1998 in Pride FC
{{short description|Pride FC MMA events in 1998}}
{{Year in UFC
|name = 1998 in Pride FC
|image =
|image_size = 176px
|first_date = March 15, 1998
|last_date = October 11, 1998
|total_events = 3
|numbered_events =
|total_fights = 22
|title_fights =
|preceded_by = 1997 in Pride
|followed_by = 1999 in Pride
}}
The year 1998 was the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.
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Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:
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- Alexander Otsuka
- Allan Goes
- Amir Rahnavardi
- Carlos Newton
- Daijiro Matsui
- Daiju Takase
- Emmanuel Yarborough
- George Randolph
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- Hugo Duarte
- Igor Vovchanchyn
- Juan Mott
- Kazushi Sakuraba
- Kyle Sturgeon
- Marco Ruas
- Mark Kerr
- Naoki Sano
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- Pedro Otavio
- Royler Gracie
- Sanae Kikuta
- Satoshi Honma
- Tasis Petridis
- Vernon White
- Wallid Ismail
- William van Roosmalen
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Events list
{{Main|List of Pride FC events}}
| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;" |
| #
!Event !Japanese name !Date held !Venue !City !Attendance |
|---|
| style="text-align:center" |4
| rowspan="1 {{n/a}} | {{dts|1998|10|11}} | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| style="text-align:center" |3
| rowspan="1 {{n/a}} | {{dts|1998|06|24}} | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
| style="text-align:center" |2
| rowspan="1 {{n/a}} | {{dts|1998|03|15}} | rowspan="1 {{n/a}} |
Pride 2
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = Pride 2
| image =
| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships
| date = March 15, 1998
| venue = Yokohama Arena
| attendance =
| buyrate =
| previousevent = Pride 1
| followingevent = Pride 3
}}
Pride 2{{Cite web|title=Pride 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-2-47 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514090528/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-2-47 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
| {{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kerr
| def.
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Branko Cikatic
| Disqualification
| 1
| 2:14
| Cikatic was penalized for illegal elbows, grabbing the ropes and striking Kerr in the back of the head.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marco Ruas
| def.
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Gary Goodridge
| Submission (heel hook)
| 1
| 9:09
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|AUS}} Tasis Petridis
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} George Randolph
| Decision
| 5
| 3:00
| Kickboxing bout.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Renzo Gracie
| def.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Sanae Kikuta
| Submission (guillotine choke)
| 6
| 0:43
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazushi Sakuraba
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Vernon White
| Submission (armbar)
| 3
| 6:53
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|NED}} William van Roosmalen
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph White
| KO
| 4
| 0:38
| Kickboxing bout.
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Shoji
| def.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Juan Mott
| Submission (rear-naked choke)
| 1
| 3:47
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Royler Gracie
| def.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Sano
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 33:14
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pride 3
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = Pride 3
| image =
| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships
| date = June 24, 1998
| venue = Nippon Budokan
| attendance =
| buyrate =
| previousevent = Pride 2
| followingevent = Pride 4
}}
Pride 3{{Cite web|title=Pride 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-3-48 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514054611/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-3-48 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiko Takada
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Sturgeon
| Submission (heel hook)
| 1
| 2:18
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kerr
| def.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Pedro Otavio
| Technical Submission (kimura)
| 1
| 2:13
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Gary Goodridge
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Amir Rahnavardi
| KO (punches)
| 1
| 7:22
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daiju Takase
| def.
|{{flagicon|USA}} Emmanuel Yarborough
| Submission (punches)
| 2
| 3:22
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazushi Sakuraba
| def.
|{{flagicon|CAN}} Carlos Newton
| Submission (kneebar)
| 2
| 5:19
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daijiro Matsui
| vs.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Shoji
| Draw (time limit)
| 4
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}
Pride 4
{{Infobox MMA event
| name = Pride 4
| image =
| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships
| date = October 11, 1998
| venue = Tokyo Dome
| city = Tokyo
| attendance =
| buyrate =
| previousevent = Pride 3
| followingevent = Pride 5
}}
Pride 4{{Cite web|title=Pride 4 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-4-49 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514055424/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-FC-Pride-4-49 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }} was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
=Results=
{{MMAevent}}
{{MMAevent card|Main card}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rickson Gracie
| def.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Nobuhiko Takada
| Submission (armbar)
| 1
| 9:30
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|USA}} Mark Kerr
| def.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Hugo Duarte
| TKO (retirement)
| 3
| 2:32
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Alexander Otsuka
| def.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marco Ruas
| TKO (corner stoppage)
| 2
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Satoshi Honma
| def.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Sano
| TKO (punches)
| 1
| 9:25
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazushi Sakuraba
| vs.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Allan Goes
| Draw (time limit)
| 3
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Daijiro Matsui
| vs.
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Sanae Kikuta
| Draw (time limit)
| 3
| 10:00
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|JPN}} Akira Shoji
| def.
|{{flagicon|BRA}} Wallid Ismail
| TKO (punches)
| 2
| 1:26
|
}}
{{MMAevent bout
|
|{{flagicon|UKR}} Igor Vovchanchyn
| def.
|{{flagicon|TRI}} Gary Goodridge
| TKO (punches)
| 1
| 5:58
|
}}
{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}