PRIDE Open-weight Grand Prix Tournament

Updated Line-up

May 5, 2006

Osaka Dome

Osaka, Japan

Rule change for the tournament - when there is a weight difference of more than 20kg (44.09 lbs) in a GP

bout, kicking to the head and face while on the ground is prohibited. When the weight difference is less than

20kg, the rule may be implemented by the fighter of the lighter weight. Also, there will be no reserve bout for

the tournament until the final round. PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko is expected to be

able to participate in the second round of the tournament (first round bye). The PRIDE Open-weight GP

Tournament begins with the May 5th event at the Osaka Dome in Osaka, Japan. The second round of the

tournament will take place on July 1st at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan with the final round

being held on September 10th, also at the Saitama Super Arena.

Line-up:

Fight 1 - added

Gilbert Yvel vs. Roman Zentsov

Fight 2 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum

Fight 3 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Mark Hunt vs. Tsuyoshi Kosaka

Fight 4 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Josh Barnett vs. Alexander Emelianenko

Fight 5 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. James Thompson

Fight 6 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic vs. Ikuhisa Minowa

Fight 7 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round) - added

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Zulu

Fight 8 - Open-weight GP Bout (Opening Round)

Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Yosuke Nishijima

Subject to change

(5/01/06)