2002 in Pride FC

The year 2002 was the 6th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2002 had 10 events beginning with, Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1.

Debut Pride FC fighters
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2002:


 * Achmed Labasanov
 * Aji Susilo
 * Akira Nitagai
 * Alistair Overeem
 * Anderson Silva
 * Andrei Kopylov
 * Antônio Rogério Nogueira
 * Bazigit Atajev
 * Bob Sapp
 * Daisuke Nakamura
 * Daniel Gracie
 * Demetrius Gioulacos
 * Eiji Mitsuoka
 * Fatih Kocamis
 * Fedor Emelianenko
 * Gilles Arsene
 * Han Ten Yun
 * Hidehiko Yoshida
 * Hidehisa Matsuda


 * Hiromitsu Kanehara
 * Hirotaka Yokoi
 * Jerrel Venetiaan
 * Joe Son
 * John Alessio
 * Jong Wang Kim
 * Jukei Nakajima
 * Kazuki Okubo
 * Ken Orihashi
 * Kenichi Yamamoto
 * Kestutis Smirnovas
 * Kevin Randleman
 * Kiyoshi Tamura
 * Kyosuke Sasaki
 * Lloyd Van Dams
 * Paulo Filho
 * Ron Waterman
 * Rory Singer
 * Scott Bills


 * Shinichiro Takamura
 * Sokun Koh
 * Steve White
 * Takahiro Oba
 * Takashi Sugiura
 * Tatsuya Iwasaki
 * Tim Catalfo
 * Togo Togo
 * Tomohiko Hashimoto
 * Xue Do Won
 * Yoshinori Kawakami
 * Yoshinori Sasaki
 * Yuji Hisamatsu
 * Yuki Sasaki
 * Yukiya Naito
 * Yuriy Kochkine
 * Yushin Okami
 * Yusuke Imamura
 * Yutaro Miyamoto

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 1 was an event held on February 22, 2002 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 19: Bad Blood
Pride 19: Bad Blood was an event held on February 24, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Pride 20: Armed and Ready
Pride 20: Armed and Ready was an event held on April 28, 2002 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

Pride 21: Demolition
Pride 21: Demolition was an event held on June 23, 2002 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event featured the PRIDE debut of MMA all-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva.

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 2 was an event held on July 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride FC: Shockwave
Pride FC: Shockwave was an event held on August 28, 2002 at the Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. The event was co-promoted by the PRIDE Fighting Championships and K-1

Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2
Pride 22: Beasts from the East 2 was an event held on September 29, 2002 at the Nagoya Rainbow Hall in Nagoya, Japan. It featured the Pride debut of former UFC Heavyweight Champion Kevin Randleman

Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3
Pride FC: The Best, Vol. 3 was an event held on October 20, 2002 at the Differ Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2
Pride 23: Championship Chaos 2 was an event held on November 24, 2002 at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.

Pride 24: Cold Fury 3
Pride 24: Cold Fury 3 was an event held on December 23, 2002 at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.