MONTHLY PRIDE FIGHTING PROGRAM TO DEBUT ON
FOX SPORTS NET

New Series Debuts Sunday, Aug. 21st at 9:00 PM Local

From Dream Stage Entertainment
July 25, 2005
LOS ANGELES, California –
Dream Stage Entertainment is proud to announce a television partnership with Fox Sports Net (FSN).  Beginning on August 21st at 9:00 PM Local, FSN will debut a monthly one-hour program featuring some of the most exciting bouts in the history of the PRIDE Fighting Championships.

“PRIDE Championship fighters are without a doubt the most feared and skilled fighters in the mixed martial arts world,” said George Greenberg, Executive Vice-President of Programming and Production at FSN.  “We are thrilled to bring PRIDE to U.S. cable television for the first time ever exclusively on FSN.”

Each of the twelve episodes will showcase various fighters from PRIDE’s lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight classes.  The debut program on August 21st will feature several of the most memorable matches in PRIDE’s history including Quinton “Rampage” Jackson versus current UFC light-heavyweight champion Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, reigning PRIDE heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko versus Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic versus Igor Vovchanchyn, and reigning PRIDE middleweight champion Wanderlei Silva versus Quinton Jackson. 

“We’re extremely excited that FSN will be featuring PRIDE in the United States, “ said Yukino Kanda, Executive Vice President of Dream Stage Entertainment. “We have a loyal following of fans in the U.S. who have been with us from the beginning … this deal will expose prospective fans in the mainstream to the intensity and excitement of PRIDE Fighting.”

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