PRIDE New Year's Eve Main Event, More Fighters Set

PrideOfficial.com, the official Japanese website of PRIDE Fighting Championships has announced the main event for the company's upcoming show on New Year's Eve, traditionally the biggest annual event for PRIDE.

It will be the undisputed Heavyweight champion of PRIDE, Fedor Emelianenko, taking on former K-1 Grand Prix champion – Mark Hunt.

Fighters confirmed for the show, but yet to have matches announced (updated list):

-Mirko CroCop
-Vanderlei Silva
-Josh Barnett
-Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
-Mauricio “Shogun” Rua
-Dan Henderson
-Takanori Gomi
-Hidehiko Yoshida
-Kazuyuki Fujita
-Joachim Hansen
-Denis Kang
-Ricardo Arona
-Gilbert Melendez
-Hayato Sakurai
-Tatsuya Kawajiri
-Kazuo Misaki
-Kazuhiro Nakamura
-Akihiro Gono
-Mitsuhiro Ishida
-Sanae Kikuta
-Ikuhisa Minowa
-Shinya Aoki

Stay tuned to MMANews.com for further updates on the PRIDE New Year's Eve show.

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