Spike TV Presents New Weekly One Hour Series, “Best of Pride Fighting Championships”

“BEST OF PRIDE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS” PREMIERES TONIGHT 10:00 PM ET/PT

New York, NY, January 15, 2010 – One of the most popular MMA organizations in the world during its ten years of operation (1997-2007), Pride Fighting Championships, based in Japan, featured world class mixed martial arts artists in some of the most dramatic bouts in the early history of the sport.  Spike TV will re-broadcast the best of these bouts in “The Best of Pride Fighting Championships,” premiering tonight, Friday, January 15 at 10:00 PM ET/PT. 

Hosted by Kenda Perez, the series features past and present UFC® champions among the legendary MMA combatants that includes Chuck Liddell, Anderson Silva, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria, Dan Henderson, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva, Josh Barnett, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Mark Coleman, Frank Trigg, Hidehiko Yoshida, Akihro Gono and Takanoro Gomi.

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Spike.com is currently featuring the classic PRIDE matchup of Chuck Liddell and Alistair Overeem.  The embed code for this fight is available below:

Press Release Published January 15, 2010