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.

Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:

Events list

#	Event	Japanese name	Date held	Venue	City	Attendance
30	2002 in Pride FC#Pride 24: [Cold Fury 3\|Pride 24 - Cold Fury 3]	rowspan="1		Marine Messe Fukuoka	Fukuoka, Japan	rowspan="1
29	Pride 23 - Championship Chaos 2	rowspan="1		Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	52,228
28	Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 3	rowspan="1		Differ Ariake Arena	Tokyo, Japan	rowspan="1
27	Pride 22 - Beasts from the East 2	rowspan="1		Nagoya Rainbow Hall	Nagoya, Japan	rowspan="1
26	Pride FC - Shockwave	Dynamite!		Tokyo National Stadium	Tokyo, Japan	91,107
25	Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 2	rowspan="1		Differ Ariake Arena	Tokyo, Japan	rowspan="1
24	Pride 21 - Demolition	rowspan="1		Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	rowspan="1
23	Pride 20 - Armed and Ready	rowspan="1		Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Japan	18,926
22	Pride 19 - Bad Blood	rowspan="1		Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	rowspan="1
21	Pride FC - The Best, Vol. 1	rowspan="1		Korakuen Hall	Tokyo, Japan	rowspan="1

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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