PRIDE 30

Sakuraba vs. Shamrock, Two Additional Matches

Announced For PRIDE Fighting's Fully Loaded

Official Release

October 23, 2005

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

TOKYO, Japan -
Three more bouts have been announced for PRIDE FIGHTING’S upcoming event, FULLY LOADED, including

a match up of legend versus legend as Japan’s Kazushi Sakuraba takes on “The World’s Most Dangerous

Man” Ken Shamrock. FULLY LOADED is scheduled to premiere on North American pay per view on

Monday, October 24th, 2005 at 10:00 pm ET, 7:00 pm PT.

Sakuraba versus Shamrock … a match up between two of the sport’s biggest names, each looking to

continue his legend. Sakuraba returns from Brazil having recently trained at the world-renowned Chute Boxe

Academy in Curitiba, Brazil, home of the biggest rival of his fight career---Wanderlei Silva. Under the

watchful eye of coach Rudimar Fedrigo, Sakuraba trained with Silva, Murilo “Ninja” Rua, and Mauricio

“Shogun” Rua in preparation for one of the most important bouts of his career. Sakuraba’s opponent, Ken

Shamrock, makes his return to PRIDE and Japan, the country where he originally built his legendary status

as a fighter. A former King of Pancrase, Shamrock last appeared in PRIDE in 2002 facing Don “The

Predator” Frye.

Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Ken Shamrock

Also added to the fight card, Murilo “Ninja” Rua of the Chute Boxe Academy makes his return to the ring

taking on Murad Chunkaev of the Chechen Republic (fighting out of Holland’s Golden Glory team) and

American Sumo Henry “Sentoryu” Miller battles Brazilian giant “Zulu.”

Previously announced matches include the return of Quinton “Rampage” Jackson as he takes on

Japanese fighter Hirotaka Yokoi … a match up of judo legend against judo legend as Japan’s Makoto

Takimoto (Olympic gold medallist) takes on Korea’s Yoon Dong Sik under mixed martial arts rules … the

long-awaited rematch between Croatian Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and American Josh “The Babyface

Assassin” Barnett … and Cro Cop’s teammate, Fabricio Werdum, against rising heavyweight contender

Sergei Kharitonov.

FIGHTCARD:

Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Croatia) vs. Josh Barnett (USA)

Kazushi Sakuraba (Japan) vs. Ken Shamrock (USA)

Sergei Kharitonov (Russia) vs. Fabricio Werdum (Brazil/Spain)

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (USA) vs. Hirotaka Yokoi (Japan)

Murilo “Ninja” Rua (Brazil) vs. Murad Chunkaev (Chechen Republic)

Henry “Sentoryu” Miller (USA) vs. Zulu (Brazil)

Makoto Takimoto (Japan) vs. Yoon Dong Sik (Korea)

Additional matches to be announced soon.

Fight card subject to change.

FULLY LOADED premieres on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK,

UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada on Monday, October 24th, 2005 at 10:00 pm ET, 7:00

pm PT (including a countdown show at 9:30pm ET, 6:30pm PT).

For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.

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

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

(10/5/05)