, ▁where ▁a ▁controvers ial ▁kne e ▁by ▁S ulo ev ▁was ▁land ed ▁while ▁Bar oni ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁kne es ▁getting ▁up , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁ref eree ▁stood ▁them ▁up , ▁Bar oni ▁land ed ▁a ▁fl ur ry ▁of ▁p unch es ▁which ▁stopped ▁S ulo ev . ▁ ▁PR IDE ▁Fight ing ▁Championships ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁st int ▁in ▁the ▁U FC , ▁S ulo ev ▁returned ▁to ▁M - 1 ▁Global ▁for ▁a ▁few ▁f ights ▁before ▁jump ing ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁Japanese ▁M MA ▁promotion ▁P ride ▁Fight ing ▁Championships . ▁His ▁first ▁fight ▁in ▁P ride ▁came ▁against ▁top ▁Brazil ian ▁J iu ▁J its u ▁ace ▁Dean ▁L ister , ▁which ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁decision ▁win ▁for ▁Am ar . ▁His ▁next ▁fight ▁came ▁against ▁another ▁highly ▁regarded ▁j iu ▁j its u ▁f ighter ▁Paulo ▁Fil ho , ▁however ▁in ▁this ▁fight ▁despite ▁some ▁ag gression ▁and ▁relative ▁success ▁in ▁striking ▁on ▁the ▁feet , ▁Fil ho ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁far ▁better ▁gra pp ler , ▁as ▁he ▁got ▁a ▁submission ▁victory . ▁Top ▁Brazil ian ▁Top ▁Team ▁f ighter , ▁Mur ilo ▁B ust am ante ▁faced ▁S ulo ev ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁P ride ▁appearance , ▁and ▁on ▁this ▁occasion ▁S ulo ev ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁largely ▁keep ▁the ▁fight ▁standing , ▁where ▁his ▁strong ▁kick box ing ▁background ▁gu ided ▁him ▁to ▁a ▁victory . ▁In ▁his ▁final ▁P ride ▁fight ▁Den is ▁K ang ▁was ▁his ▁oppon ent