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.
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Events list
| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |
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| 1 | Pride 1 | — | October 11, 1997 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 47,000 |
Pride 1
Pride 1[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. [2]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
 Rickson Gracie
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def. |  Nobuhiko Takada
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Submission (armbar) | 1 | 4:47 | ||
 Kimo Leopoldo
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vs. | Dan Severn
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Draw (time expired) | 1 | 30:00 | ||
 Igor Meindert
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vs. | Hiroki Kurosawa
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TKO (Referee stoppage) | 3 | 1:16 | [a] | |
 Branko Cikatic
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vs. | Ralph White
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No Contest | 1 | 1:52 | [b] | |
| Koji Kitao
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def. |  Nathan Jones
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Submission (keylock) | 1 | 2:14 | ||
| Renzo Gracie
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vs. | Akira Shoji
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Draw (time expired) | 3 | 10:00 | ||
 Gary Goodridge
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def. | Oleg Taktarov
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KO (punch) | 1 | 4:57 | ||
| Kazunari Murakami
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def. | John Dixson
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Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:34 | ||
See also
- Pride Fighting Championships
- List of Pride Fighting Championships champions
- List of Pride Fighting events