PRIDE Bushido Vol. V

Official Update

Vovchanchyn added to Bushido 5 Card

October 14, 2004

Osaka Castle Hall

Osaka, Japan

LOS ANGELES – Two additional matches have been added to the fightcard for BUSHIDO

VOLUME 5.  Included is Ukrainian sensation Igor Vovchanchyn as he returns to the ring to take on

Japanese fighter Shamoji Fuji.  Also added, Masakazu Imanari of Japan versus Luis “Buscape”

Firmino of Brazil. Topping the bill is Japanese star Takanori Gomi versus American Charles “Krazy

Horse” Bennett.  Other fighters scheduled on the card include Carlos “The Ronin” Newton, Hayato

“Mach” Sakurai, and Crosley Gracie.  BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 will take place from the Osaka Castle Hall in

Osaka, Japan and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH

Network, and TVN on Friday, November 19th, 2004 at 10:00pm EST, 7:00pm PST.  The countdown show

begins at 9:30pm EST, 6:30pm PST.  

“Ice Cold” Igor Vovchanchyn makes his long-awaited return to the ring after an eight month lay-off.  His last

bout came on February 1, 2004 at INFERNO when he defeated Dan “The Bull” Bobish via strikes. 

Vovchanchyn’s opponent at BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 will be mixed martial arts veteran, Shamoji Fuji.  At 6’0

and 217 pounds, Fuji hails from Hiroshima, Japan and represents the V-Cross team.  He made a successful

debut in BUSHIDO with a win over Kim Jin Oh of Korea at BUSHIDO VOLUME 3.   

PRIDE FC: BUSHIDO VOLUME 5

Fight Card

Takanori Gomi (Japan) vs. Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (USA)

Hayato “Mach” Sakurai (Japan) vs. Crosley Gracie (USA)

Igor Vovchanchyn (Ukraine) vs. Shamoji Fuji (Japan)

Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa (Japan) vs. Tatsunori Ueyama (Japan)

Ryo Chonan (Japan) vs. Carlos Newton (Canada)

Yasuhito Namekawa (Japan) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (Brazil)

Henry “Sentoryu” Miller (USA) vs. Mal “Twin Tiger” Foki (Australia)

Masakazu Imanari (Japan) vs. Luis “Buscape” Firmino

(Fight Card Subject to Change)

BUSHIDO VOLUME 5 will be available at a reduced rate of $19.95.  For additional replay times, please

contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.

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

(10/7/04)