List of PRIDE champions

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Below is a list of PRIDE Fighting Championships' champions.

[edit] World Heavyweight Championship

above 93 kg (204.6 lb)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Successful Defenses:
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (def. Heath Herring)	November 3, 2001 (PRIDE 17)	Tokyo, Japan
Fedor Emelianenko (def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira)	March 16, 2003 (PRIDE 25)	Yokohama, Japan	def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on December 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan (PRIDE Shockwave 2004) def. Mirko "Crocop" Filipovic on August 28, 2005 in Saitama, Japan (PRIDE Final Conflict 2005)

below 93 kg (204.6 lb)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Successful Defenses:
Wanderlei Silva (def. Kazushi Sakuraba)	November 3, 2001 (PRIDE 17)	Tokyo, Japan	def. Kiyoshi Tamura on February 24, 2002 in Saitama, Japan (PRIDE 19) def. Hiromitsu Kanehara on November 24, 2002 in Tokyo, Japan (PRIDE 23) def. Quinton Jackson on October 31, 2004 in Saitama, Japan (PRIDE 28) def. Ricardo Arona on December 31, 2005 in Saitama, Japan (PRIDE Shockwave 2005)

below 83 kg (183 lb)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Successful Defenses:
Dan Henderson (def. Murilo Bustamante)	December 31, 2005 (PRIDE Shockwave 2005)	Saitama, Japan

below 73 kg (161 lb)

Name:	Date:	Location:	Successful Defenses:
Takanori Gomi (def. Hayato Sakurai)	December 31, 2005 (PRIDE Shockwave 2005)	Saitama, Japan	def. Marcus Aurelio on November 5, 2006 in Yokohama, Japan (PRIDE Bushido 13)