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16-11-2006, 19:36
While no match-ups were announced for PRIDE's New Year's Eve card, Dream Stage Entertainment on Thursday revealed a murderer's row of mixed martial artists scheduled to compete Dec. 31 at the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo.
Each current PRIDE champion (Fedor Emelianenko (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=1500) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=1500@@Fedor Emelianenko)), Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=209) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=209@@Wanderlei Silva)), Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=195) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=195@@Dan Henderson)) and Takanori Gomi (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=425) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=425@@Takanori Gomi))), one former king (Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=1440) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=1440@@Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira))), six Grand Prix champs (Emelianenko, Silva, Henderson, Gomi, Mirko Filipovic (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2326) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=2326@@Mirko Filipovic)) and Mauricio Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=5707) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=5707@@Mauricio Rua))), as well as fan favorites Mark Hunt (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=10668) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=10668@@Mark Hunt)), Josh Barnett (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=272) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=272@@Josh Barnett)), Hidehiko Yoshida (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=5920) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=5920@@Hidehiko Yoshida)) and Kazuyuki Fujita (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=315) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=315@@Kazuyuki Fujita)) will participate.
Each current PRIDE champion (Fedor Emelianenko (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=1500) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=1500@@Fedor Emelianenko)), Wanderlei Silva (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=209) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=209@@Wanderlei Silva)), Dan Henderson (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=195) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=195@@Dan Henderson)) and Takanori Gomi (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=425) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=425@@Takanori Gomi))), one former king (Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=1440) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=1440@@Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira))), six Grand Prix champs (Emelianenko, Silva, Henderson, Gomi, Mirko Filipovic (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=2326) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=2326@@Mirko Filipovic)) and Mauricio Rua (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=5707) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=5707@@Mauricio Rua))), as well as fan favorites Mark Hunt (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=10668) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=10668@@Mark Hunt)), Josh Barnett (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=272) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=272@@Josh Barnett)), Hidehiko Yoshida (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=5920) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=5920@@Hidehiko Yoshida)) and Kazuyuki Fujita (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=315) (Pictures (http://www.sherdog.com/news/picture_gallery.asp?f_id=315@@Kazuyuki Fujita)) will participate.