# 2003 in Pride FC

The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.

## Title fights

* ↑ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.

## Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:

## Events list

| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
| 36 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 | Otoko Matsuri | December 31, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 39,716 |
| 35 | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 | Ketsushosen | November 9, 2003 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 67,451 |
| 34 | Pride FC - Bushido 1 | — | October 5, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | — |
| 33 | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 | Kaimakusen | August 10, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 40,316 |
| 32 | Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone | Reborn | June 8, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |
| 31 | Pride 25 - Body Blow | — | March 16, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | — |

## Pride 25: Body Blow

Pride 25: Body Blow was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ No. 1 Contender bout

## Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

Pride 26: Bad to the Bone was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Non-Title bout

## Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003 was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Quarterfinal bout
* ↑ Quarterfinal bout
* ↑ Quarterfinal bout
* ↑ Quarterfinal bout
* ↑ Non-Title Bout

### Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final |
| Chuck Liddell | KO | |
| Alistair Overeem | 3:09 | |
| Alistair Overeem | 3:09 | Chuck Liddell |
| | | Quinton Jackson |
| Quinton Jackson | SD | Quinton Jackson |
| Murilo Bustamante | 20:00 | | |
| Murilo Bustamante | 20:00 | | Quinton Jackson |
| | | | Wanderlei Silva |
| Hidehiko Yoshida | SUB | | Wanderlei Silva |
| Kiyoshi Tamura | 5:06 | | |
| Kiyoshi Tamura | 5:06 | Hidehiko Yoshida | |
| | | Wanderlei Silva |
| Wanderlei Silva | KO | Wanderlei Silva |
| Kazushi Sakuraba | 5:01 | |

## Pride FC: Bushido 1

Pride FC: Bushido 1 Is an event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on October 5, 2003. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five bouts featuring a Japanese fighter represented by Hidehiko Yoshida and a member of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. In the main event, Dos Caras, Jr. became the first Hispanic fighter to compete in Pride and the first to wear a lucha libre mask during a bout. He is now better known as WWE pro wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

### Results

* ↑ There was a lengthy pause a couple of minutes into the fight when Brennan released an armbar, believing that Mitsuoka had tapped out. Confusion ensued amongst both camps and the officials, and with replays inconclusive, the fight was eventually restarted.

## Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003 was an event held on November 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round of the tournament was contested at the Pride: Total Elimination 2003 event the previous August.

### Results

* ↑ Finals bout
* ↑ For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.
* ↑ Reserve bout
* ↑ Semifinal bout
* ↑ Semifinal bout

### Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Chuck Liddell | KO | | |
| Alistair Overeem | 3:09 | | |
| Alistair Overeem | 3:09 | Chuck Liddell | 13:10 |
| | | Quinton Jackson | TKO |
| Quinton Jackson | DD | Quinton Jackson | TKO |
| Murilo Bustamante | 20:00 | | | | |
| Murilo Bustamante | 20:00 | | | Quinton Jackson | 6:28 |
| | | | | Wanderlei Silva | TKO |
| Hidehiko Yoshida | SUB | | | Wanderlei Silva | TKO |
| Kiyoshi Tamura | 5:06 | | | | |
| Kiyoshi Tamura | 5:06 | Hidehiko Yoshida | 15:00 | | |
| | | Wanderlei Silva | UD |
| Wanderlei Silva | KO | Wanderlei Silva | UD |
| Kazushi Sakuraba | 5:01 | | |

## Pride FC: Shockwave 2003

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003 was an event held on December 31, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.