PRIDE Bushido 11

Welterweight Grand Prix Tournament Update

June 4, 2006

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

DSE announced 14 of the 16 fighters that will participate in the Welterweight Grand Prix tournament slated

to begin on June 4th at PRIDE Bushido 11. The second round of the tournament is scheduled for PRIDE

Bushido 12 on August 26, 2006 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall. The tournament Semi-Finals & Final will be

held at PRIDE Bushido 13 on November 5, 2006 at the Yokohama Arena.

Line-up so far:

Fight 1 - Welterweight GP Tournament Bout (Opening Round)

Makoto Takimoto vs. Gegard Mousasi

Fight 2 - Welterweight GP Tournament Bout (Opening Round)

Ryo Chonan vs. Joey Villasenor

Fighters scheduled to participate in Welterweight GP:

- Phil Baroni

- Murilo Bustamante

- Paulo Filho

- Akihiro Gono

- Denis Kang

- Hector Lombard

- Kazuo Misaki

- Murilo "Ninja" Rua

- Yoon Dong Sik

- Amar Suloev

Fighters Possible for the Welterweight GP:

- Dan Henderson - 2005 Welterweight GP Champion

Fighters expected to participate in lightweight bouts:

- Marcus Aurelio

- Mitsuhiro Ishida

- Tatsuya Kawajiri

- Hayato "Mach" Sakurai

Subject to change

(5/12/06)