Dream Stage Entertainment has announced ten of the fighters who will appear in the first Pride FC show on US soil. Pride’s “The Real Deal” card is scheduled to take place on October 21 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Josh Barnett, who last fought in America at UFC 36 when he defeated Randy Couture, will be on the card. Joining him will be a host of Hammer House fighters slated to include Mark “The Hammer” Coleman, Kevin Randleman, and “the New York Bad Ass” Phil Baroni.
In addition to the Americans, Pride is planning on bringing some of the top international fighters in the world as well. Pride heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko will be making his American debut, as will Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Kazuhiro Nakamura, and Pawel Nastula. Returning to the U.S. will be Kazuyuki Fujita, who fought on a card in Texas many years ago, and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, who lost to Renato “Babalu” Sobral in the IFC’s light heavyweight tournament in Denver, Colorado nearly three years ago.
Source: MMAWeekly.com
No official fight card matchups have been announced yet; however, rumors are circulating of a rematch between “Shogun” Rua and Mark Coleman.
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I wonder if the drug screening is going to be an issue for some of these guys.
A very good question that many people have raised. Steroid and HGH has always been a big “rumored” problem with Pride. It would be a huge deal in my opinion and could serious put a black mark on Pride’s efforts in infiltrate the US market.