2001 in Pride FC


The year 2001 was the 5th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2001 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 13 - Collision Course.

Title fights

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001:
#EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance
20Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2rowspan="1 Marine Messe FukuokaFukuoka, Japanrowspan="1
19Pride 17 - Championship Chaosrowspan="1 Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan53,200
18Pride 16 - Beasts from the Eastrowspan="1 Osaka-jo HallOsaka, Japanrowspan="1
17Pride 15 - Raging Rumblerowspan="1 Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japanrowspan="1
16Pride 14 - Clash of the Titansrowspan="1 Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japanrowspan="1
15Pride 13 - Collision Courserowspan="1 Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japanrowspan="1

Pride 13: Collision Course

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

Results

Pride 14: Clash of the Titans

Pride 14: Clash of the Titans was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Pride 15: Raging Rumble

Pride 15: Raging Rumble was an event held on July 29, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Future Pride and UFC legends Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Quinton Jackson made their Pride debuts at this event.

Results

Pride 16: Beasts from the East

Pride 16: Beasts from the East was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Results

Pride 17: Championship Chaos

Pride 17: Championship Chaos was an event held on November 3, 2001 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions. It also marked the debut of future Pride champion Mirko Cro Cop.

Results

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2 was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

Results