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PRIDE 33: “Second Coming” Undercard Preview
Introduction
PRIDE Fighting Championships makes its second stop at the Thomas
& Mack Center in Las Vegas this Saturday. Many of the Japanese
organization’s top fighters will appear on the pay-per-view
card.
Gomi, Misaki and Sakurai represent a virtual Japanese armada against a trio of tough Americans — Diaz, Trigg and Danzig — intent on making the most of their opportunity.
“Shogun” Rua fights an unnecessary rematch with Alistair Overeem (Pictures). “Minotoro” faces Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Pictures) in one that has me scratching my head. And Joachim Hansen (Pictures) takes on Jason Ireland in the opening affair.
The card lost what promised to be a “loser drinks soup for a week” bout between Sergei Kharitonov (Pictures) and Gilbert Yvel (Pictures) because the Dutch heavyweight slapped around a ref in 2004 and the upstanding state of Nevada denied him a license to fight. Instead, Kharitonov will meet undefeated Midwest grappler Michael Russow.
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Pictures) injured his left knee and will likely be replaced by James Lee, which should work nicely for Travis Wiuff (Pictures).
We haven’t even touched on the headliner yet. Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva meets Dan Henderson (Pictures) in a rematch of their thriller from PRIDE 12 in 2000.
Get ready for a card so strong it’ll make PRIDE’s last trip to Vegas look like a dress rehearsal.
Gomi, Misaki and Sakurai represent a virtual Japanese armada against a trio of tough Americans — Diaz, Trigg and Danzig — intent on making the most of their opportunity.
“Shogun” Rua fights an unnecessary rematch with Alistair Overeem (Pictures). “Minotoro” faces Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Pictures) in one that has me scratching my head. And Joachim Hansen (Pictures) takes on Jason Ireland in the opening affair.
The card lost what promised to be a “loser drinks soup for a week” bout between Sergei Kharitonov (Pictures) and Gilbert Yvel (Pictures) because the Dutch heavyweight slapped around a ref in 2004 and the upstanding state of Nevada denied him a license to fight. Instead, Kharitonov will meet undefeated Midwest grappler Michael Russow.
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Pictures) injured his left knee and will likely be replaced by James Lee, which should work nicely for Travis Wiuff (Pictures).
We haven’t even touched on the headliner yet. Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva meets Dan Henderson (Pictures) in a rematch of their thriller from PRIDE 12 in 2000.
Get ready for a card so strong it’ll make PRIDE’s last trip to Vegas look like a dress rehearsal.
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