1997 in Pride FC

The year 1997 was the 1st year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 1997 had only 1 event, Pride 1.

Debut Pride FC fighters
Given that this is Pride FC's debut year, all fighters are also participating in their debut Pride FC fight.


 * Akira Shoji
 * Branko Cikatic
 * Dan Severn
 * Gary Goodridge
 * John Dixson


 * Kazunari Murakami
 * Kimo Leopoldo
 * Koji Kitao
 * Nathan Jones
 * Nobuhiko Takada


 * Oleg Taktarov
 * Ralph White
 * Renzo Gracie
 * Rickson Gracie

Pride 1
Pride 1 was an inaugural event held on October 11, 1997, at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

In addition to the MMA bouts, there was one kickboxing bout between K-1 Grand Prix Champion Branko Cikatić and Ralph White. The English language commentary for this event was provided by Stephen Quadros and Bas Rutten.