Completed MMA Event
Pride 18: Cold Fury 2
- Sunday 12.23.2001
- U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View
- Promotion: Pride FC
- Ownership: Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE)
- Venue: Marine Messe Fukuoka
- Location: Fukuoka, Japan
- Enclosure: Ring
- TV Announcers: Stephen Quadros, Bas Rutten
- MMA Bouts: 8
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Fight Card
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KO/TKO, Doctor Stoppage
2:22 Round 3 of 3, 17:22 Total7
Main Card
265
10 + 5 + 5 Three Rounds | Pro
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KO/TKO, Knees and Punches
0:47 Round 3 of 3, 15:47 Total2
Main Card
265
10 + 5 + 5 Three Rounds | Pro
Referees
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Yuji Shimada
Schilt vs. Takayama (8), Silva vs. Otsuka (7), Yamamoto vs. Nortje (4) -
Keiji Shiozaki
Horn vs. Shoji (6), Vovchanchyn vs. Overeem (5) -
Daisuke Noguchi
Rua vs. Andrade (3), Matsui vs. Jackson (1) -
Minoru Toyonaga
Stiebling vs. Goes (2)
Wiki
Pride 18 Wiki
In the final Pride event of the 2001 season, Pride FC stocked the card with some of the most powerful strikers in the world, with monsters Igor Vovchanchyn, Wanderlei Silva, and Semmy Schilt all earning dominant finishes with their aggressive and powerful striking arsenals.
Although he was the Middleweight Champion, Silva’s belt was not on the line in his featured bout with Alexander Otsuka. This habit of ignoring championship belts would continue for the remainder of Pride’s run, as they were only put on the line at the whims of the promotion.
