The first match announcements for PRIDE Fighting Championships "THE REAL DEAL", PRIDE’s first American event, have been announced. The event, held on October 21st at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, will feature PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Fedor Emelianenko and Middleweight Grand Prix Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua!

PRIDE Heavyweight Champion
Fedor Emelianenko (Russia/Red Devil)
VS
PRIDE Grand Prix 2000 Champion
Mark Coleman (America/Hammer House)

Fedor Emelianenko’ comeback match will be held in Las Vegas! The "emperor", unable to compete in the Open Weight Grand Prix due a slow-to-recover injury, has chosen America as the location to get back in the game. His opponent will be veteran Heavyweight fighter and the pride of America, Mark Coleman.
Mark Coleman comes from a wrestling background in the great wrestling state of Ohio, winning a silver medal in the 1991 freestyle wrestling world championships’ 100kg division and placing 7th in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics freestyle division. Wrestling is a popular sport in America and Coleman use that wrestling to gain fame when he twice dominated UFC tournaments. In short, Mark Coleman is a real American hero. On the other hand, Emelianenko’s background is sambo, the national martial art of Russia. This match will pit the American hero against the Russian emperor and American wrestling against Russian sambo. In Rocky 4, the Russian boxer Drago destroyed Rocky’s friend Apollo Creed in the ring and Rocky went on to take his revenge on Drago. Can Coleman become the modern-day Rocky? Or will he be sent to the mat like Apollo?
Coleman has made it clear that he won’t stop fighting until he has become the PRIDE Champion again. Although this is a non-title fight, a rematch with the current Champion is Coleman’s big chance. Coleman is on fire as he aims for the American dream.

PRIDE Grand Prix 2005 Champion
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (Brazil/Chute Boxe Academy)
VS
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion
Kevin Randleman (America/Hammer House)

Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will make his comeback in Las Vegas. Shogun’s popularity was proven at the frenzied autograph session held recently and in his seminars, which were packed with students eager to learn from the master. Shogun dislocated his arm in an Open Weight Grand Prix preliminary match against Mark Coleman in February of this year and with that, his dreams of conquering two weight classes disappeared. Shogun’s opponent this time will be Kevin Randleman, a student of Coleman, the man who stole Shogun’s dreams.
When Randleman is on his game, he’s even more dangerous than Coleman. Will Shogun be able to make his comeback against Randleman, a man with superhuman physical abilities and wrestling techniques?

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 FIGHTING or PRIDE Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan, promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997. It is the most popular MMA organization in the world based on the number of event attendees: the Pride Final Elimination 2003 event had 65,000 people in the audience. The audience record is 90,000 people on the Pride and K-1 co-production called Shockwave/Dynamite held in August 2002.

Pride’s rules result in similar styles of fighting as seen in Ultimate Fighting Championship in the United States. Unlike the UFC, where matches take place within a cage, Pride holds its bouts within a boxing style ring. Notable differences between Pride FC and the UFC are:

Kicking and kneeing a downed opponent are allowed in Pride fighting but not in UFC.
Elbows to the head/face are allowed in UFC but not in Pride. fighting

A legendary event in Japan, the PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS match the world’s elite fighters in competitions of honor and art. Imagine Brazilian Jiu - Jitsu practitioner versus kick boxer, Judo specialist versus wrestler … this is the sport of mixed martial arts … this is PRIDE FC. Each match is the culmination of years of training by these athletes, the finest representatives of their martial art who not only compete for victory, but also to defend their fighting style!

PRIDE FC began in 1997 with one philosophy—the acceptance of any fighting technique from any school. In other words, attempt to mimic the realities of an actual fight in the form of a legitimate and honorable sport. The Brazilians call is "Vale Tudo," some fans call it "no holds barred," but today both of these terms have evolved into a sport called "mixed martial arts." For PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP, this dream was realized on October 11, 1997 when Rickson Gracie faced Nobuhiko Takada at the main event of PRIDE FC I at the Tokyo Dome in Japan. Gracie personified the legend of Gracie Jiu Jitsu, his family’s unique fighting style from Brazil. His opponent, Takada, represented the style of professional wrestling. Both claimed the superiority of their fighting art and looked to prove it to themselves, their opponents, and the fans. This philosophy is what continues to drive PRIDE FC today.

Though the basic idea is to eliminate as many restrictions as possible in a mixed martial arts match, this is still ultimately a sport and safety is always paramount. In its history, there have been no serious injuries in any PRIDE FC event. When more closely compared to such mainstream American sports as NFL-style football (with its violent collisions) and boxing (with its repeated head blows), the sport of mixed martial arts has an impeccable safety record. In PRIDE FIGHTING , the referee has the authority and obligation to stop the match whenever a fighter is no longer able to defend himself. To compliment this, seven doctors are available at ringside in the event of any type of accident or emergency. In addition, there are a series of rules, implemented both to protect the fighters and to uphold the integrity of the sport.