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#6: Coleman and Baroni vs. Chute Boxe – 02/26/2006
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The Japanese PRIDE promotion was a lot like MMA’s version of the Wild West – no drug testing, odd weight classes and a lot of mismatches – and if ever there was an MMA version of the Gunfight at the OK Corral it was probably the incident that occurred at the end of the 2006 fight between Mark Coleman and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua.
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On paper it was a mismatch; Coleman was years past his prime and had been firmly beaten in his last two PRIDE appearances, and while it was PRIDE 2005 Grand Prix winner Shogun’s first appearance at Heavyweight, the Brazilian was largely expected to deal with ‘The Hammer’ with relative ease.
Shogun had never faced a wrestler as good as Coleman though, and within seconds he found himself taken to the ground. The Brazilian scrambled and went for a leglock that Coleman avoided, and when ‘The Hammer’ lunged for an ankle pick, Shogun stuck out his right arm to brace himself – and dislocated the elbow on the way down.
The referee immediately flew in to stop the fight, but Coleman didn’t understand what was going on and continued to punch at the Brazilian – even throwing the referee off to the side in the process.
From there things got really crazy, as Shogun’s Chute Boxe teammates – including his brother Murilo ‘Ninja’ and PRIDE champ Wanderlei Silva – leapt into the ring to attack Coleman, causing Coleman’s teammate Phil Baroni – as well as his father, of all people – to join in the fracas, which ended with Baroni tackling Silva to the ground and Coleman standing on his head.
Although PRIDE officials were finally able to separate the two factions – leaving Coleman and Baroni flexing in the ring – the animosity continued backstage, where Coleman was seen ranting at ‘Rampage’ Jackson that he could’ve done with his help.
The rivalry would finally end three years later in the UFC, when Shogun defeated Coleman in a rematch, but the brawl in the PRIDE ring remains one of the most memorable wild moments in MMA history.
