PRIDE 29

Leko Versus  Nakamura Added To Fists Of Fire!

Official Release

February 20, 2005

Saitama Super Arena - 4pm

Saitama, Japan

TOKYO, Japan –

Stefan Leko versus Kazuhiro Nakamura has been added to PRIDE FIGHTING’S FISTS OF FIRE fight

card.  Representing team Golden Glory out of Holland, the German-born Stefan “Blitz” Leko is a world-class

kick boxer.  He has garnered numerous kick boxing titles and championships and is now making the

transition to mixed martial arts.  Kazuhiro Nakamura represents the Yoshida Dojo and is the protégé of Judo

legend and 1992 Judo Olympic gold medallist, Hidehiko Yoshida.  Thus far in his career, Nakamura boasts

victories over the likes of Daniel Gracie and Murilo Bustamante.

Previously announced matches include – a main event featuring clashing styles as striker Mirko “Cro Cop”

Filipovic takes on wrestler Mark “The Hammer” Coleman … Quinton “Rampage” Jackson returns to the

ring facing Chute Boxe’s Murilo “Ninja” Rua ...  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira of the Brazilian Top Team will

go head to head with Golden Glory’s Alistair “Demolition Man” Overeem … it’s Korea versus Russia as

Choi Mu Bae takes on Sergei Kharitonov … Japan’s up and coming heavyweight, Hirotaka Yokoi, will

take on the leader of the Brazilian Top Team, Mario Sperry … mixed martial arts veteran Hiromitsu

Kanehara goes head to head with Chute Boxe star Mauricio “Shogun” Rua … and Tom “Big Cat”

Erickson makes his return to PRIDE versus newcomer Fabricio Werdum of Spain.

FISTS OF FIRE 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 Friday,

February 25^th, 2005 at 10:00pm EST, 7:00pm PST. 

FIGHT CARD

 Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Mark “The Hammer” Coleman (USA)

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (USA) vs. Murilo “Ninja” Rua (Brazil)

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Brazil) vs. Alistair Overeem (Holland)

Choi Mu Bae (Korea) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (Russia)

Igor Vovchanchyn (Ukraine) vs. Yoshiki Takahashi (Japan) 

Hirotaka Yokoi (Japan) vs. Mario Sperry (Brazil)

Hiromitsu Kanehara (Japan) vs. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua

Tom “Big Cat” Erickson (USA) vs. Fabricio Werdum (Spain)

Kiyoshi Tamura (Japan) vs. Aliev Makhmud (Azerbaydzhan)

Stefan Leko (Germany) vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan)

Fightcard subject to change.

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

(2/17/05)