2001 in Pride FC#Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans

{{MMAtitle}}

{{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2001}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 1

| 10:00

| Pride 17

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle bout

| Heavyweight

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Heath Herring

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

| Pride 17

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001:

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{{col-break}}

• Alex Stiebling
• Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Antonio Schembri
• Assuério Silva
• Bobby Southworth
• Chuck Liddell
• Denis Sobolev
• Don Frye

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• Jan Nortje
• Jeremy Horn
• Jose Landi
• Mario Sperry
• Matt Skelton
• Michiyoshi Ohara
• Mirko Cro Cop
• Murilo Rua
• Quinton Jackson

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• Ricardo Arona
• Semmy Schilt
• Shungo Oyama
• Tadao Yasuda
• Valentijn Overeem
• Yoshihiro Takayama
• Yoshihisa Yamamoto
• Yuki Ishikawa

{{col-end}}

{{Main|List of Pride FC events}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 13

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = March 25, 2001

| venue = Saitama Super Arena

| city = Saitama

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 12

| followingevent = Pride 14

}}

Pride 13: Collision Course{{Cite web |title= Pride 13 - Collision Course |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-13-Collision-Course-84 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726030300/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-13-Collision-Course-84 |archive-date=2008-07-26 }} was an event held on March 25, 2001 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| TKO (Knees and Soccer Kicks)

| 1

| 1:38

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tra Telligman

| def.

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tadao Yasuda

| def.

| Masaaki Satake

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mark Coleman

| def.

| Allan Goes

| TKO (Knees)

| 1

| 1:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Dan Henderson

| def.

| Renzo Gracie

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 1:40

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Heath Herring

| def.

| Denis Sobolev

| Submission (Keylock)

| 1

| 0:22

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Guy Mezger

| def.

| Egan Inoue

| KO (Punch)

| 1

| 2:25

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Vitor Belfort

| def.

| Bobby Southworth

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 4:09

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 14

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = May 27, 2001

| venue = Yokohama Arena

| city = Yokohama

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 13

| followingevent = Pride 15

}}

Pride 14: Clash of the Titans{{Cite web |title= Pride 14 - Clash of the Titans |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-14-Clash-of-the-Titans-423 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201507/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-14-Clash-of-the-Titans-423 |archive-date=2008-07-23 }} was an event held on May 27, 2001 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kazuyuki Fujita

| def.

| Yoshihiro Takayama

| Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

| 2

| 3:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| def.

| Gilbert Yvel

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 1:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Shungo Oyama

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 0:30

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Dan Henderson

| def.

| Akira Shoji

| TKO (Punches and Knees)

| 3

| 3:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Vitor Belfort

| def.

| Heath Herring

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gary Goodridge

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| TKO (Submission to Knee)

| 1

| 2:39

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Chuck Liddell

| def.

| Guy Mezger

| KO (Punch)

| 2

| 0:21

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daijiro Matsui

| def.

| Jose Landi-Jons

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antonio Schembri

| def.

| Johil de Oliveira

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 7:17

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 15

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = July 29, 2001

| venue = Saitama Super Arena

| city = Saitama

| attendance = 27,323

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 14

| followingevent = Pride 16

}}

Pride 15: Raging Rumble{{Cite web |title= Pride 15 - Raging Rumble |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-15-Raging-Rumble-436 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725115226/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-15-Raging-Rumble-436 |archive-date=2008-07-25 }} 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.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tokimitsu Ishizawa

| def.

| Ryan Gracie

| TKO (Injury)

| 1

| 4:51

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| def.

| Quinton Jackson

| Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)

| 1

| 5:41

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Gary Goodridge

| Submission (Triangle Choke)

| 1

| 2:37

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Heath Herring

| def.

| Mark Kerr

| TKO (Knees)

| 2

| 4:56

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| def.

| Masaaki Satake

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ebenezer Fontes Braga

| def.

| Daijiro Matsui

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wallid Ismail

| def.

| Shungo Oyama

| Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

| 2

| 2:30

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Assuério Silva

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| Submission (Heel Hook)

| 1

| 2:50

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 16

| image =

| promotion = Pride

| date = September 24, 2001

| venue = Osaka Castle Hall

| city = Osaka, Japan

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 15

| followingevent = Pride 17

}}

Pride 16: Beasts from the East{{Cite web |title= Pride 16 - Beasts from the East |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-16-Beasts-From-The-East-467 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201512/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-16-Beasts-From-The-East-467 |archive-date=2008-07-23 }} was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Mark Coleman

| Submission (Triangle Armbar)

| 1

| 6:10

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Don Frye

| def.

| Gilbert Yvel

| DQ (Eye Gouging)

| 1

| 7:27

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Semmy Schilt

| def.

| Akira Shoji

| KO (Knee and Punches)

| 1

| 8:19

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Ricardo Arona

| def.

| Guy Mezger

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Murilo Rua

| def.

| Daijiro Matsui

| TKO (Soccer Kick and Stomps)

| 3

| 0:51

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Assuério Silva

| def.

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| TKO (Punches)

| 1

| 0:11

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Gary Goodridge

| def.

| Yoshiaki Yatsu

| TKO (Corner Stoppage)

| 1

| 3:03

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 17

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = November 3, 2001

| venue = Tokyo Dome

| city = Tokyo

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 16

| followingevent = Pride 18

}}

Pride 17: Championship Chaos{{Cite web |title= Pride 17 - Championship Chaos |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-17-Championship-Chaos-595 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723201518/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-17-Championship-Chaos-595 |archive-date=2008-07-23 }} 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.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Middleweight

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Kazushi Sakuraba

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 1

| 10:00

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Middleweight Championship. Sakuraba suffered a broken collarbone after being slammed by Silva.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

| Heavyweight

| Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira

| def.

| Heath Herring

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

| For The Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mario Sperry

| def.

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

| 1

| 2:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Semmy Schilt

| def.

| Masaaki Satake

| TKO (Front Kick and Punches)

| 1

| 2:18

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Dan Henderson

| def.

| Murilo Rua

| Decision (Split)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Quinton Jackson

| def.

| Yuki Ishikawa

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 1:52

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Renzo Gracie

| def.

| Michiyoshi Ohara

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Pride vs. K-1 Rules bouts|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Mirko Cro Cop

| vs.

| Nobuhiko Takada

| Draw

| 5

| 3:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Tom Erikson

| def.

| Matt Skelton

| Submission (Strangle Choke)

| 1

| 1:51

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

{{Infobox MMA event

| name = Pride 18

| image =

| promotion = Pride Fighting Championships

| date = December 23, 2001

| venue = Marine Messe Fukuoka

| city = Fukuoka

| attendance =

| buyrate =

| previousevent = Pride 17

| followingevent = Pride: The Best Vol. 1

}}

Pride 18: Cold Fury 2{{Cite web |title= Pride 18 - Cold Fury 2 |publisher= Sherdog |url= http://www.sherdog.com/events/Pride-18-Cold-Fury-2-662 |url-status= live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726030311/http://www.sherdog.com:80/events/PRIDE-18-Cold-Fury-2-662 |archive-date=2008-07-26 }} was an event held on December 23, 2001 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.

{{MMAevent}}

{{MMAevent card|Main Card}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Semmy Schilt

| def.

| Yoshihiro Takayama

| KO (Punches)

| 1

| 3:09

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Wanderlei Silva

| def.

| Alexander Otsuka

| TKO (Doctor Stoppage)

| 3

| 2:22

| Non-title bout

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Jeremy Horn

| def.

| Akira Shoji

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Igor Vovchanchyn

| def.

| Valentijn Overeem

| Submission (Heel Hook)

| 1

| 4:35

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Murilo Rua

| def.

| Alex Andrade

| Decision (Unanimous)

| 3

| 5:00

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Alex Stiebling

| def.

| Allan Goes

| TKO (Knees and Punches)

| 3

| 0:47

|

}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Daijiro Matsui

| def.

| Quinton Jackson

| DQ (Knee to Groin)

| 1

| 0:14

|

}}

{{MMAevent card|Pride vs. K-1 Rules bout|header=no}}

{{MMAevent bout

|

| Yoshihisa Yamamoto

| def.

| Jan Nortje

| Submission (Armbar)

| 1

| 1:43

|

}}

{{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

• Pride Fighting Championships
• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
• List of Pride Fighting events

{{Reflist}}

{{Pride Events}}

Category:Pride Fighting Championships events

Category:2001 in mixed martial arts