Nicky
29-01-2005, 10:02
The word amongst insiders in the Japanese media is that PRIDE and SHOOTO will work together for the upcoming PRIDE Lightweight GP.
SHOOTO will release a few of their top fighters to compete in the GP. The word is that SHOOTO welterweight champ Tetsuya Kawajiri will definitely be participating. Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira, Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro, and Rumina Sato might also be scheduled to participate as well.
Fighters who are unofficially confirmed for the GP:
Takanori Gomi
Jens Pulver
Tetsuya Kawajiri
D. Mishima
Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Marcus Aurelio
Fighters who are probable for the GP:
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Hermes Franca
Ralph Gracie
Joachim Hansen
Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira
Rumina Sato
Fighters who DSE/PRIDE may try to sign for the GP:
B.J. Penn
Yves Edwards
Matt Serra
Kaoru Uno
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Naoyuki Kotani
Yoshiro Maeda
SHOOTO will release a few of their top fighters to compete in the GP. The word is that SHOOTO welterweight champ Tetsuya Kawajiri will definitely be participating. Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira, Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro, and Rumina Sato might also be scheduled to participate as well.
Fighters who are unofficially confirmed for the GP:
Takanori Gomi
Jens Pulver
Tetsuya Kawajiri
D. Mishima
Luis 'Buscape' Firminho
Marcus Aurelio
Fighters who are probable for the GP:
Vitor 'Shaolin' Ribeiro
Hermes Franca
Ralph Gracie
Joachim Hansen
Alexandre 'Pequeno' Nogueira
Rumina Sato
Fighters who DSE/PRIDE may try to sign for the GP:
B.J. Penn
Yves Edwards
Matt Serra
Kaoru Uno
Norifumi 'Kid' Yamamoto
Naoyuki Kotani
Yoshiro Maeda