PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS DELIVERS THE NEXT GENERATION OF SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT
Submitted by: The Event Promoter
Posted On 06/04/2002
PRIDE Fighting Championships Bring Cutting Edge Full-Contact MMA Competition to the U.S.
Los Angeles, CA - June 3, 2002 -PRIDE Fighting will rock U.S. audiences with PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: DEMOLITION, the definitive next-generation sporting event coming to Pay-Per View on June 30, 2002* from Dream Stage Entertainment Inc. Already a colossal success in Asia and Europe, PRIDE Fighting is growing exponentially in North America as a sports-entertainment experience, drawing in not only massive pay-per-view audiences, but a large body of American athletes as well. The leading international mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, PRIDE Fighting brings an explosive combination of boxing, kickboxing, judo, Jui-Jitsu, wrestling and other martial arts to audiences craving cutting-edge sports entertainment.
“The U.S. audience for PRIDE Fighting Championships is growing with every event and we’re thrilled with the worldwide enjoyment of our sport," said Yukino Kanda, Dream stage Entertainment’s Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Talent Relations. “PRIDE Fighting Championships: Demolition will feature many of the greatest talents in the sport, including several American fighters who may represent the United States at the 2004 debut of Pancration, origin of MMA, as an Olympic sport."
Taking place at Saitama Super-Arena outside of Tokyo, Japan, the exciting line-up of matches will include the highly anticipated re-match between Don “The Predator" Frye vs. Mark “The Hammer" Coleman and a clash of jiu-jitsu styles when champion Renzo Gracie battles Shungo Oyama. Other fighters that will compete include Semmy Schilt from Holland and Canadian competitor Gary Goodridge.
“PRIDE continues to raise the bar for sports entertainment by bringing together the world’s greatest fighters in a sport that combines karate, judo, Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling and more in one ring under one set of rules," added Kanda. “Our goal is to expose audiences to the most exciting competitions featuring the most highly skilled international athletes."
For more information on PRIDE FC visit www.pridefc.com
*Pay-Per-View Networks include: DIRECTV, DishNetwork, TVN, Bell Express Vu and Viewer’s Choice Canada
* The actual event will take place on June 23, 2002 - the start time is 4:00 pm Japan time
TO jest artykulik z abudabi mowiacy miedzy innymi o tym ze PRIDE bedzie dostepny na ppv w usach. Ale najciekawsze jest to ze tam jawnie mowia ze na OLIMPIADZIE w 2004 roku PANKRATION (mma) bedzie nowa debiutujaca dyscyplina.PAnowe szykuje sie ruch w naszym najukochanszym sporcie. Wczesniej czytalem o tym plotki...ale teraz to juz mnie utwierdzilo. CZas zaczac trenowac panowie.medale czekaja!!!
Kto na ulicy raz porzadnie nie dostanie - ten sie nigdy wszystkiego porzadnie nie nauczy
Submitted by: The Event Promoter
Posted On 06/04/2002
PRIDE Fighting Championships Bring Cutting Edge Full-Contact MMA Competition to the U.S.
Los Angeles, CA - June 3, 2002 -PRIDE Fighting will rock U.S. audiences with PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS: DEMOLITION, the definitive next-generation sporting event coming to Pay-Per View on June 30, 2002* from Dream Stage Entertainment Inc. Already a colossal success in Asia and Europe, PRIDE Fighting is growing exponentially in North America as a sports-entertainment experience, drawing in not only massive pay-per-view audiences, but a large body of American athletes as well. The leading international mixed martial arts (MMA) competition, PRIDE Fighting brings an explosive combination of boxing, kickboxing, judo, Jui-Jitsu, wrestling and other martial arts to audiences craving cutting-edge sports entertainment.
“The U.S. audience for PRIDE Fighting Championships is growing with every event and we’re thrilled with the worldwide enjoyment of our sport," said Yukino Kanda, Dream stage Entertainment’s Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Talent Relations. “PRIDE Fighting Championships: Demolition will feature many of the greatest talents in the sport, including several American fighters who may represent the United States at the 2004 debut of Pancration, origin of MMA, as an Olympic sport."
Taking place at Saitama Super-Arena outside of Tokyo, Japan, the exciting line-up of matches will include the highly anticipated re-match between Don “The Predator" Frye vs. Mark “The Hammer" Coleman and a clash of jiu-jitsu styles when champion Renzo Gracie battles Shungo Oyama. Other fighters that will compete include Semmy Schilt from Holland and Canadian competitor Gary Goodridge.
“PRIDE continues to raise the bar for sports entertainment by bringing together the world’s greatest fighters in a sport that combines karate, judo, Jiu-Jitsu, kickboxing, wrestling and more in one ring under one set of rules," added Kanda. “Our goal is to expose audiences to the most exciting competitions featuring the most highly skilled international athletes."
For more information on PRIDE FC visit www.pridefc.com
*Pay-Per-View Networks include: DIRECTV, DishNetwork, TVN, Bell Express Vu and Viewer’s Choice Canada
* The actual event will take place on June 23, 2002 - the start time is 4:00 pm Japan time
TO jest artykulik z abudabi mowiacy miedzy innymi o tym ze PRIDE bedzie dostepny na ppv w usach. Ale najciekawsze jest to ze tam jawnie mowia ze na OLIMPIADZIE w 2004 roku PANKRATION (mma) bedzie nowa debiutujaca dyscyplina.PAnowe szykuje sie ruch w naszym najukochanszym sporcie. Wczesniej czytalem o tym plotki...ale teraz to juz mnie utwierdzilo. CZas zaczac trenowac panowie.medale czekaja!!!
Kto na ulicy raz porzadnie nie dostanie - ten sie nigdy wszystkiego porzadnie nie nauczy