PRIDE 24–Cold Fury 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by the PRIDE Fighting Championships. It took place at the Fukuoka Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan on December 23, 2002. PRIDE Fighting Championships logo PRIDE Fighting Championships, or PRIDE or PRIDE FC for short, is a major mixed martial arts organization based in Japan. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Fukuoka can refer to several locations in Japan: Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県) Fukuoka City (福岡市) in Fukuoka Prefecture Two towns in Japan are named Fukuoka (福岡町): Fukuoka in Toyama Prefecture and Fukuoka in Gifu Prefecture. ... PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. ... PRIDE 25: Body Blow was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships. ... Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing a wide variety of permitted martial arts techniques, including striking and grappling. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fukuoka can refer to several locations in Japan: Fukuoka Prefecture (福岡県) Fukuoka City (福岡市) in Fukuoka Prefecture Two towns in Japan are named Fukuoka (福岡町): Fukuoka in Toyama Prefecture and Fukuoka in Gifu Prefecture. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Results

Daijiro Matsui vs. Kazuki Okubo

Matsui defeated Okubo by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round) Daijiro Matsui is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Japan. ...

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Guy Mezger

Nogueira defeated Mezger by Split Decision (5:00 Third Round) Antonio Rogerio Nogueira is a professional mixed martial arts fighter from Brazil. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Ron Waterman vs. Valentijn Overeem

Waterman defeated Overeem by Submission (Keylock) (2:18 First Round) Ron H2O Waterman is an American professional wrestler and also does MMA events. ... Valentijn Overeem (August 17, 1977-) is a Dutch mixed martial arts fighter. ...

Rodrigo Gracie vs. Yuki Sasaki

Gracie defeated Sasaki by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round)

Yoshihisa Yamamoto vs. Alexander Otsuka

Yamamoto defeated Otsuka by TKO (Leg Injury) (5:00 Second Round) Alexander Otsuka was a mixed martial artist but retired in 2004. ...

Alistair Overeem vs. Bazigit Atajev

Overeem defeated Atajev by TKO (Knee to the Body) (4:59 Second Round) The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Kevin Randleman vs. Murilo Rua

Randleman defeated Rua by TKO (Cut) (0:20 Third Round) Kevin The Monster Randleman (born Sandusky, Ohio, August 10, 1971-) is an American mixed martial arts fighter. ...

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Dan Henderson

Nogueira defeated Henderson by Submission (Armbar) (1:49 Third Round) Antonio Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira (June 2, 1976-) is a heavyweight fighter in mixed martial arts, currently competing in the PRIDE Fighting Championships, a Japanese MMA organization. ... Dan Hollywood Henderson (August 24, 1970-) is an American mixed martial arts fighter and the current welterweight champion of the PRIDE Fighting Championship. ...

See also

• List of PRIDE events

Below is a list of mixed martial arts events held by the PRIDE organization. ...

External links

• Official PRIDE Website
• Sherdog.com