2000 in Fighting Network Rings

{{Short description|Mixed martial arts events}} {{Year in UFC |name = 2000 in Fighting Network Rings |image = |image_size = 176px |first_date = February 6, 2000 |last_date = December 22, 2000 |total_events = 18 |total_fights = 170 |title_fights = 1 |preceded_by = 1999 in RINGS |followed_by = 2001 in RINGS }}

The year '''2000''' is the sixth year in the history of Fighting Network Rings, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. In 2000 Fighting Network Rings held 18 events beginning with, ''Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion''.

==Title fights== {{MMAtitle}} {{MMAtitle card|Title fights in 2000}} {{MMAtitle bout | Openweight | Gilbert Yvel | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura (c) | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 13:13 | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship. }} {{MMAtitle end|notes = yes}}

==Events list== {{Main|List of Fighting Network Rings events}}

{| class="sortable wikitable succession-box" style="font-size:90%;" |- ! scope="col" | # ! scope="col" | Event title ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Arena ! scope="col" | Location |- | align=center| 55 | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B | {{dts|2000|December|22}} | Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium | Osaka, Japan |- | align=center| 54 | Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle | {{dts|2000|November|12}} | Alexandra Hills Hotel | Brisbane, Australia |- | align=center| 53 | Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1 | {{dts|2000|October|24}} | Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports | Vilnius, Lithuania |- | align=center| 52 | Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A | {{dts|2000|October|9}} | Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 | Tokyo, Japan |- | align=center| 51 | Rings USA: Rising Stars Final | {{dts|2000|September|30}} | The Mark of the Quad Cities | Moline, Illinois |- | align=center| 50 | Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6 | {{dts|2000|September|5}} | Korakuen Hall | Tokyo, Japan |- | align=center| 49 | Rings: Millennium Combine 3 | {{dts|2000|August|23}} | Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium | |- | align=center| 48 | Rings: Russia vs. Georgia | {{dts|2000|August|16}} | Tula Circus | Tula, Russia |- | align=center| 47 | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B | {{dts|2000|July|22}} | Neal S. Blaisdell Center | Honolulu, Hawaii |- | align=center| 46 | Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A | {{dts|2000|July|15}} | McKay-Dee Hospital Center | Orem, Utah |- | align=center| 45 | Rings: Millennium Combine 2 | {{dts|2000|June|15}} | Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 | Tokyo, Japan |- | align=center| 44 | Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi | {{dts|2000|June|4}} | Vechtsebanen Sport Hall | Utrecht, Netherlands |- | align=center| 43 | Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria | {{dts|2000|May|21}} | | Tula, Russia |- | align=center| 42 | Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World | {{dts|2000|May|20}} | Yekaterinburg Sports Palace | Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia |- | align=center| 41 | Rings: Millennium Combine 1 | {{dts|2000|April|20}} | Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 | Tokyo, Japan |- | align=center| 40 | Rings Australia: NR 4 | {{dts|2000|March|19}} | Alexandra Hills Hotel | Brisbane, Australia |- | align=center| 39 | Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final | {{dts|2000|February|26}} | Nippon Budokan | Tokyo, Japan |- | align=center| 38 | Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion | {{dts|2000|February|6}} | Vechtsebanen Sport Hall | Utrecht, Netherlands |}

==Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion==

Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Holland: There Can Only Be One Champion |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-There-Can-Only-Be-One-Champion-693 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030164418/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-There-Can-Only-Be-One-Champion-693 |archivedate=October 30, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on February 6, 2000 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Gilbert Yvel | def. | Joop Kasteel | KO (Palm Strikes) | 1 | 4:16 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Peter Verschuren | def. | Renaldo Rijkhoff | KO (Knee) | 1 | 3:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Valentijn Overeem | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:14 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Alistair Overeem | def. | Chris Watts | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 3:58 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Willie Peeters | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 4:56 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Sander MacKilljan | def. | Lee Macguinness | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:11 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Rob van Esdonk | def. | Big Mo T | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 4:58 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | def. | Jeffrey Heijm | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dave van der Veen | def. | Danny Rushton | TKO (Knee and Palm Strikes) | 2 | 2:21 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Sjaak van Ijsden | def. | Herman Maree | KO (Punch) | 1 | 3:33 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Melvin Geutskens | def. | Willy Lagerweij | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:24 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final== {{Main|RINGS King of Kings Tournament 1999}}

Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: King of Kings 1999 Final |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Final-288 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512215203/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-1999-Final-288 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on February 26, 2000 at The Nippon Budokan in Tokyo, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Dan Henderson | def. | Renato Sobral | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Brad Kohler | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 1:11 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dan Henderson | def. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:34 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Renzo Gracie | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dan Henderson | def. | Gilbert Yvel | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Mikhail Ilyukhin | Submission (Armbar) | 3 | 0:40 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Australia: NR 4==

Rings Australia: NR 4<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Australia: NR 4 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-NR-4-2608 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514081256/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-NR-4-2608 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on March 19, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 6:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | David Frendin | def. | Danny Higgins | Submission (Neck Crank) | 1 | 7:26 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Maynard Marcum | def. | Sean Kelly | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Sam Nest | def. | Haydn Pollard | TKO | 1 | 1:15 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tim Thomas | def. | Noah Magnus | TKO | 1 | 5:22 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Derek Ferrari | def. | Daryl Naumann | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 3:34 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Joe Neurauter | def. | Damon Paine | Submission (Arm Lock) | 1 | 3:23 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Kelly Jacobs | def. | Warwick Dawes | Decision | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Mark Williams | vs. | D Man | Draw | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Joe Perry | vs. | Mark Rebbettes | Draw | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Glen Barnett | def. | Gary King | TKO | 1 | 5:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Stuart Ashby | def. | Duncan Downham | Submission (Arm Lock) | 1 | 8:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: Millennium Combine 1==

Rings: Millennium Combine 1<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: Millennium Combine 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-1-289 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501025141/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-1-289 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on April 20, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | Openweight | Gilbert Yvel | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura (c) | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 13:13 | For The Fighting Network Rings Openweight Championship.}} {{MMAevent bout | | Jeremy Horn | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 2:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ricardo Arona | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Travis Fulton | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:49 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Borislav Jeliazkov | KO (Punch) | 1 | 8:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Wataru Sakata | def. | Branden Lee Hinkle | Submission (Leg Lock) | 1 | 7:23 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Alistair Overeem | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:45 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World==

Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Russia: Russia vs. The World |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-The-World-290 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130827083012/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-The-World-290 |archivedate=August 27, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on May 20, 2000 at The Yekaterinburg Sports Palace in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Andrei Kopylov | def. | Carlos Clayton | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:55 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Yuriy Kochkine | def. | Alistair Overeem | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tommy Sauer | def. | Alexander Bezroutchkin | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Lee Hasdell | Decision | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Jacob Zobnin | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 3:20 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Achmed Labasanov | def. | Valentijn Overeem | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 3:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | def. | Travis Fulton | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 1:20 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Borislav Jeliazkov | def. | Igor Perminov | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 1:15 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Iouri Bekichev | def. | Chris Haseman | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:30 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria==

Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Russia: Russia vs. Bulgaria |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-Bulgaria-10050 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501014245/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-Russia-vs-Bulgaria-10050 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on May 21, 2000 in Tula, Russia. This card featured the MMA debut of future Pride Heavyweight Champion and MMA superstar, Fedor Emelianenko.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Cvetko Cvetkov | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Borislav Jeliazkov | def. | David Safarov | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Emil Kristev | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Martin Lazarov | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bazigit Atajev | def. | Vasilin Bazhirov | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Victor Yerohin | def. | Valentin Davidov | N/A | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Achmed Labasanov | def. | Kozhedar Baladiev | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Aleksander Ivanov | def. | Alexei Motorin | Decision | 2 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Yuriy Kochkine | def. | Roman Kostennikov | Decision | 2 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Andrey Pashkin | def. | Oleg Danilevsky | Decision | 2 | 0:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi==

Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Holland: Di Capo Di Tutti Capi |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Di-Capo-Di-Tutti-Capi-291 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513021355/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Holland-Di-Capo-Di-Tutti-Capi-291 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on June 4, 2000 at The Vechtsebanen Sport Hall in Utrecht, Netherlands.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Semmy Schilt | def. | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | KO (Knee and Punch) | 1 | 2:54 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Rob van Esdonk | def. | Peter Verschuren | Submission (Scarf Hold Armlock) | 1 | 2:41 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Joop Kasteel | def. | Lee Hasdell | TKO (Shoulder Injury) | 1 | 1:18 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jerrel Venetiaan | def. | Dave van der Veen | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Big Mo T | def. | Glenn Brasdorp | DQ | 1 | 1:23 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Fatih Kocamis | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:47 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Aziz Karaoglu | def. | Roberto Flamingo | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Stephan Tapilatu | def. | Jeffrey Heijm | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Sander MacKilljan | def. | Renaldo Rijkhoff | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Fred van Doesburg | def. | Rick Rootlieb | Submission (Smother) | 1 | 4:18 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Brian Lo-A-Njoe | def. | Jassier Kaderi | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:12 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: Millennium Combine 2==

Rings: Millennium Combine 2<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: Millennium Combine 2 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-2-292 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501033558/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-2-292 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on June 15, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Hiromitsu Kanehara | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Branden Lee Hinkle | Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | 1 | 8:11 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Alistair Overeem | KO (Punch) | 1 | 9:39 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Roberto Traven | def. | Gueorguiev Tzvetkov | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Brad Kohler | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 0:31 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ryuki Ueyama | vs. | Dave Menne | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A==

Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings USA: Rising Stars Block A |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Block-A-293 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514071040/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Block-A-293 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on July 15, 2000 at The McKay-Dee Hospital Center in Orem, Utah.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Greg Wikan | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 2:53 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Aaron Brink | Submission (Neck Crank) | 1 | 3:12 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Jermaine Andre | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 1:23 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Travis Fulton | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Greg Wikan | def. | Craig Montgomery | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 4:19 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Aaron Brink | def. | Harry Moskowitz | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:47 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Victor Burtsev | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Matt Frost | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jermaine Andre | def. | Clint Wiggins | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 0:57 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Griffen Reynaud | def. | Trent Jenkins | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 2:27 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jeremy Horn | def. | Keith Mielke | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:47 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B==

Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings USA: Rising Stars Block B |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Block-B-294 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513061610/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Block-B-294 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on July 22, 2000 at The Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Eric Pele | def. | Roger Neff | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tommy Sauer | def. | Valentijn Overeem | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:35 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Chris Munsen | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Josh Hall | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Roger Neff | def. | Rocky Batastini | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 2:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Eric Pele | def. | Wesley Correira | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tommy Sauer | def. | Mike Dresch | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Tuli Kulihaapai | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:05 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Munsen | def. | Dave Menne | Decision | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Yasuhito Namekawa | def. | Falaniko Vitale | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 0:27 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Adrian Serrano | Submission (Armlock) | 1 | 2:07 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: Russia vs. Georgia==

Rings: Russia vs. Georgia<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: Russia vs. Georgia |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-vs-Georgia-2692 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501031732/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Russia-vs-Georgia-2692 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on August 16, 2000 at The Tula Circus in Tula, Russia.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 15:46 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Bakouri Gogitidze | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 7:25 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Achmed Labasanov | def. | Vepcho Bardanashvili | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 1:28 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Levon Lagvilava | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 7:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ameran Bitsadze | def. | Andrey Reznik | TKO | 1 | 2:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Gega Gegeshidze | def. | Achmed Sagidgusenov | Decision | 1 | 20:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Victor Yerohin | def. | Levon Ebanoidze | TKO (Corner Threw in the Towel) | 1 | 5:24 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ilja Tlashadze | def. | Vasiliy Gorbonos | TKO | 1 | 10:10 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tengiz Tedoradze | def. | Roman Kostennikov | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 7:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Egidijus Valavicius | def. | Denis Baykov | TKO | 1 | 13:30 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: Millennium Combine 3==

Rings: Millennium Combine 3<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: Millennium Combine 3 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-3-295 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501205910/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Millennium-Combine-3-295 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on August 23, 2000 at The Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan. It pitted Fighting Network Rings fighters against fighters competing in World Extreme Fighting and was dubbed "RINGS VS. WEF."

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Pat Miletich | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | vs. | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | Draw | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Joe Slick | Submission (Achilles Lock) | 1 | 0:36 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ricardo Arona | def. | Jeremy Horn | Decision (Split) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dan Severn | def. | Andrei Kopylov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Matt Hughes | def. | Chris Haseman | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6==

Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: Battle Genesis Vol. 6 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-6-296 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501025458/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Battle-Genesis-Vol-6-296 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on September 5, 2000 at Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Gustavo Machado | def. | Wataru Sakata | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 1:35 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Takehiro Murahama | def. | Gabe Lemley | TKO (Kimura) | 1 | 7:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Naoyuki Kotani | def. | Tashiro Nishiuchi | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:32 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Hiroya Takada | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:12 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tashiro Nishiuchi | def. | Tomotsugu Fujiwara | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Naoyuki Kotani | def. | Kiyohito Sugata | TKO (Cut) | 1 | 0:42 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings USA: Rising Stars Final==

Rings USA: Rising Stars Final<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings USA: Rising Stars Final |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Final-297 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130513150004/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-USA-Rising-Stars-Final-297 |archivedate=May 13, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on September 30, 2000 at The Mark of the Quad Cities in Moline, Illinois.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Aaron Brink | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 1:34 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jeremy Horn | def. | Chris Haseman | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:36 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Travis Fulton | def. | Greg Wikan | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:48 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Nate Schroeder | def. | Jack Nilson | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 0:36 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Matt Hughes | def. | Robbie Newman | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:40 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Aaron Brink | def. | Tommy Sauer | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:29 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Eric Pele | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Yasuhito Namekawa | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 1:30 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jeremy Horn | def. | Josh Hall | Submission (Kneebar) | 1 | 3:50 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Jermaine Andre | def. | Adrian Serrano | KO (Kick) | 1 | 2:29 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A==

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block A |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Block-A-298 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512193547/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Block-A-298 |archivedate=May 12, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on October 9, 2000 at The Yoyogi National Stadium Gym 2 in Tokyo, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Kiyoshi Tamura | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 2:29 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Randy Couture | def. | Ryushi Yanagisawa | Decision (Majority) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Renato Sobral | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 2:19 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dave Menne | def. | Roberto Traven | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Kiyoshi Tamura | def. | Zaza Tkeshelashvili | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira | def. | Achmed Labasanov | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 1:38 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ryushi Yanagisawa | def. | Borislav Jeliazkov | Submission (Toe Hold) | 1 | 3:45 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Randy Couture | def. | Jeremy Horn | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Renato Sobral | def. | Tariel Bitsadze | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:58 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Valentijn Overeem | def. | Suren Balachinskiy | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 2:13 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Dave Menne | def. | Wataru Sakata | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Roberto Traven | def. | Mikhail Borissov | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1==

Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Lithuania: Bushido Rings 1 |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-1-582 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514130359/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Lithuania-Bushido-Rings-1-582 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on October 24, 2000 at The Vilnius Palace of Concerts and Sports in Vilnius, Lithuania.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Oleg Menshov | def. | Roman Gaiko | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | N/A | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Mikhail Ilyukhin | def. | Valentin Golubovskij | Submission (Arm Lock) | 1 | N/A | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Victor Yerohin | def. | Kestutis Smirnovas | Submission (Leg Lock) | 1 | 8:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bazigit Atajev | def. | Arunas Juskevicius | KO (Punches) | 1 | N/A | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Egidijus Valavicius | def. | Achmed Sagidgusenov | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | N/A | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Remigijus Kazaciunas | def. | Andrey Pashkin | TKO (Punches) | 1 | N/A | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle==

Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings Australia: Free Fight Battle |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-Free-Fight-Battle-319 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514102824/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-Australia-Free-Fight-Battle-319 |archivedate=May 14, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on November 12, 2000 at The Alexandra Hills Hotel in Brisbane, Australia.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Joe Slick | Decision | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Matt Hughes | def. | Maynard Marcum | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 6:29 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Ryuki Ueyama | def. | Tim Thomas | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 9:11 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Kelly Jacobs | def. | Nick Tolewski | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 2:15 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Morikage | def. | Stephen Gillinder | Submission (Choke) | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Shaun Price | def. | Chad Jappe | Submission | 1 | 2:09 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Sam Nest | def. | Sean Kelly | Submission (Keylock) | 1 | 4:15 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Masashi Sugano | def. | Joe Perry | Submission | 1 | 6:18 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Daryl Naumann | def. | Warwick Dawes | N/A | 1 | 10:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Glen Barnett | def. | Haydn Pollard | Submission (Triangle) | 1 | 2:48 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

==Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B==

Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rings: King of Kings 2000 Block B |publisher=Sherdog |url=http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Block-B-299 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501034937/http://www.sherdog.com/events/Rings-King-of-Kings-2000-Block-B-299 |archivedate=May 1, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> was an event held on December 22, 2000 at The Osaka Prefecture Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan.

===Results===

{{MMAevent}} {{MMAevent card|Main Card}} {{MMAevent bout | | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Chris Haseman | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 3:51 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Fedor Emelianenko | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 1 | 0:17 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Tommy Sauer | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:14 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Bobby Hoffman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Yoshihisa Yamamoto | def. | Ameran Bitsadze | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:39 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Chris Haseman | def. | Carlos Barreto | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tsuyoshi Kosaka | def. | Mikhail Ilyukhin | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:53 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Fedor Emelianenko | def. | Ricardo Arona | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Hiromitsu Kanehara | def. | Alexandre Ferreira | Submission (Kimura) | 2 | 2:45 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Tommy Sauer | def. | Andrei Kopylov | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:10 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Magomedkhan Gamzatkhanov | def. | Lee Hasdell | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:08 | }} {{MMAevent bout | | Bobby Hoffman | def. | Joop Kasteel | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:43 | }} {{MMAevent end|notes = yes}}

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