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To the delight of MMA fans all over the world, Pride resurrected the Grand Prix format in 2003 and has continued it since. Last year was the Middleweight tournament and this year the Heavyweight, switching between the two every year.

So who will be in the 2005 Middleweight GP tournament? No one knows of yet, but Pride has an interest in bringing Royce Gracie back into the mix.

MMAweekly spoke to PRIDE officials about whether they had interest in bringing back Royce Gracie for the 2005 GP and they said," Yes, we do. Also, we are interested in having any big names from outside of Pride like 2003."

So there is an interest in Royce, who fought Sakuraba in the first Pride GP in 2000 and lost. It would be great to see how Royce would compete with the top fighters today in a tournament format again. But we just have to wait and see.

"Big names from outside of Pride" could mean many things, probably an interest in Randy "the Natural" Couture or some other UFC fighters, or maybe some K-1 fighters, like Mark Hunt or Stefan Leko who have recently fought within Pride.

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WILL GRACIE COME BACK ONE LAST TIME?

When Pride resurrected the Grand Prix format in 2003, they brought in one of the best tournament fighters ever in Royce Gracie. Since 2003 Pride has continued their Grand Prix format over the years. Last year was the Middleweight tournament and this year the Heavyweight, switching between the two every year. So who will be in the 2005 Middleweight GP tournament?

No one knows of yet, but Pride has an interest in bringing back Royce Gracie into the mix. MMAweekly spoke to PRIDE officials recently about whether they had interest in bringing back Royce Gracie for the 2005 edition of the Grand Prix and they said, "Yes, we do. Also, we are interested in having any big names from outside of Pride like we did in 2003."

So there is an interest in Royce who fought Sakuraba in the first Pride GP in 2000 and lost, which would be great to see how Royce would compete with the top fighters today in a tournament format again. But we just have to wait and see. "Big names from outside of Pride" could mean many things, probably an interest in some K-1 fighters, like Mark Hunt or Leko who have recently fought within Pride. Of course Pride enjoyed working with the UFC in the past as well, but Zuffa has made it clear they would want some fighters from Pride in the Octagon, before they let any UFC fighters competiting for DSE.