Thompson Faces Alexandru in PRIDE

TOKYO, Oct. 13 — Dream Stage Entertainment on Thursday officially announced the final bout for its October 23 PRIDE "Fully Loaded" event (PPV, Oct. 24, 10 p.m EST), which takes place in Tokyo at the Saitama Super Arena.

James Thompson (Pictures), who just four weeks ago pummeled Andy Costello (Pictures) via first round TKO at Cage Rage 13, will face Romania's Alexandru Lungu. Alexandru, a 31-year-old European Judo and Sambo champion, is set to make his MMA debut after being rumored to appear in PRIDE earlier this year.

Full Card
Mirko Filipovic (Pictures) vs. Josh Barnett (Pictures)
Kazushi Sakuraba (Pictures) vs. Ken Shamrock (Pictures)
Sergei Kharitonov (Pictures) vs. Fabricio Werdum (Pictures)
Quinton Jackson (Pictures) vs. Hirotaka Yokoi (Pictures)
Murilo Rua (Pictures) vs. Murad Chunkaev
James Thompson (Pictures) vs. Alexandru Lungu
Henry Miller (Pictures) vs. Zuluzinho
Makoto Takimoto (Pictures) vs. Yoon Dong Sik (Pictures)