PRIDE 29 Update

February 20, 2005

Saitama Super Arena - 4pm

Saitama, Japan

PRIDE has added three more bouts to their February 20th event - PRIDE 29: Fists Of Fire. First up, Brazilian

Top Team member Mario Sperry will face off with PRIDE veteran Yokoi Hirotaka. Next, PRIDE Bushido

veteran Mauricio "Shogun" Rua will take on fellow PRIDE veteran Kanehara Hiromitsu. And "The Big

Cat," Tom Erikson will be back in MMA action against Jungle Fight veteran Fabricio Werdum. Previously

announced, fan favorite Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic is scheduled to face 2000 PRIDE Grand Prix champion

Mark Coleman. PRIDE middleweight standout Quenton "Rampage" Jackson will be back in action

against PRIDE veteran Murillo "Ninja" Rua. "Ice Cold" Igor Vovchanchyn is scheduled to face UFC \

Pancrase veteran Yoshiki Takahashi. PRIDE veterans Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and Alistair Overeem

will face off plus PRIDE heavyweight GP quarterfinalist Sergey Kharitonov will battle Choi Mu Bae

(undefeated in PRIDE).

Line-up (not in fight order):

Fight 1

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Mark Coleman

Fight 2

Quenton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Murilo "Ninja" Rua

Fight 3

Alistair Overeem vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Fight 4

Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Yoshiki Takahashi

Fight 5

Choi Mu Bae vs. Sergey Kharitonov

Fight 6 - added

Hirotaka Yokoi vs. Mario Sperry

Fight 7 - added

Kanehara Hiromitsu vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua

Fight 8 - added

Fabricio Werdum  vs. Tom Erikson

Also expected to participate:

- Ryan Gracie

- Kazuhiro Nakamura

Card subject to change

(2/4/05)