Pride 2

Pride 2
Information
Promotion Pride Fighting Championships
Date March 15, 1998
Venue Yokohama Arena
City Japan Yokohama, Japan
Event chronology

Pride 1 Pride 2 Pride 3

Pride 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by KRS-Pride (later renamed Pride Fighting Championships). It took place at Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1998. Kazushi Sakuraba, Mark Kerr, Vernon White, and Marco Ruas all made their Pride debuts at this event. In addition to the MMA bouts, there were also two kickboxing bouts. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.

Results

Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Mark Kerr def. Branko Cikatic Disqualification 1 2:14 [lower-alpha 1]
Marco Ruas def. Gary Goodridge Submission (heel hook) 1 9:09
Tasis Petridis def. George Randolph Decision 5 3:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Renzo Gracie def. Sanae Kikuta Submission (guillotine choke) 6 0:43
Kazushi Sakuraba def. Vernon White Submission (armbar) 3 6:53
William van Roosmalen def. Ralph White KO (knee) 4 0:38 [lower-alpha 3]
Akira Shoji def. Juan Mott Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:47
Royler Gracie def. Naoki Sano Submission (armbar) 1 33:14
  1. ↑ Cikatic was penalized for illegal elbows, grabbing the ropes and striking Kerr in the back of the head.
  2. ↑ Kickboxing bout.
  3. ↑ Kickboxing bout.

See also

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