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Pride Fighting
PRIDE Fighting Championships (PRIDE FC) was a mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. Its inaugural event was held at the Tokyo Dome on October 11, 1997.

History
PRIDE Fighting Championships was initially conceived in 1997 by Kakutougi Revolution Spirits to match popular Japanese pro-wrestler Nobuhiko Takada with Rickson Gracie, the aimed champion of the Gracie family of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners. The success of the first event enabled its promoters to hold a regular series of mixed martial arts events, and a year later in 1998, promote a rematch between Takada and Gracie.

Working:
In 2000, PRIDE organized the first ever PRIDE Grand Prix, a two-part open weight tournament held to find the world's best fighter. The tournament was held over the course of two events, with sixteen fighters competing in an opening round, and the eight winners returning three months later for the final round. The second round of the tournament marked the first time PRIDE was broadcast in the United States, and featured American fighter Mark Coleman winning the tournament by defeating Igor Vovchanchyn in the final round.

In August 2002, PRIDE teamed up with Japan's leading kickboxing and fight promotion, K-1, and held the worlds biggest fight event, Shockwave which attracted over 90,000 fans.

In 2003 the PRIDE had to face drastic conditions because its president was found dead in his hotel room which later on give birth many controversies. In 2003 PRIDE introduced the Bushido series of events, which focused on the lighter weight classes of lightweights and welterweights. The Bushido series also stressed a faster pace, with bouts consisting of only one ten minute round and one five minute round, as well as quicker referee intervention of stalling tactics, using the new yellow card system of purse deduction.

In late 2006, PRIDE officially announced plans for Mike Tyson to fight in the organizations New Year's Eve show. Tyson would face a PRIDE fighter under boxing rules. Since Tyson is not allowed to fight in Japan because of his criminal record, PRIDE wants to stage the fight in an alternate country, possibly Macau, China.

Rules PRIDE's rules differ between main PRIDE events and Bushido events. It was announced on November 29, 2006 that Bushido events would be discontinued, though it is unclear if the Bushido-specific rules will be scrapped or will continue to be used for lightweight and welterweight bouts. On November 29, 2006, PRIDE announced the discontinuation of its Bushido events, with the intention of integrating the matches from lighter weight classes, mainly featured in Bushido, into regular PRIDE events. On October 4, 2007, PRIDE Worldwide closed its Japanese office, lying off 20 people who were working there since the closing of DSE. Controversy In May 2007 Quinton Rampage Jackson claimed that Pride officials had approached him and encouraged him not to tap out and instead lose consciousness should Kazushi Sakuraba catch him in a submission in July 2001. Although Jackson did indeed lose the fight, he maintains that he gave his best effort and was not swayed by the Pride officials.