First date February 26, 2006 Total events 10 Title fights 2 | Last date December 31, 2006 Total fights 101 2006 in Pride FC 2007 in Pride | |
The year 2006 is the 10th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2006 had 10 events beginning with, Pride 31 - Unbreakable.
Contents
- Debut Pride FC fighters
- Pride 31 Unbreakable
- Pride FC Bushido 10
- Pride FC Total Elimination Absolute
- 2006 Pride Open Weight Grand Prix Bracket
- Pride FC Bushido 11
- Pride FC Critical Countdown Absolute
- Pride FC Bushido 12
- Pride FC Final Conflict Absolute
- Pride FC Bushido 13
- 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix bracket
- References
Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2006:
Pride 31: Unbreakable
Pride 31: Unbreakable was an event held on February 26, 2006 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Pride FC: Bushido 10
Pride FC: Bushido 10 was an event held on April 2, 2006 at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo, Japan.
Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute
Pride FC: Total Elimination Absolute was an event held on May 5, 2006 at Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan.
This event featured the first round of Pride's 2006 Open-Weight tournament. Seven tournament matches were held along with one alternate match. The seven winning participants advanced to the second round, Pride Critical Countdown Absolute. The winner of the alternate bout will take the place of any fighter who is unable to participate in subsequent matches.
Pride Heavyweight Champion and 2004 Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Fedor Emelianenko was originally set to enter the tournament with a first round bye, but a hand injury prevented him from participating. Wanderlei Silva, then current Pride middleweight champion, received his bye into the second round.
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride FC: Bushido 11
Pride FC: Bushido 11 was an event held on June 4, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute
Pride FC: Critical Countdown Absolute was an event held on July 1, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride FC: Bushido 12
Pride FC: Bushido 12 was an event held on August 27, 2006 at Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.
Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute
Pride FC: Final Conflict Absolute was an event held on September 10, 2006 at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
This event comprised the semifinal and final rounds of the Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. The tournament began on May 5, 2006 at the Total Elimination Absolute event and then continued on July 1, 2006 at Critical Countdown Absolute.
On August 5, 2006, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović announced his withdrawal from the tournament following a dispute over pay with Pride. On August 7, 2006 it was reported that the matter had been resolved and Filipović would once again take his place in the finals.
2006 Pride Open-Weight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko suffered a hand injury and could not participate in the tournament. He was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Pride FC: Bushido 13
Pride FC: Bushido 13 was an event held on November 5, 2006 at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
This event consisted of the semifinal and final rounds of the Bushido Welterweight Grand Prix.
In a lightweight championship bout, Takanori Gomi faced Marcus Aurélio, who had defeated Gomi in a non-title fight at Pride Bushido 10.
Originally Gilbert Melendez was set to face Shinya Aoki but an injury during training forced Melendez to withdraw from the fight. Clay French replaced Melendez in the fight.