The following fighters fought their first Pride FC fight in 2001:
Future Pride and UFC legends Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and Quinton Jackson made their Pride debuts at this event.
Pride 16: Beasts from the East[4] was an event held on September 24, 2001 at Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan.
This event saw the crowning of the first Pride FC Heavyweight and Middleweight champions.
It also marked the debut of future Pride champion Mirko Cro Cop.