Final Conflict — Round Format For Tournament Matches
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From Dream Stage Entertainment:  FINAL CONFLICT — ROUND FORMAT FOR TOURNAMENT MATCHES LOS ANGELES, California – Due to the nature of the upcoming PRIDE FC event, tournament matches will be shortened from the traditional three rounds to two for FINAL CONFLICT, scheduled for November 9th, 2003 from the Tokyo Dome in Japan. FINAL CONFLICT This adjusted round format is only for bouts related to the tournament. All other matches on the fight card will be held in the traditional 10-5-5 format. |
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From Dream Stage Entertainment: FINAL CONFLICT — FULL FIGHT CARD LOS ANGELES, California — Three more matches were announced today to round out the fight card for PRIDE FC: FINAL CONFLICT, scheduled for November 9th, 2003 from the Tokyo Dome in Japan. In a reserve bout for the middleweight tournament, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu legend and former UFC champion Murilo Bustamante will be taking on PRIDE FC superstar Dan Henderson. Bustamante is coming off of a close split decision loss to Quinton Jackson at TOTAL ELIMINATION in what many considered the fight of the night. Henderson’s last PRIDE FC appearance was at BODY BLOW where he TKO’d Japanese fighter Shungo Oyama in the first round. In the event of an injury to one of the tournament participants, the winner of Bustamante/Henderson will step in. In the second announced match, it will be a battle of super heavyweights as Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge takes on UFC veteran and former King of the Cage champion Dan "The Bull" Bobish. In addition, "The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring will go head to head with Japanese fighter Norihisa Yamamoto. FINAL CONFLICT Fight Card (Presented in Order) Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge vs. Dan "The Bull" Bobish Middleweight Tournament Match #1 Middleweight Tournament Match #2 Middleweight Tournament Match #3 (Reserve Match) Heath Herring vs. Norihisa Yamamoto Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Kevin Randleman PRIDE FC Interim Heavyweight Championship Match Middleweight Tournament Final Match Fight Card is subject to change. FINAL CONFLICT is scheduled for November 9th, 2003 from the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The event will premiere on North American pay per view (through iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, Bell Express Vu, and Viewer’s Choice) on November 9th via same day delay. |
