The year 2003 was the 7th year in the history of the Pride Fighting Championships, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2003 had 6 events beginning with, Pride 25 - Body Blow.
The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2003:
See main article: List of Pride FC events.
| Event | Japanese name | Date held | Venue | City | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Pride FC - Shockwave 2003 | Otoko Matsuri | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 39,716 | |
| 35 | Pride FC - Final Conflict 2003 | Ketsushosen | Tokyo Dome | Tokyo, Japan | 67,451 | |
| 34 | Pride FC - Bushido 1 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | rowspan="1 | ||
| 33 | Pride FC - Total Elimination 2003 | Kaimakusen | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 40,316 | |
| 32 | Pride 26 - Bad to the Bone | Reborn | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan | rowspan="1 | |
| 31 | Pride 25 - Body Blow | Yokohama Arena | Yokohama, Japan |
| Pride 25 | |
| Promotion: | Pride Fighting Championships |
| Date: | March 16, 2003 |
| Venue: | Yokohama Arena |
| City: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Attendance: | 19,247 |
| Previousevent: | Pride 24 |
| Followingevent: | Pride 26 |
Pride 25: Body Blow[1] was an event held on March 16, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
| Pride 26 | |
| Promotion: | Pride Fighting Championships |
| Date: | June 8, 2003 |
| Venue: | Yokohama Arena |
| City: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Previousevent: | Pride 25 |
| Followingevent: | Pride: Total Elimination 2003 |
Pride 26: Bad to the Bone[2] was an event held on June 8, 2003, at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.
| Pride: Total Elimination 2003 | |
| Promotion: | Pride Fighting Championships |
| Date: | August 10, 2003 |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| City: | Saitama, Japan |
| Attendance: | 40,316 |
| Previousevent: | Pride 26 |
| Followingevent: | Pride: Bushido 1 |
Pride FC: Total Elimination 2003[3] was an event held on August 10, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
| Pride: Bushido 1 | |
| Promotion: | Pride Fighting Championships |
| Date: | October 5, 2003 |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| City: | Saitama |
| Previousevent: | Pride: Total Elimination 2003 |
| Followingevent: | Pride: Final Conflict 2003 |
Pride FC: Bushido 1[4] Is an event held by the Pride Fighting Championships at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on October 5, 2003. The card was billed as Team Japan Vs. Team Gracie, with five bouts featuring a Japanese fighter represented by Hidehiko Yoshida and a member of the Gracie family represented by Royce Gracie. In the main event, Dos Caras, Jr. became the first Hispanic fighter to compete in Pride and the first to wear a lucha libre mask during a bout. He is now better known as WWE pro wrestler Alberto Del Rio.
| Pride: Final Conflict 2003 | |
| Promotion: | Pride |
| Date: | November 9, 2003 |
| Venue: | Tokyo Dome |
| City: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Attendance: | 67,450 |
| Previousevent: | Pride: Bushido 1 |
| Followingevent: | Pride: Shockwave 2003 |
Pride FC: Final Conflict 2003[5] was an event held on November 9, 2003, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. This event was host to the semi-finals and finals of the 2003 Pride Middleweight Grand Prix tournament. The first round of the tournament was contested at the Pride: Total Elimination 2003 event the previous August.
| Pride: Shockwave 2003 | |
| Promotion: | Pride Fighting Championships |
| Date: | December 31, 2003 |
| Venue: | Saitama Super Arena |
| City: | Saitama |
| Attendance: | 39,716 |
| Previousevent: | Pride: Final Conflict 2003 |
| Followingevent: | Pride 27 |
Pride FC: Shockwave 2003[6] was an event held on December 31, 2003, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.