2000 in Pride FC

The year 2000 was the 4th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2000 had 6 events beginning with, Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round.

Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2000:


 * Dan Henderson
 * Gilbert Yvel
 * Hans Nijman
 * Heath Herring
 * Herman Renting
 * Igor Borisov
 * Johil de Oliveira
 * John Marsh


 * John Renken
 * Kazuyuki Fujita
 * Ken Shamrock
 * Masaaki Satake
 * Mike Bourke
 * Osamu Kawahara
 * Ricardo Almeida
 * Ricco Rodriguez


 * Royce Gracie
 * Ryan Gracie
 * Shannon Ritch
 * Takayuki Okada
 * Tokimitsu Ishizawa
 * Tra Telligman
 * Willie Peeters
 * Yoshiaki Yatsu

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
Pride FC - Grand Prix 2000: Opening Round was an event held on January 30, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride FC: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
Pride FC - Pride Grand Prix 2000: Finals was an event held on May 1, 2000 at The Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 9: New Blood
Pride 9 - New Blood was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan.

Pride 10: Return of the Warriors
Pride 10 - Return of the Warriors was an event held on August 27, 2000 at The Seibu Dome in Saitama, Japan.

Pride 11: Battle of the Rising Sun
Pride 11 - Battle of the Rising Sun was an event held on October 31, 2000 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.

Pride 12: Cold Fury
Pride 12 - Cold Fury was an event held on December 23, 2000 at The Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the debut of future PRIDE Champion, Dan Henderson.