Starring: Joachim Hansen vs. Jason Ireland, Frank Trigg vs. Kazuo Misak, Travis Wiuff vs. James Lee, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Hayato Sakurai vs. Mac Danzig Directed by: Various Directors Binding: DVD Published: 2008-07-01
PRIDE 33: The Second Coming was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on February 24, 2007 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the night's main event, welterweight champion, Dan Henderson, knocked out PRIDE Middleweight Champion, Wanderlei Silva, stripping him of his title to become the new middleweight champion. This victory by Henderson avenged an earlier loss to Silva after their first encounter in 2000 at PRIDE 12, with Silva winning that fight in a three-round unanimous decision.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
PRIDE 33: Second Coming:
I was very happy when I received the DVD, because of reviews I have read. The entire event was exciting, living up to the hype and the DVD itself has no problems.
Diaz vs. Gomi:
The Diaz/Gomi match, despite the post fight controversy, ranks as the most dramatic MMA match that I have ever seen. Throw in the Henderson/Silva match and this ranks as one of the best shows by any organization ever. Not impressed by Nick Diaz? You will be after seeing his heart against Gomi.
Wrong Nogueria:
Antonio "Rodrigo" Nogueira is one of the top HWs in MMA (most rank him at No. 2 behind Fedor, who's in danger of losing his position at the top of the food chain after more than two years without facing a quality HW opponent). His brother, Antonio "Rogerio" Nogueira, is the LHW who was shockingly KO'd by Sokodju at Pride 33. Just to clear that up. Finally, the later Pride events are making it to DVD. The Silva-Henderson fight alone is worth the price. All of you new MMA and UFC fans, check out... more info
Pride 33, one of the greatest events of all time!:
What can I say. Being in the 3rd row was insane. This show has it all---knock outs, subs, and one decision by Trigg. Sokoudjou turned heads. Gomi vs Diaz was the fight of 2007 according to many. Shogun, Hellboy. Mac Danzig vs Sakurai---WOw. Henso vs Wand---yikes. The PPV showed the complete show from beginning to end.
This is an event that marked the end of Pride in the USA, and in general, as 34 was nowhere near the level of this event. A must buy for any MMA fan.
