Mr. Beelzebub
03-18-2005, 12:49 PM
SILVA VERSUS YOSHIDA; JACKSON AND HENDERSON ADDED TO PRIDE FIGHTING’S TOTAL ELIMINATION 2005
From Dream Stage Entertainment
TOKYO, Japan – One match up and two additional fighters have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix … TOTAL ELIMINATION 2005.
The first announced match for the opening round will feature defending 2003 Grand Prix Champion, Wanderlei Silva, taking on Japanese Judo star Hidehiko Yoshida. The two originally met in the semi-finals of the 2003 tournament in which Silva won a hard fought decision over the former Judo Olympic gold medallist.
Added to the previously announced eight fighters will be two Americans … Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan “Hollywood” Henderson. Jackson reached the finals of the 2003 tournament, eventually succumbing to Wanderlei Silva in one of the most memorable bouts of the year. Since then, the native of Memphis, Tennessee has gone on to defeat Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa, Ricardo Arona, and Murilo “Ninja” Rua. Team Quest’s Henderson is making his Grand Prix tournament debut. Always among the elite in his weight class, “Hollywood” is coming off of wins over Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Murilo Bustamante and Shungo Oyama.
Tournament Participants:
Wanderlei Silva
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Igor Vovchanchyn
Kazushi Sakuraba
Dan Henderson
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Yuki Kondo
Hidehiko Yoshida
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Tournament Matches:
Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan)
Additional tournament participants and match ups to be announced soon
From Dream Stage Entertainment
TOKYO, Japan – One match up and two additional fighters have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S 2005 Middleweight Grand Prix … TOTAL ELIMINATION 2005.
The first announced match for the opening round will feature defending 2003 Grand Prix Champion, Wanderlei Silva, taking on Japanese Judo star Hidehiko Yoshida. The two originally met in the semi-finals of the 2003 tournament in which Silva won a hard fought decision over the former Judo Olympic gold medallist.
Added to the previously announced eight fighters will be two Americans … Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Dan “Hollywood” Henderson. Jackson reached the finals of the 2003 tournament, eventually succumbing to Wanderlei Silva in one of the most memorable bouts of the year. Since then, the native of Memphis, Tennessee has gone on to defeat Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa, Ricardo Arona, and Murilo “Ninja” Rua. Team Quest’s Henderson is making his Grand Prix tournament debut. Always among the elite in his weight class, “Hollywood” is coming off of wins over Yuki Kondo, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Murilo Bustamante and Shungo Oyama.
Tournament Participants:
Wanderlei Silva
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson
Igor Vovchanchyn
Kazushi Sakuraba
Dan Henderson
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
Yuki Kondo
Hidehiko Yoshida
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Tournament Matches:
Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs. Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan)
Additional tournament participants and match ups to be announced soon