Pride Final Conflict 2003
Tournament semifinals
[edit] Quinton Jackson vs. Chuck Liddell
Jackson advanced to the finals by defeating Liddell by TKO 3:10 into Round 2. Liddell's corner threw in the towel.
[edit] Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Wanderlei Silva was victorious in a unanimous decision over Hidehiko Yoshida.
[edit]Tournament finals
[edit] Quinton "Rampage" Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva
See also: Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
Reigning Pride Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva won the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix by defeating Quinton Jackson in the finals. At 6:28 in the first round, Silva was declared the winner by TKO after he connected with many consecutive standing knee strikes to the head.
[edit]Tournament Reserve match
[edit] Murilo Bustamante vs. Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson knocked out Murilo Bustamante after 53 seconds of action. As Bustamante was going for a takedown, Henderson caught him in the head with a knee strike and followed up with punches on the ground.
Pride Interim Heavyweight Championship
[edit] Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mirko Filipovi?
Nogueira won by submission over the previously undefeated Crocop. Nogueira locked Crocop in an armbar 1:45 into Round 2.
[edit]Other matches
[edit] Dan Bobish vs. Gary Goodridge
Goodridge won by TKO over Bobish in only 18 seconds. The referee called the fight after Goodridge brought Bobish to a knee with heavy punches. Bobish complained after the fight was stopped that he had taken a finger/thumb to the eye on an early Goodridge combo.
[edit] Heath Herring vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto
Heath Herring choked out Yoshihisa Yamamoto at 2:29 in Round 3, getting the submission victory.
[edit] Kevin Randleman vs. Kazushi Sakuraba
Sakuraba defeated Randleman by submission with an armbar 2:36 into Round 3.
Pride Critical Countdown 2004
Kazushi Sakuraba vs Nino 'Elvis' Schembri
Kazushi Sakuraba defeats Nino Schembri by unanimous decision.
[edit] Ricardo Arona vs Quinton Jackson
Quinton Jackson defeats Ricardo Arona by KO due to a powerbomb at 7:32 of Round 1. With this victory, Jackson is now the No. 1 contender for the Pride Middleweight Title.
[edit] Mark Hunt vs Hidehiko Yoshida
Hidehiko Yoshida defeats Mark Hunt by armbar submission at 5:25 of Round 1.
[edit]Tournament Bouts
[edit] Sergei Kharitonov vs Semmy Schilt
Sergei Kharitonov defeats Semmy Schilt by technical knockout due to punches at 9:19 of Round 1.
[edit] Naoya Ogawa vs Giant Silva
Naoya Ogawa defeats Paulo Cesar Silva by technical knockout due to punches at 3:29 of Round 1.
[edit] Heath Herring vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeats Heath Herring by submission due to an anaconda choke at :30 of Round 2.
[edit] Fedor Emelianenko vs Kevin Randleman
Fedor Emelianenko defeats Kevin Randleman by kimura at 1:33 of Round 1. Randleman came out aggressively, suplexing Emelianenko and slamming him on his head. However, Emelianenko quickly reversed and submitted Randleman.
[edit]
Juijitsuboxer - SHOCKDWAVE 2005
1 Results
1.1 Charles Bennett vs Ken Kaneko
1.2 Yuki Kondo vs Kazuhiro Nakamura
1.3 Paulo Cesar Silva vs James Thompson
1.4 Sanae Kikuta vs Makoto Takimoto
1.5 Aleksander Emelianenko vs Pawel Nastula
1.6 Fedor Emelianenko vs Zuluzinho
1.7 Welterweight Tournament Final: Murilo Bustamante vs Dan Henderson
1.8 Lightweight Tournament Final: Takanori Gomi vs Hayato Sakurai
1.9 Ikuhisa Minowa vs Kazushi Sakuraba
1.10 Mirko Filipovi? vs Mark Hunt
1.11 Pride Middleweight Championship: Ricardo Arona vs Wanderlei Silva
1.12 Naoya Ogawa vs Hidehiko Yoshida
dang there are maybe 2 evenly matched bouts in that list.
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST EVER:
Pride Bushido 9
1 Results
2 Welterweight Tournament Opening Round
2.1 Alternate Bout: Paulo Filho vs Ryuta Sakurai
2.2 Daniel Acacio vs Akihiro Gono
2.3 Ryo Chonan vs Dan Henderson
2.4 Phil Baroni vs Ikuhisa Minowa
2.5 Murilo Bustamante vs Masanori Suda
3 Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
3.1 Alternate Bout: Charles Bennett vs Dokonjonosuke Mishima
3.2 Jens Pulver vs Hayato Sakurai
3.3 Yves Edwards vs Joachim Hansen
3.4 Takanori Gomi vs Tatsuya Kawajiri
3.5 Luiz Azeredo vs Naoyuki Kotani
4 Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
4.1 Akihiro Gono vs Dan Henderson
4.2 Murilo Bustamante vs Ikuhisa Minowa
5 Lightweight Tournament Semi-Finals
5.1 Joachim Hansen vs Hayato Sakurai
5.2 Luiz Azeredo vs Takanori Gomi
Pride Shockwave 2005
Welterweight Tournament Final: Murilo Bustamante vs Dan Henderson
Dan Henderson defeats Murilo Bustamante after 2 rounds by split decision to become the first Pride Welterweight Champion.
[edit]Lightweight Tournament Final: Takanori Gomi vs Hayato Sakurai
Takanori Gomi defeats Hayato Sakurai by knockout at 3:36 at round number 1 to become the first Pride Lightweight Champion.
To be comparable to Pride at least the semis and final should be held the same night. If they're not, it's not a tournament in the Pride sense. The fights would be mere elimination bouts.
Rogers is underrated. Losing to Fedor and Overeem does not make him a can. In fact, other than Werdum, I think Rogers gave Fedor more trouble than anyone. 
correct answer is IFC LHW tournament.3 fights in one night.
1st round
3 Renato Sobral Trevor Prangley Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
4 Mauricio Rua Erick Wanderley TKO (Punches) 2 2:54
5 Jeremy Horn Mikhail Avetisyan Submission (Armbar) 1 4:59
6 Forrest Griffin Chael Sonnen Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 2:25
2nd round
9 Renato Sobral Mauricio Rua Submission (Guillotine Choke) 3 3:07
10 Jeremy Horn Forrest Griffin KO (Head Kick) 2 3:40
main event
15 Renato Sobral Jeremy Horn Decision (Unanimous) 3 5:00
6 UFC vets,5 fought for a UFCtitle,2 of them won it.
EKPOGI - 6 UFC vets,5 fought for a UFCtitle,2 of them won it.
I agree, that tourney was awesome
DoctorVanNostran - Lol at this so called "tournament". It's contenders fighting each other to get a title shot. Really groundbreaking stuff! <img src="/images/phone/post_tag.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/>
LOL @ nitpicking winers actually finding something bad to say about such an awsome tourney....Just go watch your free UFC special on Spike filled w/ low rent TUF fighters that Dana will be offering up for free that night.
Wasa-B -Stu Cazzo - ....but let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet -
SF cant promo self felate like the big boys and every other business?
1 - it's not a true tournament where you have to fight twice - no comparison to the Pride gp's
2 - the first round hasn't even started yet
PatrickFreitas - If you're really uncomfortable with promotional hyperbole, you prolly shouldn't watch MMA or boxing.
PatrickFreitas - If you're really uncomfortable with promotional hyperbole, you prolly shouldn't watch MMA or boxing.
C'mon Patsy.....promoting is not just something that happens in MMa and boxing....it happens with every company in the whole friggin world.
If you're uncomfortable with somebody questioning the truth of a claim then you "prolly" shouldn't be posting on an internet forum.
Stu Cazzo -PatrickFreitas - If you're really uncomfortable with promotional hyperbole, you prolly shouldn't watch MMA or boxing.
C'mon Patsy.....promoting is not just something that happens in MMa and boxing....it happens with every company in the whole friggin world.
agreed.
ALL sports overflow with hyperbole. those who feel uncomfortable with the way any sports commentators toss around words like "greatest" and "best" shouldnt watch sports at all.
just doesnt seem like that big of a deal. i think we can all agree that its a very good tournament or fight series (or whatever fans want to call the matched up brackets), but is it the "best ever?" yes. no. maybe. who cares, really? its still very, very good.
*edited for awful grammar
Hell yeah it's a great setup....
I just think it's a little too early to judge it as the best before it even started....
JM2010 - Pride GP 2003 equals SF GP 2011
Wanderlei Silva = Fedor Emalinenenko
Kazushi Sakuraba = Sergei Kharitonov
Quinton Jackson = Alistair Overeem
Chuck Liddell = Josh Barnett
Alistair Overeem = Big Foot Silva
Murilo Bustamante = Fabiricio Werdum
Hidehiko Yoshida = Andrei Arlovski
Kiyoshi Tamura = Brett Rogers
I'd say it's equal to if not better than Pride GP 2003....
If anyone remembers correctly Liddell knocked out Overeem in the Pride GP.. And it was nice!
Lol at people saying it is not a tournament or not a great tournament because it is not done the same way as pride. Pride did not invent or perfect the concept of tournaments. There way was grand and exciting, but the strikeforce tournament is actually being done in a way that will determine who the best SF HW is, rather than a one night battle of attrition.
I don't think one way is better than the other. They are just different. Both better in their own ways.
Best tourney ever was the second Ultimate Ultimate show. This is an easy call.
Imo its the best hvy weight tournament ever and best tournament of the decade.
This tournament is loaded with some of the best mma fighter s of all time.
I wish carwin was in there instead of b rogers and put brett in reserve fight other wise great tournament
well strikeforce is paying pat.