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Pride 17: Championship Chaos was a mixed martial arts event held by the Pride Fighting Championships. It took place at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on November 3, 2001. This event also saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions.

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Pride 17 DVD cover

Pride 17 DVD cover

BRA flag Renzo Gracie vs. JPN flag Michiyoshi Ohara

Gracie defeated Ohara by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round)

USA flag Quinton Jackson vs. JPN flag Yuki Ishikawa

Jackson defeated Ishikawa by KO (1:52 First Round)

USA flag Dan Henderson vs. BRA flag Murilo Rua

Henderson defeated Rua by Split Decision (5:00 Third Round)

JPN flag Masaaki Satake vs. NED flag Semmy Schilt

Schilt defeated Satake by TKO (Strikes) (2:18 First Round)

BRA flag Mario Sperry vs. UKR flag Igor Vovchanchyn

Sperry defeated Vovchanchyn by Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) (2:52 First Round)

USA flag Tom Erikson vs. GBR flag Matt Skelton

Erikson defeated Skelton by Submission (Front Strangle Choke) (1:51 First Round)

CRO flag Mirko Filipovic vs. JPN flag Nobuhiko Takada

This fight was declared a draw (3:00 Fifth Round). This fight was fought under special PRIDE vs. K-1 Rules, 5 rounds of 3 minutes

Pride FC Heavyweight Title: USA flag Heath Herring vs. BRA flag Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Nogueira defeated Herring by Unanimous Decision (5:00 Third Round) to become the first Pride FC Heavyweight champion.

Pride FC Middleweight Title: JPN flag Kazushi Sakuraba vs. BRA flag Wanderlei Silva

Silva defeated Sakuraba by TKO (Doctor Stoppage) (10:00 First Round) to become the first Pride FC Middleweight champion. Sakuraba suffered a broken collar bone after being slammed by Silva.

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