14 out of 16 set for Heavyweight GP

PRIDE has announced a new line-up for their heavyweight Grand Prix. Pancrase competitor Yoshiki

Takahashi (currently ranked  # 3 in open weight division), UFC\PRIDE veteran Kevin Randleman, PRIDE

veteran and current Pancrase # 2 ranked Super Heavyweight Ron Waterman, and PRIDE veteran

Murillo "Ninja" Rua are in. According to Sportsnavi, Igor Vovchanchyn and Sylvester “The Predator”

Terkay are out. Sportsnavi also stated that PRIDE is in negotiations with UFC veterans Gan McGee, Tim

Sylvia and Pedro Rizzo as well as PRIDE veterans Ricardo Arona and Semmy Schilt for the final two

spots. An announcement of the final two participants is expected in a couple of days.

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

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

(4/8/04)