Fedor headlines Bushido Volume 6 fight card
Submitted by Turi Altavilla on March 9, 2005
Headlining PRIDE FIGHTING’S BUSHIDO VOLUME 6 card will be both Emelianenko brothers as heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko faces Japanese star and mixed martial arts veteran Tsuyoshi “TK” Kosaka and Aleksander Emelianenko takes on the 6’9, 270 pound Ricardo “The Mutant” Morais of Brazil. In addition is a four man middleweight tournament featuring Amar Suloev (Russia), Paulo Filho (Brazil), Dean Lister (USA), and Akira Shoji (Japan). The tournament winner must fight twice in one night … at stake, a slot in PRIDE’s 16-man Middleweight Grand Prix. Other fighters scheduled on the main card include Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa, Gilbert Yvel, Murilo Bustamante, and Daijyu Takase.
BUSHIDO VOLUME 6 will take place from the Yokohama Arena in Japan and is scheduled to debut on North American pay per view via iNDEMAND, DIRECTV, DISH NETWORK, UrbanXtra, TVN1, VU!, and Viewer’s Choice Canada on Thursday, April 14th, 2005.
Schedule:
iNDEMAND, DISH Network, DIRECTV: Thursday, April 14th, 2005, ALL DAY TICKET
TVN: Thursday, April 14th, 2005, 10:00pm EST, 7:00pm PST
Fight Card
Fedor Emelianenko (Russia) vs. Tsuyoshi “TK” Kosaka (Japan)
Aleksander Emelianenko (Russia) vs. Ricardo “The Mutant” Morais (Brazil)
Ikuhisa “The Punk” Minowa (Japan) vs. Gilbert Yvel (Holland)
Ryuta Sakurai (Japan) vs. Murilo Bustamante (Brazil)
Luis “Buscape” Firmino (Brazil) vs. Luis Azeredo (Brazil)
Daijyu Takase (Japan) vs. Daniel Acacio (Brazil)
Four Man Middleweight Tournament
Winner Must Fight Twice in One Night
Winner Earns Slot in PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix
Amar Suloev (Russia) vs. Paulo Filho (Brazil)
Dean Lister (USA) vs. Akira Shoji (Japan)
(Fight Card Subject to Change)
BUSHIDO VOLUME 6 will be available at a reduced rate of $19.95.
For additional replay times, please contact your pay per view provider or pridefc.com.