Pride 17: Championship Chaos

Completed
MMA Event
Nov 3, 2001
Pride 17
  • Date: Saturday 11.03.2001
  • Promotion: Pride FC
  • Venue: Tokyo Dome
  • MMA Bouts: 9

Fight Card
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  • Pride FC Vacant Middleweight Championship KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage 10:00 Round 1 of 3
    Main Event
    205
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
    #9 add_circle
    Down to 13-4-1
    Kazushi Sakuraba
    Professional MMA
    "The Axe Murderer" Nickname "The Gracie Hunter"
    Vacant

    Middleweight
    Title Vacant

    Middleweight
    25
    +4 mos
    Age at Fight 32
    +3 mos, 2 wks, 6 days
    5'11"
    (181cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    74.0"
    (188cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Pride FC Vacant Heavyweight Championship Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total
    Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
    Up to 14-1-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
    #8 add_circle
    Down to 18-7
    Heath Herring
    Professional MMA
    "Minotauro" Nickname "The Texas Crazy Horse"
    Vacant

    Heavyweight
    Title Vacant

    Heavyweight
    25
    +5 mos, 1 day
    Age at Fight 23
    +8 mos, 1 day
    6'3"
    (191cm)
    Height
    6'4"
    (194cm)
    77.0"
    (196cm)
    Reach
    78.0"
    (198cm)
  • Ends in a Draw, Time Limit 5 Rounds, 15:00 Total
    Mirko Filipović
    Went to 1-0-1
    Main Card
    265
    5 x 3
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    Went to 2-5-1
    Nobuhiko Takada
    Professional MMA
    "Cro Cop" Nickname
    27
    +1 month, 3 wks, 3 days
    Age at Fight 39
    +6 mos, 3 wks, 1 day
    6'2"
    (188cm)
    Height
    6'0"
    (183cm)
    73.0"
    (185cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Submission, STriangle Choke 1:51 Round 1 of 3
    Tom Erikson
    Up to 8-1-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
    #6 add_circle
    Down to 0-1
    Matt Skelton
    Professional MMA
    "The Big Cat" Nickname
    37
    +3 mos, 4 wks
    Age at Fight 34
    +9 mos, 1 week
    6'3"
    (191cm)
    Height
    6'3"
    (191cm)
  • Submission, Arm Triangle Choke 2:52 Round 1 of 3
    Mario Sperry
    Up to 8-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
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    Down to 47-5-1
    Igor Vovchanchyn
    Professional MMA
    "Zen Machine" Nickname "Ice Cold"
    35
    +1 month, 6 days
    Age at Fight 28
    +2 mos, 4 wks
    6'2"
    (188cm)
    Height
    5'8"
    (173cm)
  • KO/TKO, Front Kick and Punches 2:18 Round 1 of 3
    Semmy Schilt
    Up to 21-10-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
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    Down to 1-6
    Masaaki Satake
    Professional MMA
    "Hightower" Nickname
    28
    +1 week
    Age at Fight 36
    +2 mos, 2 wks, 3 days
    6'11"
    (211cm)
    Height
    6'1"
    (185cm)
  • Decision, Split 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total
    Dan Henderson
    Up to 12-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
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    Down to 6-1-1
    Murilo Rua
    Professional MMA
    "Hendo" Nickname "Ninja"
    31
    +2 mos, 1 week, 3 days
    Age at Fight 21
    +5 mos, 1 week, 5 days
    5'11"
    (180cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (181cm)
    74.0"
    (188cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • KO/TKO, Punches 1:52 Round 1 of 3
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
    #2 add_circle
    Down to 1-1-1
    Yuki Ishikawa
    Professional MMA
    "Rampage" Nickname
    23
    +4 mos, 2 wks
    Age at Fight 34
    +8 mos, 3 wks, 5 days
    6'1"
    (186cm)
    Height
    5'11"
    (181cm)
    73.0"
    (185cm)
    Reach
    N/A
    -
  • Decision, Unanimous 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total
    Renzo Gracie
    Up to 10-3-1
    Main Card
    265
    3 Rounds: 10-5-5
    #1 add_circle
    Professional MMA
    34
    +7 mos, 3 wks, 2 days
    Age at Fight 33
    +11 mos, 2 wks, 5 days
    5'10"
    (178cm)
    Height
    5'10"
    (178cm)

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Fight Referees

Keiji Shiozaki
Daisuke Noguchi
Keiji Shiozaki
Daisuke Noguchi

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Event Production

  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
  • Promotion: Pride FC
  • Ownership: Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE)
  • Venue: Tokyo Dome
  • Location: Tokyo, Japan
  • Enclosure: Ring
  • TV Announcers: Stephen Quadros, Bas Rutten
  • Attendance: 53,246
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