PRIDE 34

Infobox MMA event
name = PRIDE 34


promotion = PRIDE Fighting Championships
date = April 8, 2007
venue = Saitama Super Arena
city = Saitama, Japan
previousevent = PRIDE 33
followingevent = Yarennoka

"PRIDE 34: Kamikaze" [cite web
url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=6993
title = Three Bouts Announced For PRIDE "Kamikaze"
accessdate = 2007-03-15
date = 2007-03-15
publisher = Sherdog] was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This was the last PRIDE show promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment before the sale of the company (see PRIDE Worldwide). Although Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua were negotiating with PRIDE to compete, [cite web
url = http://canais.ondarpc.com.br/gazetadopovo/esportes/conteudo.phtml?id=644801
title = Wanderlei Silva e Maurício Shogun podem voltar ao Pride em abril
last = de Araújo
first = Thiago
accessdate = 2007-03-16
date = 2007-03-15
publisher = Gazeta do Povo
language = Portuguese] Silva did not participate because of a medical suspension received from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. [cite web
url = http://boxing.nv.gov/2007%20Results/02-24-07%20MMA.pdf
title = Mixed Martial Arts Show Results - PRIDE 33
accessdate = 2007-03-13
year = 2007
publisher = Nevada State Athletic Commission] The commission had stated that if a Japanese doctor cleared Silva for competition, they would consider lifting the suspension three days early, but this did not come to fruition. [cite web
url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3744&zoneid=13
title = No Wanderlei, But Maybe a Surprise or Two?
accessdate = 2007-04-08
date = 2006-04-07
publisher = MMA Weekly] Gilbert Yvel was originally slated to fight Bazigit Atajev, but Atajev withdrew due to an internal disease.cite web
url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3728&zoneid=13
title = Bazigit Atajev Off Of PRIDE 34 Card
accessdate = 2007-04-05
date = 2007-04-05
publisher = MMA Weekly]

Results

* Yoshihiro Nakao def. flagicon|BRA Edson Dragocite web
url = http://www.prideofficial.com
title = PRIDE official site
accessdate = 2007-03-13
year = 2007
publisher = PRIDE
language = Japanese]
Nakao submitted Drago at 9:51 in the first round with a neck crank.cite web
url = http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3593
title = PRIDE 34 Live Play-By-Play
accessdate = 2007-04-08
date = 2007-04-08
publisher = The Fight Network]
* Eric "Butterbean" Esch def. flagicon|BRA Wagner "Zuluzinho" da Conceição Martins
Esch submitted da Conceição Martins at 2:35 in the first round with a keylock.
* Makoto Takimoto def. flagicon|CRO Zelg Galesiccite web
url = http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=3604&zoneid=13
title = PRIDE Announces Fights For April 8th
last = Mendoza
first = Ricardo
accessdate = 2007-03-15
date = 2007-03-15
publisher = MMA Weekly]
Takimoto submitted Galesic at 5:40 in the first round with a Straight armlock.
* Gilbert Yvel def. flagicon|JPN Akira Shoji [cite web
url = http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=3582
title = Silva Out of PRIDE 34, Yvel-Shoji In
last = Mongelli
first = Gino
accessdate = 2006-04-07
date = 2006-04-07
publisher = The Fight Network]
Yvel defeated Shoji at 3:04 in the first round by technical knockout.
* James Thompson def. flagicon|USA Don Fryecite web
url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=7086
title = Blog: Live From the PRIDE Press Conference
accessdate = 2007-03-27
date = 2007-03-27
publisher = Sherdog]
Thompson defeated Frye at 6:23 in the first round by technical knockout.
* Shinya Aoki def. flagicon|NLD Brian Lo-A-Njoe
Aoki submitted Lo-A-Njoe at 1:33 in the first with an armbar.
* Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. flagicon|BRA Ricardo Arona
Sokoudjou defeated Arona at 1:59 in the first round by knockout. [ [http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.asp?fighterID=17010 Advertising at Sherdog.com ] ]
* Jeff Monson def. flagicon|JPN Kazuyuki Fujita
Monson submitted Fujita at 6:47 in the first round with a rear naked choke.

Miscellaneous

* Nobuyuki Sakakibara's "surprise announcement" at the event turned out to be a guest appearance by Kazushi Sakuraba who had left PRIDE nearly a year ago to join rival promotion HERO'S. Kiyoshi Tamura joined Sakakibara in the ring and teased a potential matchup in a future PRIDE event. Sakuraba had initially expressed his wish to fight either Wanderlei Silva or Kiyoshi Tamura on the card but in the end neither fight materialized.

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