2002 in Pride FC


The year 2002 was the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.

Title fights

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:
#EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance
30Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3rowspan="1 Marine Messe FukuokaFukuoka, Japanrowspan="1
29Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2rowspan="1 Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan52,228
28Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3rowspan="1 Differ Ariake ArenaTokyo, Japanrowspan="1
27Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2rowspan="1 Nagoya Rainbow HallNagoya, Japanrowspan="1
26Pride FC - ShockwaveDynamite!Tokyo National StadiumTokyo, Japan91,107
25Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2rowspan="1 Differ Ariake ArenaTokyo, Japanrowspan="1
24Pride 21 - Demolitionrowspan="1 Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japanrowspan="1
23Pride 20 - Armed and Readyrowspan="1 Yokohama ArenaYokohama, Japan18,926
22Pride 19 - Bad Bloodrowspan="1 Saitama Super ArenaSaitama, Japanrowspan="1
21Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1rowspan="1 Korakuen HallTokyo, Japanrowspan="1

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Pride 19: Bad Blood

Pride 19: Bad Blood was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Results

Pride 20: Armed and Ready

Pride 20: Armed and Ready was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Results

Pride 21: Demolition

Pride 21: Demolition was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.

Results

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2 was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Pride FC: Shockwave

was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1

Results

Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2

Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2 was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman

Results

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3 was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Results

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

Results