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More Matches Announced For SHOCKWAVE!

 

December 31, 2004

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

 

 

TOKYO, Japan –

Four more matches have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’s SHOCKWAVE fight card.  Previously

announced as a participant on the card was 2000 Judo Olympic gold medalist Makoto Takimoto; He will

now be facing Sumo wrestler Henry “Sentoryu” Miller of St. Louis, Missouri.   Also added: Stefan Leko of

Germany versus Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa of Japan, Paolo “Giant” Silva of Brazil versus Choi Mu Bae

of Korea, and Ryo Chonan of Japan versus TBA.  

 

Previously announced bouts for SHOCKWAVE include: for the title of undisputed heavyweight Grand Prix

Champion of 2004 as well as for the title of PRIDE heavyweight champion … Fedor Emelianenko versus

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira … also, for the first time in mixed martial arts history and under mixed martial

arts rules, it will be Olympic gold versus Olympic gold as Japan’s Hidehiko Yoshida (1992 Judo Olympic

gold medalist) takes on Rulon Gardner of the United States (2000 Greco Roman Wrestling Olympic gold

medalist).   Other bouts will feature Wanderlei Silva versus Kazushi Sakuraba, Dan Henderson versus

Yuki Kondo, Kevin Randleman versus Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Takanori Gomi versus “Little

Evil” Jens Pulver.  

 

 SHOCKWAVE will take place from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan and is scheduled to debut on North

American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN, Vu!, and Viewer’s Choice on

Sunday, January 2nd, 2005 at 9:00pm EST, 6:00pm PST. 

 

 

Makoto Takimoto (Japan) vs. Henry “Sentoryu” Miller (USA)

 

  

Stefan Leko (Germany) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (Japan)

 

 

 

Paolo “Giant” Silva (Brazil) vs. Choi Mu Bae (Korea)

 

 

Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. TBA

 

SHOCKWAVE FIGHT CARD

 

Fedor Emelianenko (Russia) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil)

 (This is a double title match, for both the PRIDE FIGHTING heavyweight championship

as well for the title of 2004 Grand Prix heavyweight champion)

 

Hidehiko Yoshida (Japan) vs. Rulon Gardner (USA)

Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs. Kazushi Sakuraba (Japan)

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Kevin Randleman (USA)

Dan Henderson (USA) vs. Yuki Kondo (Japan)

Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs. Jens Pulver (USA)

Makoto Takimoto (Japan) vs. Henry “Sentoryu” Miller (USA)

Stefan Leko (Germany) vs. Ikuhisa Minowa (Japan)

Paolo “Giant” Silva (Brazil) vs. Choi Mu Bae (Korea)

Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. TBA

 Fight card subject to change.

 

For more information on PRIDE FC, visit pridefc.com!

 

 

-  From Dream Stage Entertainment with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)

 

(12/16/04)