Following Quinton "Rampage" Jackson’s stunning defeat of Chuck Liddell Saturday night in Las Vegas, UFC organizers have announced that Dan Henderson will take on Rampage Jackson on a date to be determined.

Henderson is no stranger to the Octagon, as the 36-year-old defeated Allan Goes (Pictures) and Carlos Newton (Pictures) to claim the UFC 17 middleweight tournament crown 9 years ago in Mobile, Alabama.

The 36-year old American-born mixed martial artist fighter is also the current welterweight and middleweight champion of the PRIDE Fighting Championship.

Henderson’s MMA record stands at 22-5-0.

His most recent fight was at PRIDE 33 in Las Vegas on February 24, 2007, where Henderson scored an upset by defeating Wanderlei Silva via KO to become the new Middleweight Champion.

Henderson is only the second fighter in MMA history to win two world titles in two different weight classes in a major organization (along with former Team Quest stablemate Randy Couture) and is the first fighter to ever hold them simultaneously.

They say  - In a new interview on his homepage (http://fedor.bel.ru) Pride FC heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko has stated that he currently has no standing contract with any fight organization, including the UFC and Bodog Fight organizations.

You say  - Ok so Fedor says he’s a free agent. Dana has said that he is under contract with Pride. I know Fedor loves fighting in Russia, Bodog may be able to sway him on that fact alone. I think he could do more for Russia by fighting outside Russia. I’m sure the boys at Zuffa will make him an offer to fight that he can’t say no to. Fedor will fight for Pride. Zuffa will make Fedor happy to stay. He won’t fight in or for the UFC until after the MMA ’superbowl’. - Beatts35, forums.mmanews.com

I love the fact that the ball is in Fedor’s corner, he’s got all the cards….he can ask for as much money as he wants and either Bodog or UFC/Pride will have to pay it. Hope he makes at least a mill per fight. - KaroThrow101, Sherdog.net

We say

Damian: I wouldn’t say the ball is entirely in Fedor’s court. It takes two fighters to have a truly great fight, and while Bodog may be able to lure Fedor in, the same can’t be said for every other top fighter. The reality is that Zuffa Inc. is holding some major cards right now, but Fedor has also cemented his own demand as the #1 fighter in the world. Yet both sides are bound by a simple business need that makes them bedfellows whether they like it or not: Zuffa needs the best fighters, which is Fedor, and Fedor himself needs the best competition which Zuffa has. So in the end, I think both sides will negotiate strongly but there is no reason an agreement can’t be reached.

Jose: I don’t know what Bodog could do long term for Fedor, but the man has really done it all in this sport. If he wanted to take a couple of multimillion dollar fights a year, who’s to say he’s wrong about that? The fans would miss out on some potentially great fights for however long Fedor chooses to stay out of the Zuffa picture (and who says that has to be permanent?) but lets be honest, for five years Fedor has destroyed all top contenders to his throne. If he’s got something good going with Bodog for a while, I don’t see how that should shed a negative light on him. I do think we will see him eventually make a deal with Zuffa, I just hope the interim isn’t long enough that he would be stripped of the Heavyweight title. But Fedor is such a bad man; it probably wouldn’t be too much trouble to get his property back.

Below is a list of all the current Pride Fighting Championships available on DVD. There are some great dvd’s and fights on here thta give people massive facials! I hope pridefighting.us helped you find the video of your choice!!
*Bushido Vol.4    $17.95

FIGHT CARD * Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura * Takanori Gomi vs. Fabio Mello * Mirko Filipovic vs. Shungo Oyama * Takashi Sugiura vs…. 
     PRIDE NEWEST DVD SET #7    $38.00
 

 
* You can collect the 2 newest DVD’S in our DVD SET #7 and save! This = best buy features "Critical Countdown 2005," which was last… 
     Critical Countdown 2005    $22.98
 

 
* TOURNAMNENT FIGHT CARDS *Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura *Ricardo Arona vs. Kazushi Sakuraba *Alistair Overeem vs. Igor Vovchanchyn *Mauricio… 
     PRIDE Newest DVD Set #6    $56.00

 
* Now you can collect all 3 dvd’s in our DVD SET #6 and save! This 3 pack features "TOTAL ELIMINATION 2005" (double disc headlined by the… 
     Demolition    $17.95
 
 
* With a title like Demolition, you can only expect the card to be headlined by an explosive brawl between former American pro boxer Don Frye and… 
     Bushido 3    $17.95
 

* Get ready for Team Gracie vs. Team Japan part 2 as Takanori Gomi goes head to head with Ralph Gracie, Ryan Gracie battles Ikuhisa "The… 
     TOTAL ELIMINATION 05    $22.98
 

* This tournament event features the PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva in an all out war against the Japanese Olympic judo gold medallist,… 
     PRIDE Newest DVD Set #5    $43.95
 

 
* Newest PRIDE DVD Set. *Come with a free Fists of Fire DVD Poster. 
     PRIDE Legacy Vol. III DVD    $29.99  $25.98

* Combined Following Titles PRIDE-12 Cold Fury: Main Card/ Igor Vovchanchyn Mark Kerr, Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ryan Gracie… 
     Fists of Fire DVD    $19.99  $17.95

 
* A.K.A. PRIDE-29 on February 20th, 2005. Single DVD Set. FIGHT CARDS * Mirko CroCop vs. Mark Coleman * Quinton Jackson vs. Murilo Rua * Antonio… 

   Return of the Warriors    $22.98
 

 
* "a.k.a PRIDE-10 on August 27th, 2000. Double DVD set. The new features re-releases of the best events throught PRIDE FC’s history,… 
     Shockwave 2004 DVD    $29.95  $22.98

* “a.k.a. PRIDE Otokomatsuri 2004 on December 31st 2004. Double DVD Set Comes with a folded SW2004 poster!” FIGHTCARD * Fedor Emelianenko vs Antonio… 
     Inferno DVD    $19.95  $17.95

 
* “a.k.a PRIDE-27 on February 1st, 2004. Single DVD set.” FIGHTCARD * Mirko Cro Cop vs Ron Waterman * Heath Herring vs Gan McGee * Yoshihisa Yamamoto… 
     PRIDE Newest DVD Set #4    $51.85

*  Newest PRIDE DVD Set. *Come with a free Bad to the Bone and High Octane Poster (Folded). *Releasing on 11/15.  
     PRIDE Bushido Vol. 2 DVD    $19.98  $17.95

* Bushido Vol.2 (Fe. 15, 04) featured special team competition, Team Gracie vs. Team Japan. *Releasing on 11/15.  
     Bad to the Bone DVD    $19.98  $17.95

* A.K.A PRIDE-26 on Aug 23, 2003 Single Disc *Come with a free Bad to the Bone Poster. *Releasing on 11/15.  
     High Octane DVD    $19.98  $17.95
 
 
* A.K.A PRIDE-28 on Oct. 31, 2004. Single DVD *Come with a free High Octane Poster. *Releasing on 11/15.  
     PRIDE Newest DVD Set #3    $64.95
 
 
 
* A set of the newest PRIDE DVD. Come with a free Body Blow Poster (Folded). 
     Final Conflict 2004 DVD    $22.98
 

* PRIDE-GP 2004 HW16 Men Tournament Semi Final & Final Round on August15th, 2004. Double DVD Set 
     Body Blow DVD    $17.98
 

 
* a.k.a PRIDE-25 on March 16, 2003 Single DVD *Comes with a folded Body Blow poster! 

* PRIDE Fighting Legacy 2 DVD    $25.98
 

 
* Great collection of legendary PRIDE fights. Total archives from PRIDE 6,7, 8, 9 & 11. All the fights included. 
     PRIDE Newest DVD Set #2    $52.94
 

 
* A set of the newest PRIDE DVD. Come with a free Critical Countdown 2004 Poster (Folded) and a glove key chain. 
     Critical Cowntdown 2004 DVD    $22.98
 

* PRIDE-GP 2004 Heavy Weight 16 Men Tournament Second Round on June 20th, 2004. Double DVD Set *Come with a CC 04 poster! 
     Cold Fury-3 DVD    $17.98
 
* a.k.a PRIDE-24 on Dec. 23rd, 2002 Single Disc English Commentary 
     Championship Chaos 2 DVD    $17.98

* a.k.a. PRIDE-23 on Nov. 24th, 2002 * Come with a free CC2 Poster! 
     Total Elimination 2004 DVD    $22.98
 

* PRIDE-GP 2004 Heavy Weight 16 Men Tournament Opening Round on April 24th, 2004. Double DVD Set *Come with a folded TE04 poster! 
     PRIDE Fighting Legacy DVD    $25.98

 
* Great collection of legendary PRIDE fights. Total archives from PRIDE 1 thorough 5, all the fights included. 
     Beasts from the East 2 DVD    $20.95
 
 
* a.k.a PRIDE-22 on September 29, 2002 English Commentary Version Single Disc 
     Total Elimination 2003 DVD    $30.95
 

 
* a.k.a. PRIDE-GP 2003 Opening Round on Aug. 10th, 2003 Double DVD Set 
     Demolition DVD    $20.95
 

* a.k.a PRIDE-21 on June 23, 2002 English Commentary Version Single Disc 

    ShockWave 2003 DVD    $30.95
 

 * Don’t miss this New Year’s Eve extravaganza that was NOT AIRED IN NORTH AMERICA. 
     Armed and Ready DVD    $20.95  $17.95

* a.k.a PRIDE-20 on Apr 28, 2002 English Commentary Version 
     Bad Blood DVD    $30.95  $14.95

*a.k.a PRIDE-19 on Feb. 24, 2002 Double DVD Set English Commentary Version 
     Championship Chaos DVD    $19.95  $15.95

*a.k.a PRIDE-17 on Nov 3, 2001 English Commentary Version 
     Beasts From The East DVD    $19.95  $15.95

 
*a.k.a PRIDE-16 on Sept 24, 2001 English Commentary Version

PRIDE or PRIDE Fighting Championships is a major mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. It is currently promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment (DSE). Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997, promoted by Kakutougi Revolution Spirits (KRS).[1] It is the most popular MMA organization in the world based on the number of event attendees: the PRIDE Final Conflict 2003 event had over 67,000 people in the audience. The audience record is 91,107 people on the PRIDE and K-1 co-production Shockwave/Dynamite, held in August 2002.

On June 5, 2006, Fuji Network announced that they were terminating their television contract with PRIDE Fighting Championships effective immediately due to a breach of contract by DSE. [2]. This leaves PRIDE with only SKY PerfecTV, a pay-per-view carrier, as a television outlet in Japan, and the lack of the substantial revenues from the Fuji deal threatens its sustainability. DSE has been surrounded by speculation in the Japanese media, especially in Japanese tabloid Shukan Gendai, that it may be a front by a notorious yakuza group. DSE responded to the loss by stating they will continue with their schedule as currently planned, including an event in Las Vegas, Nevada, PRIDE 32 on October 21, 2006, PRIDE’s first event outside of Japan.