One more for the Heavyweight GP

 

Sportsnavi is reporting that pro-wrestler and 1992 Olympic Judo silver medallist Naoya Ogawa has

been added to PRIDE's Heavyweight Grand Prix. Ogawa has participated in PRIDE before and has wins over

"Big Daddy" Gary Goodridge at PRIDE 6 and Maasaki Satake at PRIDE 11. That only leaves one more

to complete the line-up of 16. 

   

Official Participants:

- Fedor Emelianenko

- Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

- Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic

- Heath Herring

- Stefan Leko

- Sentoryu  

- Hirotaka Yokoi 

- Sergei Kharitonov

- Mark Coleman

- Giant Silva

- Yoshiki Takahashi

- Kevin Randleman

- Ron "H2O" Waterman

- Murillo "Ninja" Rua

- Naoya Ogawa

 

PRIDE FC 16-Man Heavyweight Tournament Schedule:

TOTAL ELIMINATION 2004

April 25, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

(Opening Round)

 

CRITICAL COUNTDOWN 2004

June 20, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

(Second Round)

 

FINAL CONFLICT 2004

August 15, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

(Semi-Finals and Finals)

  

 Cards subject to change

 

(4/11/04)