Pride 16

Pride 16: Beasts from the East
Information
Promotion Pride
Date September 24, 2001
Venue Osaka Castle Hall
City Osaka, Japan
Event chronology
Pride 15: Raging Rumble Pride 16: Beasts from the East Pride 17: Championship Chaos

Pride 16: Beasts From the East was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships on September 24, 2001 at the Osaka Castle Hall in Japan. The fight card featured 7 fights that night, including the return of Don Frye to MMA. In the United States the event was marketed as "Beasts From The East", the first of two events to use that name (Pride 22 is Beasts From The East 2)".

Results

Gary Goodridge vs. Yoshiaki Yatsu

Goodridge defeated Yatsu by TKO (corner stoppage) at 3:03 of Round 1.

Assuerio Silva vs. Yoshihisa Yamamoto

Silva defeated Yamamoto by KO at 0:11 of Round 1.

Daijiro Matsui vs. Murilo Rua

Rua defeated Matsui by KO at 0:51 of Round 3.

Ricardo Arona vs. Guy Mezger

Arona defeated Mezger by Split Decision.

Semmy Schilt vs. Akira Shoji

Schilt defeated Shoji by KO at 8:19 of Round 1.

Don Frye vs. Gilbert Yvel

Frye defeated Yvel by DQ (eye gouging & rope holding)at 7:27 of Round 1.

Mark Coleman vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nogueira defeated Coleman by Submission (Triangle-armbar) at 6:10 of Round 1.

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