Yarennoka! Preview

A bevy of former PRIDE fighters will meet tonight in a joint venture between M-1 and old PRIDE executives. In another twist of joint programming, the fights will be shown on Mark Cuban's HDNet.

Even though JZ Calvancante was forced to pull out of the event, top fighters Tatsuya Kawajiri, Gilbert Melendez, Shinya Aoki, and Hayato Sakurai (three of which are IWF ranked) will be at the event, although none facing one another. Wins on their parts should help their rankings, which have recently fallen due to inactivity.

Top HW Fedor Emelianenko will also be in attendance, facing Hong Man Choi in the night's main event.

(Heavyweight): Roman Zentsov vs. Mike Russow
(Lightweight): Tatsuya Kawajiri vs. Luiz Azeredo
(Middleweight): Makoto Takimoto vs. Murilo Bustamante
(Lightweight): Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida
(Middleweight): Kazuo Misaki vs Yoshihiro Akiyama
(Lightweight): Hayato Sakurai vs. Hidehiko Hasegawa
(Lightweight): Shinya Aoki vs. Bu-kyung Jung
(Heavyweight): Fedor Emelianenko vs. Hong-Man Choi