The year 1998 was the 2nd year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1998 had 3 events beginning with, Pride 2.
| 1998 in Pride FC | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | March 15, 1998 | |||
| Last date | October 11, 1998 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 3 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 22 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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Debut Pride FC fighters edit
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 1998:
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Events list edit
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
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| 4 | Pride 4 | — | October 11, 1998 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| 3 | Pride 3 | — | June 24, 1998 | Nippon Budokan | Tokyo, Japan | — |
| 2 | Pride 2 | — | March 15, 1998 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |
Pride 2 edit
| Pride 2 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | March 15, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Yokohama Arena | |||
| City | Yokohama, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 2[1] was an event held on March 15, 1998, at The Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
 Mark Kerr
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def. |  Branko Cikatic
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Disqualification | 1 | 2:14 | [a] | |
 Marco Ruas
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def. |  Gary Goodridge
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Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 9:09 | ||
 Tasis Petridis
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def. | George Randolph
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Decision | 5 | 3:00 | [b] | |
| Renzo Gracie
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def. |  Sanae Kikuta
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Submission (guillotine choke) | 6 | 0:43 | ||
| Kazushi Sakuraba
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def. | Vernon White
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Submission (armbar) | 3 | 6:53 | ||
 William van Roosmalen
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def. | Ralph White
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KO | 4 | 0:38 | [c] | |
| Akira Shoji
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def. | Juan Mott
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Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:47 | ||
| Royler Gracie
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def. | Naoki Sano
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Submission (armbar) | 1 | 33:14 | ||
Pride 3 edit
| Pride 3 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 24, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Nippon Budokan | |||
| City | Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 3[2] was an event held on June 24, 1998, at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Nobuhiko Takada
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def. | Kyle Sturgeon
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Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:18 | ||
| Mark Kerr
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def. | Pedro Otavio
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Technical Submission (kimura) | 1 | 2:13 | ||
| Gary Goodridge
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def. | Amir Rahnavardi
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KO (punches) | 1 | 7:22 | ||
| Daiju Takase
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def. | Emmanuel Yarborough
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Submission (punches) | 2 | 3:22 | ||
| Kazushi Sakuraba
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def. |  Carlos Newton
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Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 5:19 | ||
| Daijiro Matsui
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vs. | Akira Shoji
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Draw (time limit) | 4 | 10:00 | ||
Pride 4 edit
| Pride 4 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Pride Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | October 11, 1998 | |||
| Venue | Tokyo Dome | |||
| City | Tokyo | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Pride 4[3] was an event held on October 11, 1998, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
Results edit
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Rickson Gracie
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def. | Nobuhiko Takada
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Submission (armbar) | 1 | 9:30 | ||
| Mark Kerr
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def. | Hugo Duarte
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TKO (retirement) | 3 | 2:32 | ||
| Alexander Otsuka
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def. | Marco Ruas
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TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 10:00 | ||
| Satoshi Honma
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def. | Naoki Sano
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 9:25 | ||
| Kazushi Sakuraba
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vs. | Allan Goes
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Draw (time limit) | 3 | 10:00 | ||
| Daijiro Matsui
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vs. | Sanae Kikuta
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Draw (time limit) | 3 | 10:00 | ||
| Akira Shoji
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def. | Wallid Ismail
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TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:26 | ||
 Igor Vovchanchyn
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def. | Gary Goodridge
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TKO (punches) | 1 | 5:58 | ||