1997 in Pride FC

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.

1997 in Pride FC
Information
First date	October 11, 1997
Last date	October 11, 1997
Events
Total events	1
Fights
Total fights	7
Chronology
1997 in Pride FC 1998 in Pride

Debut Pride FC fighters

Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight.

Akira Shoji Branko Cikatic Dan Severn Gary Goodridge John Dixson

Kazunari Murakami Kimo Leopoldo Koji Kitao Nathan Jones Nobuhiko Takada

Oleg Taktarov Ralph White Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie

Events list

Main article: List of Pride FC events

#	Event	Japanese name	Date held	Venue	City	Attendance
1	Pride 1	—	October 11, 1997	Tokyo Dome	Tokyo, Japan	47,000

Pride 1

Pride 1
Promotion	Pride Fighting Championships
Date	October 11, 1997
Venue	Tokyo Dome
City	Tokyo, Japan
Attendance	47,860
Event chronology
Pride 1 Pride 2

Pride 1^[1] 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. ^[2]

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
	Rickson Gracie	def.	Nobuhiko Takada	Submission (armbar)	1	4:47
	Kimo Leopoldo	vs.	Dan Severn	Draw (time expired)	1	30:00
	Igor Meindert	vs.	Hiroki Kurosawa	TKO (Referee stoppage)	3	1:16	[a]
	Branko Cikatic	vs.	Ralph White	No Contest	1	1:52	[b]
	Koji Kitao	def.	Nathan Jones	Submission (keylock)	1	2:14
	Renzo Gracie	vs.	Akira Shoji	Draw (time expired)	3	10:00
	Gary Goodridge	def.	Oleg Taktarov	KO (punch)	1	4:57
	Kazunari Murakami	def.	John Dixson	Submission (armbar)	1	1:34

1. Special Rules fight, Kurosawa sustained knee damage, rupturing his cruciate ligaments.
2. Kickboxing bout. Cikatic kicked White while on the ground.

See also

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