Lineal Championships: PRIDE

(Lineal championships fascinate me, so we’ll be taking a look at some promotions of years past, and track the lineage of their championships.)

PRIDE Heavyweight Championship: Antonio Silva

Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem [February 2, 2013, UFC 156] Alistair Overeem def. Fabricio Werdum [June 18, 2011, Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum] Fabricio Werdum def. Fedor Emelianenko [June 26, 2010, Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Werdum] Fedor Emelianenko def. Mark Hunt [December 31, 2006, Pride Shockwave 2006]

PRIDE Middleweight (205lbs) Championship: Jon Jones

Jon Jones def. Mauricio Rua [March 19, 2011, UFC 128] Mauricio Rua def. Lyoto Machida [May 8, 2010, UFC 113] Lyoto Machida def. Rashad Evans [May 23, 2009, UFC 98] Rashad Evans def. Forrest Griffin [December 27, 2008, UFC 92] Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson [July 5, 2008, UFC 86] Quinton Jackson def. Dan Henderson [September 8, 2007, UFC 75] Dan Henderson def. Wanderlei Silva [February 24, 2007, Pride 33]

PRIDE Welterweight (185lbs) Championship: Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva def. Dan Henderson [March 1, 2008, UFC 82] Dan Henderson def. Murilo Bustamante [December 31, 2005, Pride Shockwave 2005]

PRIDE Lightweight Championship: Eddie Alvarez

Eddie Alvarez def. Shinya Aoki [April 20, 2012, Bellator 66] Shinya Aoki def. Tatsuya Kawajiri [July 10, 2010, Dream 15] Tatsuya Kawajiri def. Kazunori Yokota [December 31, 2009, Dynamite 2009] Kazunori Yokota def. Eiji Mitsuoka [November 7, 2009, Sengoku 11] Eiji Mitsuoka def. Sergey Golyaev [January 4, 2009, Sengoku no Ran 2009] Sergey Golyaev def. Takanori Gomi [November 1, 2008, Sengoku 6] Takanori Gomi def. Hayato Sakurai [December 31, 2005, Pride Shockwave 2005]