PRIDE 33

Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE 33


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = February 24, 2007
venue = Thomas & Mack Center
city = Las Vegas, Nevada
attendance = 12,911 (8,334 paid)cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3515&zoneid=13
title=PRIDE: The Second Coming Attendance Breakdown
author=Ivan Trembow
publisher=mmaweekly.com]
gate = $2,033,098
buyrate =
previousevent = PRIDE Shockwave 2006
followingevent = PRIDE 34

"PRIDE 33: The Second Coming" [cite web
url=http://www.prideofficial.com/free/ticket/pride33.html
title=PRIDE official site
accessdate=2007-01-03
year=2007
publisher=PRIDE
language=Japanese] was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the night's main event welterweight champion Dan Henderson knocked out PRIDE Middleweight Champion Wanderlei Silva, stripping him of his title to become the new middleweight champion.cite web
url=http://www.thefightgame.tv/pride_fc_february_24_2007.htm
title=PRIDE 33: Silva vs. Henderson
date=2007-01-07
accessdate=2007-01-07
publisher=The Fight Game] This victory by Henderson avenged an earlier loss to Silva after their first encounter in 2000 at PRIDE 12, with Silva winning that fight in a three-round unanimous decision. [cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?search=yes&EventId=6
title=Fight Finder - PRIDE 12
accessdate=2007-01-07
publisher = Sherdog]

A fight between Sergei Kharitonov and Gilbert Yvel was submitted for approval by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). However, the fight did not take place after Yvel was denied a fighter's license by the NSAC based on a history of disqualification from multiple fights, most notably, his infamous attack on a referee. [cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6780
title=License To Fight: Busy Morning For The NSAC
accessdate=2007-02-13
date=2006-02-16
publisher=Sherdog] Kharitonov instead fought Mike Russow defeating him with an armbar.cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3473&zoneid=13
title=Kharitonov vs. Russow; Nakamura Out
last=Mendoza
first=Ricardo
accessdate=2007-02-21
date=2007-02-21
publisher=MMA Weekly]

A fight between Wes Sims and Kazuyuki Fujita was proposed but the NSAC turned it down due to competitive reasons—the fighters were at unequal experience/talent levels. After that a Wes Sims-Mark Hunt fight was turned down as well. The NSAC confirmed that Fujita would not be fighting anyone on the PRIDE 33 card as the deadline for receiving fighters over the age of 35 (Fujita is 36) medical records had passed (they must be submitted one week before the show so they can be properly reviewed and cleared). [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3452&zoneid=13
title=In Depth Coverage: Hearings for Randleman, Yvel, Alves, Toughill and Carvahlo
last=Trembow
first=Ivan
accessdate=2007-02-16
date=2007-02-16
publisher=MMA Weekly]

Travis Wiuff's original opponent, Kazuhiro Nakamura, did not fight due to a knee injury.

Results

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Joachim Hansen defeated Jason Ireland at 2:33 into the third round via armbar. [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3391&zoneid=13
title=Joachim Hansen signs to fight for PRIDE in US
date=2007-02-06
accessdate=2007-02-06
publisher=MMA Weekly]

flagicon|USA Frank Trigg vs. flagicon|JPN Kazuo Misaki

Frank Trigg defeated Welterweight Grand Prix Champion, Kazuo Misaki via unanimous decision. [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3468&zoneid=2
title=Trigg Looks To Go Thru Misaki To Top 10
date=2007-02-22
accessdate=2007-02-22
last=Gobetz
first=Mitch
publisher=MMA Weekly]

=flagicon|USA Travis Wiuff vs. flagicon|USA James Lee=

James Lee defeated Travis Wiuff at :39 into the first round via guillotine choke. [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3479&zoneid=13
title=Wiuff Will Make His PRIDE Debut After All
date=2007-02-22
accessdate=2007-02-22
publisher=MMA Weekly]

flagicon|BRA Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. flagicon|CMR Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueria via knockout at :23 into the first round. [cite web
url=http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3142
last=Crecy
first=Aaron
title=Sokoudjou-Nog for PRIDE 33
date=2007-01-29
accessdate=2007-01-29
publisher=The Fight Network]

flagicon|JPN Hayato Sakurai vs. flagicon|USA Mac Danzig

Hayato Sakurai defeated Mac Danzig at 4:01 into the second round via knockout. [cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6585
title=Gomi-Diaz, Sakurai-Danzig, and Two More Official for "Second Coming"
date=2007-01-23
accessdate=2007-01-23
publisher=Sherdog]

flagicon|RUS Sergei Kharitonov vs. flagicon|USA Michael Russow

Sergei Kharitonov defeated Michael Russow at 3:46 into the first round via an armbar from the guard.

flagicon|BRA Mauricio Rua vs. flagicon|NLD Alistair Overeem

In a rematch from PRIDE Final Conflict 2005, Mauricio Rua defeated Alistair Overeem via knockout at 3:37 into the first round. [cite web
url=http://www.pridefc.com/pride2005/index_new_temp.php
title=PRIDE official website
date=2007-01-29
accessdate=2007-01-29]

flagicon|JPN Takanori Gomi vs. flagicon|USA Nick Diaz

Former UFC fighter Nick Diaz upset the PRIDE lightweight champion Takanori Gomi via a gogoplata submission in the second round. However, the result was later changed to No-Contest by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after Diaz tested positive for marijuana in a post fight drug test. [cite web
url=http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7231
title=NSAC Changes Diaz Win to No-Decision
date=2007-04-10
accessdate=2007-04-10
last=Gross
first=Josh
publisher=Sherdog.com] The hotly contested fight, which saw Gomi knocking down Diaz in the first round, was a non-title fight, so Gomi remained the champion. It was only the second time the gogoplata finishing hold has been successfully used in a Pride event, the first being Shinya Aoki vs. Joachim Hansen. [cite web
url=http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3467&zoneid=13
title=Gomi Ready For Diaz & Las Vegas Debut
date=2007-02-21
accessdate=2007-02-22
last=Mendoza
first=Ricardo
publisher=MMA Weekly]

flagicon|BRA Wanderlei Silva vs. flagicon|USA Dan Henderson

Dan Henderson defeated Wanderlei Silva via knockout, finishing him with a left hook set up by a spinning back fist [http://www.presstelegram.com/sports/ci_5300886] at 2:08 in the third round. In becoming the new PRIDE middleweight championcite web
url=http://www.mmanews.com/pride/PRIDE-33-The-Second-Coming---Silva-vs.-Henderson-2.html
title=PRIDE 33 "The Second Coming" - Silva vs. Henderson 2
last=Boone
first=Matthew
date=2007-01-07
accessdate=2007-01-07
publisher=MMANews.com] with this win, Henderson also made history by being the first ever mixed martial artist to simultaneously reign as champion in two separate weight classes in a major organization.

Official Paydays

Wanderlei Silva: $150,000

Dan Henderson: $50,000

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: $50,000

Takanori Gomi: $20,000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $20,000

Nick Diaz: $15,000

Joachim Hansen: $15,000

Hayato Sakurai: $10,000

Frank Trigg: $10,000

Kazuo Misaki: $10,000

Sergei Kharitonov: $10,000

Alistair Overeem: $10,000

Travis Wiuff: $10,000

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou: $10,000

Mac Danzig: $10,000

Jason Ireland: $10,000

Mike Russow: $10,000

James Lee: $10,000

Total Fighter Payouts: $430,000

References

ee also

*List of PRIDE events