# 2000 in Pride FC

The year 2000 was the 4th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2000 had 6 events beginning with, Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.

## Debut Pride FC fighters

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:

## Events list

| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
| 14 | Pride 12 - Cold Fury | — | December 23, 2000 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 26,882 |
| 13 | Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun | — | October 31, 2000 | Osaka-jo Hall | Osaka, Japan | 13,500 |
| 12 | Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors | — | August 27, 2000 | Seibu Dome | Saitama, Japan | 35,000 |
| 11 | Pride 9 - New Blood | — | June 4, 2000 | Nagoya Rainbow Hall | Nagoya, Japan | — |
| 10 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals | — | May 1, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 38,429 |
| 9 | Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round | — | January 30, 2000 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 48,316 |

## Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round

Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Mezger forfeited the fight by leaving the ring after the bout was declared a draw and sent to an overtime round.

### Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket

| Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 | Semi-finals May 1, 2000 | Final May 1, 2000 |
| Royce Gracie | UD | | |
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | | |
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | Royce Gracie | |
| | | Kazushi Sakuraba | |
| Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | Kazushi Sakuraba | |
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | | |
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | | Kazushi Sakuraba |
| | | | Igor Vovchanchyn |
| Igor Vovchanchyn | UD | | Igor Vovchanchyn |
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | | |
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | Igor Vovchanchyn | |
| | | Gary Goodridge | |
| Gary Goodridge | SUB | Gary Goodridge | |
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | | | |
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | | | Igor Vovchanchyn |
| | | | | Mark Coleman |
| Mark Coleman | SUB | | | Mark Coleman |
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | | | |
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | Mark Coleman | | |
| | | Akira Shoji | | |
| Akira Shoji | UD | Akira Shoji | | |
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | | | |
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | | Mark Coleman | |
| | | | Kazuyuki Fujita |
| Mark Kerr | MD | | Kazuyuki Fujita |
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | | |
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | Mark Kerr | |
| | | Kazuyuki Fujita | |
| Kazuyuki Fujita | SUB | Kazuyuki Fujita | |
| Hans Nijman | 2:48 | | |

## Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals

Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Coleman won the Pride Grand Prix 2000 tournament and the $200,000 grand prize.
* ↑ Pride Grand Prix 2000 Superfight Finals.
* ↑ Fujita's corner threw in the towel immediately due to injuries suffered in his quarterfinal bout against Mark Kerr.
* ↑ The rules were modified to allow unlimited rounds. After 90 minutes of fighting, Gracie could not continue due to damage suffered to his legs.

### Pride 2000 Grand Prix Bracket

| Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Opening Round January 30, 2000 | Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 | Quarter-finals May 1, 2000 | Semi-finals May 1, 2000 | Semi-finals May 1, 2000 | Final May 1, 2000 | Final May 1, 2000 |
| Royce Gracie | UD | | | | |
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | | | | |
| Nobuhiko Takada | 15:00 | Royce Gracie | 90:00 | | |
| | | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | | |
| Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | Kazushi Sakuraba | TKO | | |
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | | | | |
| Guy Mezger | 15:00 | | | Kazushi Sakuraba | 15:00 |
| | | | | Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO |
| Igor Vovchanchyn | UD | | | Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO |
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | | | | |
| Alexander Otsuka | 15:00 | Igor Vovchanchyn | TKO | | |
| | | Gary Goodridge | 10:14 | | |
| Gary Goodridge | SUB | Gary Goodridge | 10:14 | | |
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | | | | | | |
| Osamu Kawahara | 0:51 | | | | | Igor Vovchanchyn | 3:09 |
| | | | | | | Mark Coleman | SUB |
| Mark Coleman | SUB | | | | | Mark Coleman | SUB |
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | | | | | | |
| Masaaki Satake | 1:14 | Mark Coleman | UD | | | | |
| | | Akira Shoji | 15:00 | | | | |
| Akira Shoji | UD | Akira Shoji | 15:00 | | | | |
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | | | | | | |
| Ebenezer Fontes Braga | 15:00 | | | Mark Coleman | TKO | | |
| | | | | Kazuyuki Fujita | 0:02 |
| Mark Kerr | MD | | | Kazuyuki Fujita | 0:02 |
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | | | | |
| Enson Inoue | 15:00 | Mark Kerr | 15:00 | | |
| | | Kazuyuki Fujita | UD | | |
| Kazuyuki Fujita | SUB | Kazuyuki Fujita | UD | | |
| Hans Nijman | 2:48 | | | | |

## Pride 9: New Blood

Pride 9 - New Blood was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

### Results
## Pride 10: Return of the Warriors

Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.

### Results

* ↑ Gracie dislocated his elbow during the fight.

## Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun

Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

### Results
## Pride 12: Cold Fury

Pride 12 - Cold Fury was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.