Pride 33 Results: Henderson KOs Silva for Title
Pride 33: Second Coming took place on February 24, 2007, in Las Vegas. Dan Henderson knocked out Wanderlei Silva with punches at 2:08 of round three to win Pride’s 205-pound championship, which the promotion called its middleweight title. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua stopped Alistair Overeem in round one, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou knocked out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in 23 seconds, and Nick Diaz’s bout with Takanori Gomi was later ruled a no contest by the Nevada commission.
A championship change in Las Vegas
The Thomas & Mack Center hosted the nine-bout card. Henderson entered as Pride’s welterweight champion and added Silva’s middleweight belt, holding championships in two divisions at the same time. Pride’s division names differed from the labels commonly used in modern MMA records, so the 205-pound contest is also listed as a light heavyweight title fight.
Results across the card
The undercard featured several quick finishes. James Lee submitted Travis Wiuff with a guillotine choke in 39 seconds, while Sergei Kharitonov defeated Mike Russow with a first-round armbar. Hayato Sakurai stopped Mac Danzig in the second round, and Joachim Hansen submitted Jason Ireland with an armbar in round three.
Frank Trigg’s unanimous decision over Kazuo Misaki was the card’s only bout to reach the judges. Rua’s knockout of Overeem and Sokoudjou’s rapid finish of Nogueira added to an evening dominated by stoppages. Henderson’s third-round knockout provided the final championship change and the central result of Pride’s second Las Vegas event.
Selected Bout Results
- Dan Henderson defeated Wanderlei Silva by KO (Punches); round 3, 2:08.
- Nick Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi: No Contest (Overturned by NSAC); round 2, 1:46.
- Mauricio Rua defeated Alistair Overeem by KO (Punches); round 1, 3:37.
- Sergei Kharitonov defeated Mike Russow by Submission (Armbar); round 1, 3:46.
- Hayato Sakurai defeated Mac Danzig by KO (Punch); round 2, 4:01.
- Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou defeated Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by KO (Punch); round 1, 0:23.
- James Lee defeated Travis Wiuff by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 0:39.
- Frank Trigg defeated Kazuo Misaki by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
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Pride FC 33, Pride FC, Mixed Martial Arts, Event Results
