Pride Final Conflict Absolute
Pride Final Conflict Absolute was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on September 10, 2006.
Background
This event comprised the semifinal and final rounds of the Pride 2006 Open-Weight Grand Prix tournament. The tournament began on May 5, 2006 at the Total Elimination Absolute event and then continued on July 1, 2006 at Critical Countdown Absolute.
Results
Non-tournament bouts
- Santos defeated Nishijima via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:24 of round 1.
- Morais defeated Tae-Hyun via TKO (corner stoppage) at 8:08 of round 1.
- Nakamura defeated Nakao by unanimous decision.
- Rua defeated Diabate via TKO (stomps) at 5:29 of round 1.
- Arona defeated Overeem via submission (punches) at 4:28 of round 1.
- Emelianenko defeated Kharitonov via TKO (punches) at 6:45 of round 1.
Tournament bouts
- Filipović defeated Silva via KO (head kick) at 5:26 of round 1.
- Barnett defeated Nogueira by split decision.
- Filipović defeated Barnett via submission (strikes) at 7:32 of round 1.
Pride 2006 Openweight Grand Prix Bracket
1Fedor Emelianenko was given a BYE into the next round but could not compete due to a sustaining injury. So Fedor was replaced by Wanderlei Silva.
Withdrawals
- On August 5, 2006, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović announced his withdrawal from the tournament following a dispute over pay with Pride.[1] On August 7, 2006 it was reported that the matter had been resolved and Filipović would once again take his place in the finals. [2]
References
- ^ "Cro Cop" to Walk Way from Pride GP – Sherdog.com, August 5, 2006
- ^ "Cro Cop" and DSE Reach Financial Terms – Sherdog.com, August 7, 2006
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