1997 in Pride FC
{{short description|Pride FC MMA events in 1997}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 1997 in Pride FC
|image =
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = October 11, 1997
|last_date = October 11, 1997
|total_events = 1
|total_fights = 7
|title_fights =
|preceded_by =
|followed_by = 1998 in Pride
}}
The year 1997 was the 1st year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1997 had only 1 event, Pride 1.
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Debut Pride FC fighters
Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight.
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- Akira Shoji
- Branko Cikatic
- Dan Severn
- Gary Goodridge
- John Dixson
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- Oleg Taktarov
- Ralph White
- Renzo Gracie
- Rickson Gracie
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Events list
{{Main|List of Pride FC events}}
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| #
!Event !Japanese name !Date held !Venue !City !Attendance |
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| style="text-align:center" |1
| rowspan="1 {{n/a}} | {{dts|1997|10|11}} |47,000 |
Pride 1
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = Pride 1
| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships
| date = October 11, 1997
| venue = Tokyo Dome
| attendance = 47,860
| buyrate =
| previousevent =
| followingevent = Pride 2
}}
Pride 1{{Cite web|title=Pride 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-1-46 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514064029/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-1-46 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an inaugural event held on October 11, 1997, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten. {{Cite web|title=Retrospection on the impact of Pride 1|url=https://www.mmamania.com/2020/4/1/21192904/pride-1-retrospective-rickson-gracie-takes-center-stage-as-a-new-era-dawns}}
=Results=
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{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rickson Gracie
| def.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiko Takada
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 4:47
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
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|{{flagicon|USA}} Kimo Leopoldo
| vs.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Dan Severn
| Draw (time expired)
| 1
| 30:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Igor Meindert
| vs.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroki Kurosawa
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 3
| 1:16
| Special Rules fight, Kurosawa sustained knee damage, rupturing his cruciate ligaments.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Branko Cikatic
| vs.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph White
| No Contest
| 1
| 1:52
| Kickboxing bout. Cikatic kicked White while on the ground.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
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|{{flagicon|JPN}} Koji Kitao
| def.
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Nathan Jones
| Submission (keylock)
| 1
| 2:14
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
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|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renzo Gracie
| vs.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Shoji
| Draw (time expired)
| 3
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
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|{{flagicon|TRI}} Gary Goodridge
| def.
|{{flagicon|RUS}} Oleg Taktarov
| KO (punch)
| 1
| 4:57
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazunari Murakami
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} John Dixson
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 1:34
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}