PRIDE

PRIDE 34: Kamikaze

Completed Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan 8 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Jeff Monson beat Kazuyuki Fujita by submission in the main event.
  • Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou beat Ricardo Arona by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eight of the eight results came early: three knockouts and five submissions.
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Main card

JM ✓

Jeff Monson vs Kazuyuki Fujita

Submission R1 6:37
KF
RS ✓

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou vs Ricardo Arona

Knockout R1 1:59
RA
SA ✓

Shinya Aoki vs Brian Lo-A-Njoe

Submission R1 1:33
BL
DF

Don Frye vs James Thompson

Knockout R1 6:23
JT ✓
AS

Akira Shoji vs Gilbert Yvel

Knockout R1 3:04
GY ✓
ZG

Zelg Galesic vs Makoto Takimoto

Submission R1 5:40
MT ✓
EE ✓

Eric Esch vs Wagner da Conceicao Martins

Submission R1 2:35
WM
ED

Edson Drago vs Yoshihiro Nakao

Submission R1 9:15
YN ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Jeff Monson beat Kazuyuki Fujita by submission at 6:37 of round one in the main event of PRIDE 34 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama. In the co-main event, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou beat Ricardo Arona by knockout at 1:59 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the eight bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout and five by submission — eight stoppages in eight fights.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Shinya Aoki, who stopped Brian Lo-A-Njoe at 1:33 of round one, and eight of the eight finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Yoshihiro Nakao's submission of Edson Drago, 9 minutes and 15 seconds in. End to end, the eight fights filled 37 minutes of cage time.

Countries, weight classes and broadcast

Paramount+ carried all eight bouts.