MW GP & Crocop News!
Monday, April 04, 2005
PRIDE MIDDLEWEIGHT GP NEWS
The PRIDE Middleweight GP will consist of a 16-man field. Two fighters from each team will be allowed.
Officially announced matchups:
Vanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida
Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua vs. Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson
Dan Henderson vs. Rogerio 'Minotoro' Nogueira
Igor Vovchanchyn vs. Yuki Kondo
Kevin Randleman vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura
Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Youn Dong Sik
Vitor Belfort vs. Alistair Overeem
Ricardo Arona vs. Dean Lister
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posted by Fightsport #5:03 PM
ARONA VS. LISTER IN PRIDE GP
Ricardo Arona
The Brazilian media is reporting that Ricardo Arona may now be participating in the PRIDE middleweight GP on April 23rd, and that his possible first round opponent may be Dean Lister.
Coincidentally, Arona is also scheduled to face Lister in the ADCC super fight grappling match on May 29th.
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posted by Fightsport #3:05 PM
RANDLEMAN VS. NAKAMURA
Kevin Randleman
The Japanese media is reporting that the matchup of Kevin Randleman vs. Kazuhiro Nakamura may be taking place in the first round of the PRIDE middleweight GP on April 23rd.
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posted by Fightsport #2:49 PM
'CRO COP' VS. 'MINOTAURO' OR KHARITONOV
Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic
The Japanese media is reporting that Rodrigo 'Minotauro' Nogueira or Sergei Kharitonov may be likely opponents for Mirko 'Cro Cop' Filipovic now that Fedor Emelianenko will be out of action for a few months.
According to the Japanese media, Cro Cop may face one of these fighters in either June or August.
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