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A look at PRIDE’s champions

by Jeff Gorman

Nothing is happening in PRIDE right now, as everyone is waiting to see what the new owner (UFC) will do with the company. This is a good time to look at the current champions in PRIDE.

Fedor Emelianenko (27-1) is the current PRIDE heavyweight champion and is considered by many to be one of the top fighters on the planet. The 30-year-old judo/sambo expert from Russia has held the title since March 2003, when he won the title from Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira.

Dan Henderson (22-5) holds the middleweight and welterweight titles in PRIDE. Henderson won a tournament at Shockwave 2005 to win the welterweight title before adding the middleweight belt with a knockout of Wanderlei Silva on Feb. 24.

As if that weren’t enough gold for one man, Henderson will challenge Quinton “Rampage” Jackson for the UFC light heavyweight title on Sept. 8 in London.

Takanori Gomi of Japan holds the PRIDE lightweight title. He was awarded the title in 2006 after beating Hayato Sakurai at Shockwave 2005.

If you need a PRIDE fix, you can order “Decade” on in-demand pay-per-view. The show is a look back at the first 10 years of PRIDE.

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