Best of PRIDE Premieres on FUEL TV Tuesday

Peer into the PRIDE® vault as FUEL TV brings viewers some of the greatest mixed martial artists in history, featuring classic wars from Japan's MMA glory days. In 12 one-hour shows, watch as many of today's biggest UFC stars like Anderson "The Spider" Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Antônio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira first rose to prominence in the PRIDE ring.

Viewers get to relive all of the classic battles in the “Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®.” Join host Kenda Perez for the show's sophomore season featuring a new set and an expanded library of fights.

The first episode premieres Tuesday, January 3 at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT as part of a four-hour block of UFC/PRIDE programming. The network debut lineup features brutal knockouts, masters of submissions and an epic heavyweight championship bout:
Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko Cro Cop
Rampage Jackson vs. Ricardo Arona
Dan Henderson vs. Renzo Gracie
Wanderlei Silva vs. Ikuhisa Minowa
Minotauro Nogueira vs. Gary Goodridge

The second episode will air in the regular time slot of Thursdays at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT with Dan Henderson vs. Wanderlei Silva, Kevin Randleman vs. Mirko Cro Cop and three more unforgettable bouts.

Follow host Kenda Perez on Twitter.



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