"Final Conflict"

Two More Match-ups Announced

August 28, 2005

Saitama Super Arena

Saitama, Japan

PRIDE announced two more match-ups for "Final Conflict" - First up, former UFC fighter David "Tank"

Abbott will face the hard knocking Judo specialist Hidehiko Yoshida. Next, a couple of 2005 middleweight

GP participants will go at it in the tournament reserve bout when "Ice Cold" Igor Vovchanchyn faces

Kazuhiro Nakamura.

Line-up so far (not in fight order):

Fight 1 - Added

Hidehiko Yoshida vs. David "Tank" Abbott

Fight 2 - Middleweight GP Tournament Reserve Bout - Added

Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura

Fight 3 - Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Semi-Final Bout A

Wanderlei Silva (Brazil) vs. Ricardo Arona (Brazil)

Fight 4 - Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Semi-Final Bout B

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua (Brazil) vs. Alistair Overeem (Holland)

Fight 5 - PRIDE Heavyweight Title Bout

Champion Emelianenko Fedor vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic

Fight 6 - Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Final

Winner of Semi-Final A vs. Winner of Semi-Final B

Card subject to change

(7/26/05)