unanimous Decision.

 

Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall def. Junya Kodo by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 3:40 of Round 1.

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Gesias Cavalcante def. Nick Agallar by Submission (Guillotine Choke) in 5:13 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Krzystof Kulak def. Makoto Takimoto by Unanimous Decision.

 

Flyweight Bout: Ben Nguyen def. Rafael Rebello by TKO (Strikes) in 0:35 of Round 1.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Seth Petruzelli def. Valentjin Overeem by TKO (Strikes) in 4:44 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Dong Yi Yang def. Sean Strickland by Unanimous Decision.

 

Featherweight Bout: Fredson Paixao def. Bao Quach by Unanimous Decision.

 

Lightweight Bout: Duane Ludwig def. Spencer Fisher by KO (Head Kick) in 5:21 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Jeremy Horn def. Jorge Patino by Unanimous Decision.

 

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Bonus

 

KO of the Night: Duane Ludwig

 

Submission of the Night: Ian McCall

 

Fight of the Night: Joseph Benavidez vs. Haruo Ochi

 

After event

 

- Pickett said that the new division motivated him and another belt will be his goal.

 

- Sakakibara announced that PRIDE GP Lightweight participants are set and will be announced soon.

 

- Donald Cerrone has tested positive for PED's following PRIDE: Shockwave 2012, and his victory over Josh Neer, was changed to NC and it was removed from the PRIDE GP.

 

Predictions

 

CageRage: 13-3

 

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BACKGROUND

 

A Featherweight Bout between, PRIDE GP 2007 Lightweight Winner, Former PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Norifumi Yamamoto and Bryan Caraway served as the main event.

 

PRIDE 83: Brave New World

Date: January 28, 2012

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Featherweight Bout: Norifumi Yamamoto (145 lbs) vs. Bryan Caraway (145 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko (230 lbs) vs. Mike Kyle (235 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Mario Rinaldi (265 lbs) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (235 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Chuck Liddell (205 lbs) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva (265 lbs) vs. Brock Lesnar (265 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Paulo Filho (185 lbs) vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (185 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Kiichi Kunimoto (165 lbs) vs. Mairbek Taisumov (165 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura (205 lbs) vs. Jan Blachowicz (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Matt Hughes (185 lbs) vs. Jorge Santiago (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Cub Swanson (145 lbs) vs. Hatsu Hioki (145 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Akitoshi Tamura (145 lbs) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Katsuya Inoue (165 lbs) vs. Yusuke Endo (165 lbs)

 

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PRIDE 83: Brave New World

Date: January 28, 2012

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Featherweight Bout: Norifumi Yamamoto (145 lbs) vs. Bryan Caraway (145 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Fedor Emelianenko (230 lbs) vs. Mike Kyle (235 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Mario Rinaldi (265 lbs) vs. Vinny Magalhaes (235 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Chuck Liddell (205 lbs) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (205 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva (265 lbs) vs. Brock Lesnar (265 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Paulo Filho (185 lbs) vs. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (185 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Kiichi Kunimoto (165 lbs) vs. Mairbek Taisumov (165 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Kazuhiro Nakamura (205 lbs) vs. Jan Blachowicz (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Matt Hughes (185 lbs) vs. Jorge Santiago (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Cub Swanson (145 lbs) vs. Hatsu Hioki (145 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Akitoshi Tamura (145 lbs) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Katsuya Inoue (165 lbs) vs. Yusuke Endo (165 lbs)

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BACKGROUND

 

A Featherweight Bout between, PRIDE GP 2007 Lightweight Winner, Former PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Norifumi Yamamoto and Bryan Caraway served as the main event.

 

PRIDE 83: Brave New World

Date: January 28, 2012

Venue: Saitama Super Arena

Local: Saitama, Japan

Attendance: 16,185

Gate: $5,252,033

PPV: $532,598

 

Main Event

 

Featherweight Bout: Bryan Caraway def. Norifumi Yamamoto by Unanimous Decision.

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Mike Kyle def. Fedor Emelianenko by KO (Punch) in 2:19 of Round 1.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Vinny Magalhaes def. Mario Rinaldi by Submission (Armbar) in 4:11 of Round 2.

 

Middleweight Bout: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Chuck Liddell by TKO (Strikes) in 2:24 of Round 1.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Antonio Silva def. Brock Lesnar by Unanimous Decision.

 

Welterweight Bout: Vyacheslav Vasilevsky def. Paulo Filho by Unanimous Decision.

 

Preliminary Card

 

Lightweight Bout: Kiichi Kunimoto def. Mairbek Taisumov by Unanimous Decision.

 

Middleweight Bout: Jan Blachowicz def. Kazuhiro Nakamura by KO (Punch) in 1:55 of Round 2.

 

Welterweight Bout: Matt Hughes def. Jorge Santiago by Unanimous Decision.

 

Featherweight Bout: Cub Swanson def. Hatsu Hioki by KO (Head Kick) in 5:51 of Round 1.

 

Featherweight Bout: Chan Sung Jung def. Akitoshi Tamura by Unanimous Decision.

 

Lightweight Bout: Yusuke Endo def. Katsuya Inoue by Unanimous Decision.

Yusuke Endo

 

Bonus

 

KO of the Night: Mike Kyle

 

Submission of the Night: Vinny Magalhaes

 

Fight of the Night: Mike Kyle vs. Fedor Emelianenko

 

After event

 

- After beating Yamamoto, Caraway said he wants a shot at the title against Jose Aldo.

 

- Former Two Times WEC Bantamweight Champion and Former EliteXC Bantamweight Champion, Eddie Wineland (24-5-1) signs with PRIDE.

 

Predictions

 

CageRage: 6-6

 

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BACKGROUND

 

A Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout between, M-1 2000: Heavyweight GP Winner, PRIDE GP 2011 Heavyweight Winner, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Arlovski and Aleksander Emelianenko served as the main event.

 

Robbie Lawler was expected to face Georges St.Pierre. However, St.Pierre was forced to pull out due to a Swollen Calf Muscle and was replaced by Melvin Manhoef.

 

PRIDE 84: On The Edge

Date: February 11, 2012

Venue: Osaka Dome

Local: Osaka, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Andrei Arlovski (235 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (255 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (185 lbs) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Urijah Faber (145 lbs) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Carmelo Marrero (255 lbs) vs. Stefan Struve (260 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Melvin Manhoef (185 lbs) vs. Robbie Lawler (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Bart Palaszewski (145 lbs) vs. Diego Brandao (145 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Featherweight Bout: Mizuto Hirota (145 lbs) vs. Rani Yahya (145 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Steve Bosse (205 lbs) vs. Chael Sonnen (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Frank Trigg (185 lbs) vs. Marius Zaromskis (185 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Hector Lombard (185 lbs) vs. Forrest Petz (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Jason Reinhardt (145 lbs) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards (165 lbs) vs. Marcus Aurelio (165 lbs)

 

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PRIDE 84: On The Edge

Date: February 11, 2012

Venue: Osaka Dome

Local: Osaka, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Andrei Arlovski (235 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (255 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (185 lbs) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Urijah Faber (145 lbs) vs. Georgi Karakhanyan (145 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Carmelo Marrero (255 lbs) vs. Stefan Struve (260 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Melvin Manhoef (185 lbs) vs. Robbie Lawler (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Bart Palaszewski (145 lbs) vs. Diego Brandao (145 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Featherweight Bout: Mizuto Hirota (145 lbs) vs. Rani Yahya (145 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Steve Bosse (205 lbs) vs. Chael Sonnen (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Frank Trigg (185 lbs) vs. Marius Zaromskis (185 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Hector Lombard (185 lbs) vs. Forrest Petz (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Jason Reinhardt (145 lbs) vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida (145 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards (165 lbs) vs. Marcus Aurelio (165 lbs)

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BACKGROUND

 

A Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout between, M-1 2000: Heavyweight GP Winner, PRIDE GP 2011 Heavyweight Winner, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Andrei Arlovski and Aleksander Emelianenko served as the main event.

 

Robbie Lawler was expected to face Georges St.Pierre. However, St.Pierre was forced to pull out due to a Swollen Calf Muscle and was replaced by Melvin Manhoef.

 

PRIDE 84: On The Edge

Date: February 11, 2012

Venue: Osaka Dome

Local: Osaka, Japan

Attendance: 18,147

Gate: $5,081,160

PPV: $1,092,513

 

Main Event

 

Interim Heavyweight Championship Bout: Andrei Arlovski def. Aleksander Emelianenko by TKO (Strikes) in 0:24 of Round 1.

 

Co-Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit def. Gegard Mousasi by TKO (Cut) in 3:17 of Round 1.

 

Featherweight Bout: Urijah Faber def. Georgi Karakhanyan by Unanimous Decision.

 

Heavyweight Bout: Carmelo Marrero def. Stefan Struve by Unanimous Decision.

 

Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler def. Melvin Manhoef by TKO (Strikes) in 6:09 of Round 1.

 

Featherweight Bout: Diego Brandao def. Bart Palaszewski by KO (Punch) in 0:57 of Round 1.

 

Preliminary Card

 

Featherweight Bout: Rani Yahya def. Mizuto Hirota by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 8:44 of Round 1.

 

Middleweight Bout: Steve Bosse def. Chael Sonnen by KO (Punch) in 1:26 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Marius Zaromskis def. Frank Trigg by TKO (Strikes) in 0:51 of Round 2.

 

Welterweight Bout: Hector Lombard def. Forrest Petz by Unanimous Decision.

 

Featherweight Bout: Jason Reinhardt def. Mitsuhiro Ishida by Unanimous Decision.

 

Lightweight Bout: Yves Edwards def. Marcus Aurelio by Unanimous Decision.

 

Bonus

 

KO of the Night: Diego Brandao

 

Submission of the Night: Rani Yahya

 

Fight of the Night: Andrei Arlovski vs. Aleksander Emelianenko

 

After event

 

- Andrei Arlovski is the new Interim PRIDE Heavyweight Champion.

 

- Arlovski said that he will not wait for Werdum and hope that he will return as soon as possible, either for unification or that he leaves the belt.

 

- Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Sam Stout (16-5-1) signs with PRIDE.

 

- Stephan Bonnar has returned from hiatus.

 

Predictions

 

CageRage: 6-6

 

Updated list of PRIDE FC Champions

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<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

A Heavyweight bout between, PRIDE GP 2006 Openweight Winner, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Mirko Filipovic and Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p>

Stav Economou was expected to face Alexey Oleynik. However, Oleynik was forced to pull out due to a Swollen Calf Muscle and was replaced by Rolles Gracie.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>PRIDE Bushido 62</strong></p><p><strong>

Date: February 25, 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Venue: Echo Arena</strong></p><p><strong>

Local: Liverpool, England</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Mirko Filipovic (240 lbs) vs. Alistair Overeem (245 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Welterweight Bout: Vitor Belfort (185 lbs) vs. Gunnar Nelson (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Stav Economou (250 lbs) vs. Rolles Gracie (250 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Michal Materla (205 lbs) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Featherweight Bout: Diego Nunes (145 lbs) vs. Robbie Olivier (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Josh Burkman (165 lbs) vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: James Zikic (205 lbs) vs. Cyrille Diabate (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Paul Taylor (165 lbs) vs. Milton Vieira (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Ian Freeman (205 lbs) vs. Marvin Eastman (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Andre Winner (165 lbs) vs. Joe Ellenberger (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Stanislav Nedkov (205 lbs) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Maciej Jewtuszko (165 lbs) vs. Ross Pearson (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

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<p>PRIDE Bushido 62</p><p>

Date: February 25, 2012</p><p>

Venue: Echo Arena</p><p>

Local: Liverpool, England</p><p> </p><p>

Main Event</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Mirko Filipovic (240 lbs) vs. <strong>Alistair Overeem (245 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Co-Main Event</p><p> </p><p>

Welterweight Bout: <strong>Vitor Belfort (185 lbs)</strong> vs. Gunnar Nelson (185 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Stav Economou (250 lbs) vs. <strong>lbRolles Gracie (250s)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: <strong><strong>Michal Materla (205 lbs)</strong></strong> vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Featherweight Bout: <strong>Diego Nunes (145 lbs)</strong> vs. Robbie Olivier (145 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Josh Burkman (165 lbs) vs. <strong>Khabib Nurmagomedov (165 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Preliminary Card</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: James Zikic (205 lbs) vs. <strong>Cyrille Diabate (205 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: <strong>Paul Taylor (165 lbs)</strong> vs. Milton Vieira (165 lbs)</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Ian Freeman (205 lbs) vs. <strong>Marvin Eastman (205 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Andre Winner (165 lbs) vs. <strong>Joe Ellenberger (165 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Stanislav Nedkov (205 lbs) vs. <strong>Vladimir Matyushenko (205 lbs)</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: <strong>Maciej Jewtuszko (165 lbs)</strong> vs. Ross Pearson (165 lbs)</p>

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<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">BACKGROUND</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

A Heavyweight bout between, PRIDE GP 2006 Openweight Winner, Former UFC Heavyweight Champion, Mirko Filipovic and Former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion, Alistair Overeem served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p>

Stav Economou was expected to face Alexey Oleynik. However, Oleynik was forced to pull out due to a Swollen Calf Muscle and was replaced by Rolles Gracie.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>PRIDE Bushido 62</strong></p><p><strong>

Date: February 25, 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Venue: Echo Arena</strong></p><p><strong>

Local: Liverpool, England</strong></p><p><strong>

Attendance: 3,491</strong></p><p><strong>

Gate: $872,750</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Alistair Overeem def. Mirko Filipovic by KO (Head Kick) in 0:18 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Welterweight Bout: Gunnar Nelson def. Vitor Belfort by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Stav Economou def. Rolles Gracie by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Michal Materla def. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by Submission (Armbar) in 2:18 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Featherweight Bout: Diego Nunes def. Robbie Olivier by Submission (Armbar) in 8:11 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Josh Burkman by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Cyrille Diabate def. James Zikic by TKO (Strikes) in 4:34 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Milton Vieira def. Paul Taylor by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Ian Freeman def. Marvin Eastman by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Joe Ellenberger def. Andre Winner by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Stanislav Nedkov def. Vladimir Matyushenko by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 9:16 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Ross Pearson def. Maciej Jewtuszko by TKO (Strikes) in 6:29 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Bonus</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Alistair Overeem</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Diego Nunes</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Michal Materla vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">After event</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

- Overeem said that Cro Cop was an easy fight, and that he hopes to meet Andrei Arlovski again to knock him out again.</p><p> </p><p>

- Cro Cop said he was very disappointed with his performance and hopes to come back as soon as possible to redeem himself.</p><p> </p><p>

- Maciej Jewtuszko (6-6, 1-5 PRIDE) has been released.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p>

CageRage: 6-6</p><p> </p><p>

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BACKGROUND

 

A Welterweight bout between, Demian Maia and PRIDE GP 2009 Lightweight Winner, Former PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Nick Diaz served as the main event.

 

PRIDE Bushido 63

Date: March 17, 2012

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall

Local: Nagoya, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia (185 lbs) vs. Nick Diaz (185 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (265 lbs) vs. Junior dos Santos (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (205 lbs) vs. Brandon Vera (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Gustavo Machado (185 lbs) vs. Dan Hardy (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Mauricio Rua (205 lbs) vs. James Irvin (205 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares (185 lbs) vs. Evan Tunner (185 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Tyson Griffin (165 lbs) vs. T.J. Grant (165 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Miguel Angel Torres (145 lbs) vs. Ivan Menjivar (135 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Daisuke Nakamura (165 lbs) vs. Chris Horodecki (165 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Kotetsu Boku (145 lbs) vs. Javier Vasquez (145 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Danny Martinez (125 lbs) vs. Noboru Tahara (125 lbs)

 

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PRIDE Bushido 63

Date: March 17, 2012

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall

Local: Nagoya, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia (185 lbs) vs. Nick Diaz (185 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (265 lbs) vs. Junior dos Santos (235 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Renzo Gracie (185 lbs) vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (205 lbs) vs. Brandon Vera (205 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Gustavo Machado (185 lbs) vs. Dan Hardy (185 lbs)

 

Middleweight Bout: Mauricio Rua (205 lbs) vs. James Irvin (205 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares (185 lbs) vs. Evan Tunner (185 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Tyson Griffin (165 lbs) vs. T.J. Grant (165 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Miguel Angel Torres (145 lbs) vs. Ivan Menjivar (135 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Daisuke Nakamura (165 lbs) vs. Chris Horodecki (165 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Kotetsu Boku (145 lbs) vs. Javier Vasquez (145 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Danny Martinez (125 lbs) vs. Noboru Tahara (125 lbs)

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BACKGROUND

 

A Welterweight bout between, Demian Maia and PRIDE GP 2009 Lightweight Winner, Former PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Nick Diaz served as the main event.

 

PRIDE Bushido 63

Date: March 17, 2012

Venue: Nagoya Rainbow Hall

Local: Nagoya, Japan

Attendance: 7,402

Gate: $1,739,470

 

Main Event

 

Welterweight Bout: Demian Maia def. Nick Diaz by Split Decision.

 

Co-Main Event

 

Heavyweight Bout: Junior dos Santos def. Mark Hunt by TKO (Strikes) in 7:00 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama def. Renzo Gracie by Unanimous Decision.

 

Middleweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado def. Brandon Vera by KO (Punch) in 4:17 of Round 1.

 

Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy def. Gustavo Machado by KO (Head Kick) in 2:55 of Round 1.

 

Middleweight Bout: Mauricio Rua def. James Irvin by Unanimous Decision.

 

Preliminary Card

 

Welterweight Bout: Rousimar Palhares def. Evan Tunner by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 6:15 of Round 1.

 

Lightweight Bout: Tyson Griffin def. T.J. Grant by Unanimous Decision.

 

Featherweight Bout: Miguel Angel Torres def. Ivan Menjivar by Split Decision.

 

Lightweight Bout: Daisuke Nakamura def. Chris Horodecki by Submission (Armbar) in 5:18 of Round 1.

 

Featherweight Bout: Javier Vasquez def. Kotetsu Boku by Unanimous Decision.

 

Flyweight Bout: Danny Martinez def. Noboru Tahara by Unanimous Decision.

 

Bonus

 

KO of the Night: Fabio Maldonado

 

Submission of the Night: Rousimar Palhares

 

Fight of the Night: Junior dos Santos vs. Mark Hunt

 

After event

 

- Maia said he was happy for the victory, but he disagreed with the judge who gave the victory to Diaz, because for him his victory was unanimous.

 

- Renzo Graice has decided to retire after his loss to Yoshihiro Akiyama.

 

- Days after winning his PRIDE debut, Diego Nunes announced a hiatus in his MMA career.

 

- Former UFC Welterweight Champion, Matt Serra (14-8) signs with PRIDE.

 

Predictions

 

CageRage: 8-4

 

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BACKGROUND

 

A Lightweight Bout between, PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez and Former DREAM Lightweight Champion and Former MFC Lightweight Champion, Jon Tuck served as the main event.

 

A Lightweight Bout between Eddie Alvarez and Jon Tuck is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 71: Domination in January 2011; Eddie Alvarez win by KO.

 

A Lightweight Bout between Nate Diaz and Joseph Duffy is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE Bushido 60: Team Tournament Final in December 2011; Joseph Duffy win by Unanimous Decision.

 

Andre Dida was expected to face Donald Cerrone. However, Cerrone was withdrawn from the tournament after failing to doping was replaced by Roger Huerta.

 

PRIDE: Total Elimination 2012

Date: March 31, 2012

Venue: Osaka Dome

Local: Osaka, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Lightweight Bout: © Eddie Alvarez (165 lbs) vs. Jon Tuck (165 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Lightweight Bout: Shinya Aoki (165 lbs) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi (165 lbs) vs. Frankie Edgar (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Nate Diaz (165 lbs) vs. Joseph Duffy (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Josh Thomson (165 lbs) vs. Evan Dunham (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (165 lbs) vs. Gesias Cavalcante (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Roger Huerta (165 lbs) vs. Andre Dida (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: B.J. Penn (165 lbs) vs. Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva (205 lbs) vs. Kevin Randleman (205 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Aaron Riley (165 lbs) vs. Melvin Guillard (165 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Yoshihiro Nakao (220 lbs) vs. Mark Coleman (240 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Denis Kang (185 lbs) vs. Tim Kennedy (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Willamy Freire (145 lbs) vs. Mark Hominick (145 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita (240 lbs) vs. Gary Goodridge (245 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Joachin Hansen (145 lbs) vs. Isao Kobayashi (145 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Joe Pearson (125 lbs) vs. Shinya Murofushi (125 lbs)

 

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PRIDE: Total Elimination 2012

Date: March 31, 2012

Venue: Osaka Dome

Local: Osaka, Japan

 

Main Event

 

Lightweight Bout: © Eddie Alvarez (165 lbs) vs. Jon Tuck (165 lbs)

 

Co-Main Event

 

Lightweight Bout: Shinya Aoki (165 lbs) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Takanori Gomi (165 lbs) vs. Frankie Edgar (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Nate Diaz (165 lbs) vs. Joseph Duffy (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Josh Thomson (165 lbs) vs. Evan Dunham (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (165 lbs) vs. Gesias Cavalcante (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Roger Huerta (165 lbs) vs. Andre Dida (165 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: B.J. Penn (165 lbs) vs. Satoru Kitaoka (165 lbs)

 

Preliminary Card

 

Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva (205 lbs) vs. Kevin Randleman (205 lbs)

 

Lightweight Bout: Aaron Riley (165 lbs) vs. Melvin Guillard (165 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Yoshihiro Nakao (220 lbs) vs. Mark Coleman (240 lbs)

 

Welterweight Bout: Denis Kang (185 lbs) vs. Tim Kennedy (185 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Willamy Freire (145 lbs) vs. Mark Hominick (145 lbs)

 

Heavyweight Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita (240 lbs) vs. Gary Goodridge (245 lbs)

 

Featherweight Bout: Joachin Hansen (145 lbs) vs. Isao Kobayashi (145 lbs)

 

Flyweight Bout: Joe Pearson (125 lbs) vs. Shinya Murofushi (125 lbs)

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:14px;"><img src=https://i.imgur.com/qqlvyqQ.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 Bout between, PRIDE Lightweight Champion, Eddie Alvarez and Former DREAM Lightweight Champion and Former MFC Lightweight Champion, Jon Tuck served as the main event.</p><p> </p><p>

A Lightweight Bout between Eddie Alvarez and Jon Tuck is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE 71: Domination in January 2011; Eddie Alvarez win by KO.</p><p> </p><p>

A Lightweight Bout between Nate Diaz and Joseph Duffy is a rematch. The two fighters have fought once before, at PRIDE Bushido 60: Team Tournament Final in December 2011; Joseph Duffy win by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Andre Dida was expected to face Donald Cerrone. However, Cerrone was withdrawn from the tournament after failing to doping was replaced by Roger Huerta. </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>PRIDE: Total Elimination 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Date: March 31, 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Venue: Osaka Dome</strong></p><p><strong>

Local: Osaka, Japan</strong></p><p><strong>

Attendance: 14,638</strong></p><p><strong>

Gate: $4,098,640</strong></p><p><strong>

PPV: $349,326</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Eddie Alvarez def. Jon Tuck by KO (Knee) in 7:09 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Co-Main Event</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Rafael dos Anjos def. Shinya Aoki by KO (Punches) in 2:47 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Frankie Edgar def. Takanori Gomi by Submission (D'Arce Choke) in 2:00 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Joseph Duffy def. Nate Diaz by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Josh Thomson def. Evan Dunham by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez def. Gesias Cavalcante by Unanimous Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Andre Dida def. Roger Huerta by KO (Punch) in 0:28 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: B.J. Penn def. Satoru Kitaoka by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 7:36 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Preliminary Card</strong></p><p> </p><p>

Middleweight Bout: Wanderlei Silva def. Kevin Randleman by TKO (Strikes) in 8:36 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Lightweight Bout: Melvin Guillard def. Aaron Riley by KO (Punch) in 2:21 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Yoshihiro Nakao def. Mark Coleman by KO (Punch) in 0:20 of Round 2.</p><p> </p><p>

Welterweight Bout: Tim Kennedy def. Denis Kang by Split Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Featherweight Bout: Willamy Freire def. Mark Hominick by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 2:26 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Heavyweight Bout: Gary Goodridge def. Kazuyuki Fujita by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:22 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

Featherweight Bout: Isao Kobayashi def. Joachin Hansen by Split Decision.</p><p> </p><p>

Flyweight Bout: Joe Pearson def. Shinya Murofushi by Submission (Triangle with Armbar) in 3:06 of Round 1.</p><p> </p><p>

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<strong>Bonus</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>KO of the Night:</strong> Eddie Alvarez</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Submission of the Night:</strong> Frankie Edgar</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Fight of the Night:</strong> Rafael dos Anjos vs. Shinya Aoki</p><p> </p><p>

<strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="font-size:14px;">After event</span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

- Alvarez said he is motivated to win the competition and is already waiting for the duel against Duffy.</p><p> </p><p>

-Dos Anjos said he knew of the danger of staying on the ground with Aoki and when he landed the perfect blow he knew he would have to end the fight.</p><p> </p><p>

- Edgar said that beating Gomi is a great start and he hopes to win the tournament, to compete for the title in the future.</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Predictions</strong></p><p> </p><p>

CageRage: 6-10</p><p> </p><p>

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<p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><strong><span style="font-size:18px;">PRIDE FC CARDS IN APRIL</span></strong></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>PRIDE Bushido 64: Flyweight GP 2012 2nd Round</strong></p><p><strong>

Date: April 7, 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka</strong></p><p><strong>

Local: Fukuoka, Japan</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/6uEhgqD.png></p><p> </p><p>

<strong>PRIDE 85: Bad Intentions</strong></p><p><strong>

Date: April 21, 2012</strong></p><p><strong>

Venue: Saitama Super Arena</strong></p><p><strong>

Local: Saitama, Japan</strong></p><p> </p><p>

<img src=https://i.imgur.com/HUcrMJY.png></p><p> </p><p>

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