Didn't see this one coming. SportsNavi is reporting that PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko

is going to work Inoki's event. He will be taking on pro-wrestler Yugi Nagata. Sportswnavi is also

reporting that PRIDE is not keeping secret their surprise at the announcement and that PRIDE wants to

discuss this with Inoki. Also added, K-1 veteran Hiromi Amada will be taking on another K-1 veteran Michael MacDonald. And Deep veteran Yuka Tsuji will take on kick boxer Kalliopi Yeitsidou in a women's bout. So as of today, the line-up looks like this:


Line-up (no particular order):

Fight 1 - King of Pancrase Open Weight Title Bout

Josh Burnett (Champion) vs. Semmy Schilt (Pancrase, UFC, & PRIDE veteran)

Fight 2

Stefan Leko (K-1 veteran) vs. Kazunari Murakami (PRIDE & Jungle Fight veteran)

Fight 3 - Rematch

Tadao Yasuda (NJPW/PRIDE/K-1 veteran) vs. Rene Rooze (K-1 veteran) - Rooze won their first meeting in K-1 by way of third round knock out back in 2001.

Fight 4

Lyoto Machida (NJPW/Jungle Fight veteran) vs. Rich Franklin (UFC veteran)

Fight 5

Alexander Emelianenko (PRIDE veteran) vs. Angelo Araujo (Heat FC veteran)

Fight 6

Kazuyuki Fujita (PRIDE veteran) vs. Ray Mercer (ex-heavyweight champion)

Fight 7

Amar Suloev (M-1 veteran) vs. Din Thomas (UFC veteran)

Fight 8

Fedor Emelianenko (PRIDE Heavyweight Champion) vs. Yugi Nagata (Pro-Wrestler)

Fight 9

Hiromi Amada (K-1 veteran) vs. Michael MacDonald (K-1 veteran)

Fight 10 - Women's Bout

Kalliopi Yeitsidou (Kick boxer) vs. Yuka Tsuji (DEEP veteran)


card subject to change

Josh Barnett vs. Semmy Schilt - Barnett by armbar

Stefan Leko vs. Kazunari Murakami - Leko by TKO

Tadao Yasuda vs. Rene Rooze - Yasuda by decision

Lyoto Machida vs. Rich Franklin - Franklin by ref stoppage

Alexander Emelianenko vs. Angelo Araujo - Alexander by decision

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Ray Mercer - I'm not sure what rules they agreed to, if it's the 20 second ground thing, well..Fujita will win regardless.

Amar Suloev vs. Din Thomas - Amar by KO

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Yugi Nagata - Fedor by whatever

Hiromi Amada (K-1 veteran) vs. Michael MacDonald - McDonald by KO

Kalliopi Yeitsidou vs. Yuka Tsuji - Tsuji by sub