Three Bouts Announced for PRIDE "Kamikaze"

By Sherdog.com Staff Mar 15, 2007
Dream Stage Entertainment on Wednesday announced three bouts for PRIDE's April 8th return to Japan. Jumping back into the ring after his stunning knockout over Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (Pictures), Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (Pictures) takes on Nogueira's BTT compatriot, Ricardo Arona (Pictures).

Submission marvel Shinya Aoki (Pictures) is set to compete at 161 against Holland's Brian Lo-A-Njoe, whose first listed accolade on the PRIDE Web site is a note that he was just released from prison "merely eight months ago."

Having recently lost the services of super-striker Mirko Filipovic (Pictures), PRIDE brings in Zelg Galesic (Pictures), a fellow Croat, to Japan to face judoka Makoto Takimoto (Pictures).