PRIDE 34: Kamikaze
Pride 34: Kamikaze was a mixed martial arts event held by PRIDE Fighting Championships on April 8, 2007 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This was the last Pride show promoted by Dream Stage Entertainment before the sale of the company to Zuffa, the owners of the UFC and WEC. Although Wanderlei Silva and Mauricio Rua were negotiating with Pride to compete, Silva did not participate because of a medical suspension received from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The commission had stated that if a Japanese doctor cleared Silva for competition, they would consider lifting the suspension three days early, but this did not come to fruition. Gilbert Yvel was originally slated to fight Bazigit Atajev, but Atajev withdrew due to an internal disease.
- Next Event: PRIDE ceased to promote MMA events, as they were bought by Zuffa
- Previous Event: PRIDE 33: The Second Coming
Miscellaneous
Nobuyuki Sakakibara's "surprise announcement" at the event turned out to be a guest appearance by Kazushi Sakuraba who had left Pride nearly a year ago to join rival promotion HERO'S. Kiyoshi Tamura joined Sakakibara in the ring and teased a potential matchup in a future Pride event. Sakuraba had initially expressed his wish to fight either Wanderlei Silva or Kiyoshi Tamura on the card but in the end neither fight materialized.
Results
| Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshihiro Nakao | Edson Draggo | Submission (Neck Crank) | 1 | 9:15 | |
| Eric Esch | Wagner da Conceicao Martins | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 2:35 | |
| Makoto Takimoto | Zelg Galesic | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 5:40 | |
| Gilbert Yvel | Akira Shoji | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| James Thompson | Don Frye | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 6:23 | |
| Shinya Aoki | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:33 | |
| Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou | Ricardo Arona | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Jeff Monson | Kazuyuki Fujita | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 6:37 | |
