The second PRIDE show on US soil is going to be titled as "Second Coming." This does not simply mean coming back, but it supposedly also means the "Reincarnation of Christ."
The Main Event of the show is going to be the PRIDE middleweight title bout. Wanderlei Silva will defend his title against either Ricardo Arona, Anotonio Rogerio Nogueira, or Dan Henderson. DSE is planning to make a decision on this sometime very soon.
Besides these fighters, other fighters mentioned as "possibilities" were Denis Kang, Aleksander Emelianenko, Kazuyuki Fujita, and Takanori Gomi. Besides Dan Henderson, there were no other American fighters. DSE head Nobuyuki Sakakibara said, "American fans haven't seen the battles between world's best fighters. We want to showcase the world best fights." DSE is not emphasizing utilizing American fighters to the US market. (02/08/2007)
Scheduled to Fight (Subject to Change):
Wanderlei Silva (Brazil / Chute Boxe Academy / PRIDE Middleweight Champion)
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team)
Aleksander Emelianenko (Russia / Red Devil)
Ricardo Arona (Brazil / Brazilian Top Team)
Dan Henderson (U.S.A. / Team Quest / PRIDE Welterweight Champion)
Kazuyuki Fujita (Japan / Team Japan Fujita Office)
Takanori Gomi (Japan / Kugeyama Rascal Gym / PRIDE Lightweight Champion)
Kazuhiro Nakamura (Japan / Yoshida Dojo)
Kazuo Misaki (Japan / GRABAKA)
Hayato "Mach" Sakurai (Japan / Mach Dojo)
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