The year 1997 was the 1st year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1997 had only 1 event, Pride 1.
Debut Pride FC fighters
Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight.
Akira Shoji Branko Cikatic Dan Severn Gary Goodridge John Dixson
Kazunari Murakami Kimo Leopoldo Koji Kitao Nathan Jones Nobuhiko Takada
Oleg Taktarov Ralph White Renzo Gracie Rickson Gracie
Events list
#EventJapanese nameDate heldVenueCityAttendance1Pride 1 rowspan="1 Tokyo DomeTokyo, Japan47,000
Pride 1
Pride 1 was an inaugural event held on October 11, 1997, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.
In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.
Results
See also Pride Fighting Championships List of Pride Fighting Championships champions List of Pride Fighting events
References