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The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.

• Title fights

• Debut Pride FC fighters

• Events list

• Pride 25: Body Blow

• Results

• Pride 26: Bad to the Bone

• Results

• Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003

• Results

• Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

• Pride FC: Bushido 1

• Results

• Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003

• Results

• Pride 2003 Middleweight Grand Prix bracket

• Pride FC: Shockwave 2003

• Results

• See also

• References

cite-note-11. For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

cite-note-22. For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.

The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:

| # | Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance |

|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

| 36 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 | Otoko Matsuri | December 31, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama , Japan | 39,716 |

| 35 | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 | Ketsushosen | November 9, 2003 | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo , Japan | 67,451 |

| 34 | Pride FC - Bushido 1 | — | October 5, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama , Japan | — |

| 33 | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 | Kaimakusen | August 10, 2003 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama , Japan | 40,316 |

| 32 | Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone | Reborn | June 8, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama , Japan | — |

| 31 | Pride 25 - Body Blow | — | March 16, 2003 | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama , Japan | — |

Pride 25: Body Blowcite-ref-3[1] was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

cite-note-43. For the Pride Fighting Championship World Heavyweight Championship.

cite-note-54. No. 1 Contender bout

Pride 26: Bad to the Bonecite-ref-6[2] was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.

cite-note-75. Non-Title bout

Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003cite-ref-8[3] was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

cite-note-96. Quarterfinal bout

cite-note-107. Quarterfinal bout

cite-note-118. Quarterfinal bout

cite-note-129. Quarterfinal bout

cite-note-1310. Non-Title Bout

Pride FC: Bushido 1cite-ref-14[4] Is an event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on October 5, 2003. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five bouts featuring a Japanese fighter represented by Hidehiko Yoshida and a member of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. In the main event, Dos Caras, Jr. became the first Hispanic fighter to compete in Pride and the first to wear a lucha libre mask during a bout. He is now better known as WWE pro wrestler Alberto Del Rio.

cite-note-1511. There was a lengthy pause a couple of minutes into the fight when Brennan released an armbar, believing that Mitsuoka had tapped out. Confusion ensued amongst both camps and the officials, and with replays inconclusive, the fight was eventually restarted.

Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003cite-ref-16[5] was an event held on November 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round of the tournament was contested at the Pride: Total Elimination 2003 event the previous August.

cite-note-1712. Finals bout

cite-note-1813. For the Interim Pride Heavyweight Championship.

cite-note-1914. Reserve bout

cite-note-2015. Semifinal bout

cite-note-2116. Semifinal bout

Pride FC: Shockwave 2003cite-ref-22[6] was an event held on December 31, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

• Pride Fighting Championships

• List of Pride Fighting Championships champions

• List of Pride Fighting events

cite-note-31. ↑ "Pride 25: Body Blow". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

cite-note-62. ↑ "Pride 26: Bad to the Bone". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014.

cite-note-83. ↑ "Pride Total Elimination 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

cite-note-144. ↑ "Pride Bushido 1". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

cite-note-165. ↑ "Pride Final Conflict 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014.

cite-note-226. ↑ "Pride Shockwave 2003". Sherdog. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014.