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Re'zin FF: MIRKO CRO COP EMERGES FROM RETIREMENT FOR 16-MAN, OPEN WEIGHT TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25!

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WANDERLEI SILVA, KAZUYUKI FUJITA, AND BARUTO KAITO
ALL TABBED FOR ACTION IN MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT

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DARON CRUICKSHANK FACES ANDY SOUWER,
AND GABI GARCIA AND KANAKO MURATA RETURN TO ACTION

TOKYO – July 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO o) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-kotahi, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Rātapu, E whitu. 25.

A former PRIDE and K-1 Grand Prix tournament champion, Filipovic earned his place as one of the greatest martial arts combatants in history with an elite set of striking skills that helped him earn the most first round finishes as well as the most head kick knockouts in PRIDE history.

It was also announced today that 4 o te 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, will receive a bye in the first stage, and automatically advance to the tournament’s second, or quarterfinal stage, which will take place at a location to be announced on Rāpare, Dec. 29.

Joining Sakakibara, Filipovic and Silva at the press conference were veteran warhorse Kazuyiki Fujita (15-11) of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan and former sumo wrestling champion turned MMA upstart Baruto Kaito (1-0) o Estonia, both of whom have been tabbed for battle in the first stage of the tournament.

The round of 16 matchups will be announced at the end of July.

In other, single-fight action on Mahuru 25, two striking sensations – Daron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) a Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO o) – will collide in a lightweight (155) take.

Cruickshank o Wayne, ahau. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, te kaute i te rauna tuatahi (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Netherlands, is a two-time winner of the K-1 World Max tournament and a four-time Shootboxing world champion. On December 31, 2015, he made his long-awaited MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event in Saitama, Japan, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (5:29) KO with an onslaught of punches.

Unbeaten women’s light heavyweight and nine-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt GaBi Garcia (2-0) and three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated flyweight (125 pauna) MMA whetu Kanako Murata (3-0) of Ehime, Japan will each see action against an opponent to be announced soon.

Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil made quick work of both of her MMA opponents to date, te kaute i te rauna tuatahi (2:36) WHO (nifó) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Hakihea 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on April 17.

Just 22 tau o te ao, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on April 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, hingaMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (nifó) aIlona Wijmans i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (1:17) WHO (nifó), i runga i Pipiri 4 a Hōngongoi 7, aua.

Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Osaka, Japan will take on fellow upstartAsen Yamamoto at a weight to be determined.

Women’s shoot boxing champion and unbeaten MMA competitor Rena Kubota (1-0) of Osaka, Japan will make her second start under MMA rules against an opponent to be announced.

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, i runga i Rātapu, April 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in the unique, one-of-a-kind bout.

The affair marks the first time since December 31, 2008 that the 5-foot-11, 46-year-old Tamura, recognized for his elite level catch wrestling skills and quick, fluid movements, will see action in combat.

In his last start under MMA rules on the K-1 – Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve mega-card in Saitama, Japan, Tamura earned his third consecutive win, a unanimous decision over Sakuraba.

While competing for the likes of PRIDE, K-1, Rings, DREAM and UWF International, Tamura compiled an extensive resume of conquests, including those over eventual UFC champions Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith a Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie a Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada a Akira Maeda, to eventually become a force in the sport’s middleweight division. In his final bout before retirement, Tamura notched a victory over fellow hybrid MMA star and professional wrestler Josh Barnett, i runga i Noema 23, 2005.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

In other action on the star-studded fight card, 13-fight UFC veteran and action fighter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expertShinji "Torao supernova te" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pauna) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, whakapaipai toa ao Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu me MMA amanaki taumahamaha o te wahine GaBi Garcia (1-0) ka tutuku ki e rua-te wā toa Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) a Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

Tata ricin whakataetae semifinalist FF Grand Prix Theodore Tāroaroa (8-3) ka tapawha atu ki mua toa K-1 Jaideep "Heart" wiki (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing o KO) i roto i te 216- whawhai pauna catchweight.

toa Sambo ao Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Ka tangohia i te tūturu, patu kaitaua-whakaaro, me te runga amanaki Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) honga.

I roto i te whakataetae ture 180-pauna MMA catchweight, puncher mana kinoHisaki Kato (5-2) ka tango i runga i hoa faaoti Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Hoki ki te mahi mo te wa tuatahi i roto i te rima tau, taumahamaha aroha Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ka fehangahangai tata RIZIN FF Grand Prix whakataetae runner-ake, me te toi knockout kino George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i roto i te mā (125 pauna) mahi, hai tukunga Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) Ka maukati haona ki toa whero-wera Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising starNatalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair.

A pee i Re'zin FF:

Paetukutuku – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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Re'zin FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (whakaaturia) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Japan runga Rātapu, April 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising star Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan runga Rātapu, April 17.

The 5-foot-1, 22-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will compete under MMA rules for the first time after amassing a collection of accolades as an amateur wrestler, including three junior Olympic medals.

Murata’s most impressive achievement came in 2011 when she nearly defeated three-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

An MMA student since 2015, Murata has been training under the command of DEEP Featherweight Champion Kazunori Yokota and former DREAM competitor Takeshi Yamazaki, and has been sparring predominantly with male fighters.

Denisova of Cheboksary, Russia will seek her third consecutive win in what will mark her first appearance under the RIZIN FF banner. In her last start onMahuru 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova i roto i te rua o a tawhio noa (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

The 25-year-old Denisova gained worldwide recognition for the first time four years ago after ataata surfaced of her defeating a male opponent in an MMA bout.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

I roto i te hui matua, toa whitu TEOTEORAA FC mua, me te superstar āna Wanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ka rōpū ki te toa ki runga ki te kia kauwhautia hohoro, i roto i te grappling motuhake "kēmu tūtohu,"A whawhai he one arā, o hoa pūrākau, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Prolific striker and 13-fight UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expert Shinji "Torao supernova te" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pauna) matchup.

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) a Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

I roto i te tuwhera mahi taimaha o te wahine, whakapaipai toa ao Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu me MMA amanaki taumahamaha o te wahine GaBi Garcia (1-0) ka tutuku ki e rua-te wā toa Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tata ricin whakataetae semifinalist FF Grand Prix Theodore Tāroaroa (8-3) ka tapawha atu ki mua toa K-1 Jaideep "Heart" wiki (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing o KO) i roto i te 216- whawhai pauna catchweight.

toa Sambo ao Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Ka tangohia i te tūturu, patu kaitaua-whakaaro, me te runga amanaki Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) honga.

I roto i te whakataetae ture 180-pauna MMA catchweight, puncher mana kinoHisaki Kato (5-2) ka tango i runga i hoa faaoti Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Hoki ki te mahi mo te wa tuatahi i roto i te rima tau, taumahamaha aroha Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ka fehangahangai tata RIZIN FF Grand Prix whakataetae runner-ake, me te toi knockout kino George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i roto i te mā (125 pauna) mahi, hai tukunga Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) Ka maukati haona ki toa whero-wera Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF tohu DARON Cruickshank AND "HUGGY pea,"Ka ta TUARIMA NEW, STAR-hokowhitu MMA pāngia FOR APERIRA 17 MEGA-MAHINGA I Nagoya, JAPAN

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sensation Kōmāmā Daron Cruickshank (whakaaturia) Kua hainatia ki ricin FF, a ka meinga e tona tuatahi whakatairanga i runga i te Sabati, April 17.

e Cruickshank i runga i Shinji Sasaki i whakataetae Kōmāmā;
Huggy Bear anga Kirill Sidelnikov i roto i te pupūtanga taumahamaha

Ētahi atu:
Women o Open Taumaha: GaBi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 pauna Catchweight: Theodore vs Tāroaroa. Jaideep Singh
Marama Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
TOKYO - March 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, faaite i roto i te amuiraa press teie mahana, that it has inked five new, Arts Arts Mixed whetu-hokowhitu (MMA) pāngia hoki ona nui-tūmanako mega-kaupapa i roto i Nagoya, Japan runga Rātapu, April 17, tae atu i te ono tekau (155 pauna) whakataetae i waenganui i hainatia hou sensation TūrongoDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) me te tohunga tukunga Shinji "Torao supernova te" Sasaki (16-8-3), me te pai ano te matchup taumahamaha i waenganui i hoa toi knockout Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) a Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

I roto i te tuwhera mahi taimaha o te wahine, whakapaipai toa ao Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu me MMA amanaki taumahamaha o te wahine GaBi Garcia (1-0) ka tutuku ki e rua-te wā toa Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tata ricin whakataetae semifinalist FF Grand Prix Theodore Tāroaroa (8-3) ka tapawha atu ki mua toa K-1 Jaideep "Heart" wiki (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing o KO) i roto i te 216- whawhai pauna catchweight.

toa Sambo ao Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Ka tangohia i te tūturu, patu kaitaua-whakaaro, me te runga amanaki Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i roto i te taumahamaha marama (205 pauna) honga.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank o Wayne, ahau. ka whakaturia waewae i roto i te whakakai RIZIN FF mo te wa tuatahi, e whai ake nei i te-tau 4, 13-whawhai poto ki te whawhai Championship Ultimate (UFC) e ngā whakauru mo whetu tāwhai Yves Edwards, Erik Koch a Anthony Njokuani.

He rua-wa Division NCAA III nonoke ma'u motu mō Oriwa College me te tuarua tohu whitiki pango i roto i te Tae Kwon Do, te 5-waewae-8, 30-Kua riro Cruickshank tau-tau faahiahia i pā te ao ki tona huinga o taikaha pūkenga a Tūrongo.

Sasaki o Hiroshima, Japan is a former Shooto Pacific Rim champion in the midst of a three-fight win streak. In his last start on March 12, te 5-waewae-9, 35-tau-tau e kua roaa 10 o tona 16 mahi toa i te ara o te tāpaetanga, piro te patiri, 40-TKO tuarua i runga i Won pikitanga Park ki o nifó he tupuhi.

(Runga ake: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, ropia i roto i tona waitohu, -Tinana tonu pea take, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (mahue) ko Wanderlei Silva (matau) at a press conference in Japan before Barnett’s first round TKO victory over Shinichi Suzukawa on New Year’s Eve 2014)

Chris Barnett vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Ki te ringa taimaha, raka maere no tona Force nui me te tuakiri rereke i rö tona "Huggy Bear" moniker, Barnett o Tampa, Fla., kua hanga ngangau i roto i te ao MMA o te mutunga o.

Te 5-waewae-9, 29-tau-tau e hanga ana tatau mowhiti mau he-tinana tonu pea take me whakanui ana whakaora i na roto i te raveraa i nekehanga breakdance me cartwheels i roto i te whakakai, Kua roaa 12 o tona 14 toa mahi ki te rā i te ara o (T)KO. I roto i tona timatanga whakamutunga, piro ia he TKO a tawhio tuatahi (nifó) i runga i Shinichi Suzukawa, i roto i te Tokyo i runga iHakihea 31

Sidelnikov o Stary Oskol, Russia Ko te 5-waewae-11, 27-tau-tau protégé mua o katoa-wā MMA nui Fedor Emelianenko. I Hakihea 29, i hanga e ia tona hokinga ki te mowhiti i muri i te faafaaearaa-tau e rima, te kaute i te kino, tuatahi a tawhio noa (2:23) WHO (nifó) i runga i Carlos Toyota i te hui tuatahi RIZIN FF i Saitama, Japan.

GaBi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

He ono-wa toa ao Palāsilá Jiu-Jitsu me te iwa tohu whitiki pango, te 6-waewae-2, 30-Garcia tau-tau o Los Angeles, Calif. mā Sao Paulo, ka hoki mai Brazil ki te mowhiti RIZIN FF mo te rua o te wa i muri i te kaute i te a tawhio tuatahi (2:36) WHO (nifó) i runga i Lei'd Tapa i runga i Hakihea 31.

Malyukova o Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia is a former collegiate basketball star turned Russian MMA Championship and World Cup of MMA winner. After amassing a near unblemished, record mahi runaruna o 7-1, hanga Malyukova tona tuatahi ngaio i runga i Mahuru 26, 2015, kowhetetia te whakatau loto mo tauranga Tatiana.

Theodore vs Tāroaroa. Jaideep "Heart" wiki

Te 6-waewae, 24-Aukstuolis tau-tau o Ukmerge, Lithuania Ko te toa Judo motu kua nei kua Nō te "Lithuanian Werewolf" e pā Japanese nei ite i te toa taitama whakamahi tona kāhua kaitaua ki te patoto i roto i (meke) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza i roto i te taka noa tuatahi (3:32) o atamira quarterfinal te whakataetae o RIZIN FF Grand Prix o te whawhai i runga i Hakihea 29, 2015, i mua i te turakina e toa whakataetae iku "King Mo" Lawal i roto i te taka noa whiringa whāiti

Katoa kotahi o te whakauru Aukstuolis ', ko te kupu tenei i tawhiti, Kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Singh o Punjab, India Ko te 6-waewae-6, 28-tau-tau, toa K-1, ka ara, o mua taumahamaha whakataetae kickboxing nei ka mau tona mōrea nui ki te rā ka marere ia i roto i te whakakai ki Emelianenko i roto i te hui matua o te hui whana-atu RIZIN FF i runga i Hakihea 31, ngaro ki te toa Russian rongonui i te ara o te a tawhio tuatahi (3:02) WHO (nifó).

win kōtaha teitei o Singh ki te rā ka haere mai i te K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 hui Whakamutunga i roto i Tokyo, Japan ka piro ia te a tawhio tuatahi (2:58) KO runga superstar Russian Sergei Kharitonov ki te matau tika.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Ko tētahi atu ākonga ia Emelianenko me te teina o M-1 marama Global hīanga, taumahamaha Viktor Nemkov, te Vadim-tau 23-tau o Stary Oskol ko te toru-wā motu, me te 2014 ao whawhai toa Sambo.

tae Nemkov te atamira whiringa whāiti o te whakataetae RIZIN FF Grand Prix i runga iHakihea 29, mutunga Goran Reljic i te ara o te tuatahi a tawhio noa (2:58) WHO (nifó) i mua i te turakina i te whiringa waru-tangata e Jiri Prochazka.

Te 6-waewae-2, 22-year-old Abrektsson of Sweden will make his RIZIN FF promotional debut as one of the hottest emerging forces in Europe. With a fearless, kāhua māmā o te hara, oti te mema kapa Pancrase Faleva'inga kua katoa o tona hoariri ngaio e wha roto o rua rauna, mā (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tīkiti mō "Presents Top RIZIN Fighting Federation ahau,"E e wahi i Nippon Gaishi Hall, kei runga i te hoko, a taea te hokona ipurangi i Ticketbis.com.

I roto i te hui matua, toa whitu TEOTEORAA FC mua, me te superstar ānaWanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ka rōpū ki te toa ki runga ki te kia kauwhautia hohoro, i roto i te grappling motuhake "kēmu tūtohu,"A whawhai he one arā, o hoa pūrākau, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I roto i te whakataetae ture 180-pauna MMA catchweight, puncher mana kinoHisaki Kato (5-2) ka tango i runga i hoa faaoti Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Hoki ki te mahi mo te wa tuatahi i roto i te rima tau, taumahamaha aroha Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ka fehangahangai tata RIZIN FF Grand Prix whakataetae runner-ake, me te toi knockout kino George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i roto i te mā (125 pauna) mahi, hai tukunga Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) Ka maukati haona ki toa whero-wera Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

A pee i Re'zin FF:

Paetukutuku – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF KAZUYUKI FUJITA; WILL FACE NEW YEAR’S EVE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP JIRI PROCHAZKA IN NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 17

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Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, April 17. Fujita held up a poster board with an image of his opponent, recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up Jiri Prochazka, at a press conference today to announce his matchup. Nama Photo: Re'zin FF

Ētahi atu: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

TOKYO - March 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, faaite i roto i te amuiraa press teie mahana, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan runga Rātapu, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 pauna) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) and red-hot championYuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, te-waewae 6, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva a Mark Coleman, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.

Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) WHO (corner stoppage) o“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, he a tawhio tuatahi (8:25) KO (meke) o James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mark Kerr.

The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) WHO (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii in the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.

Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) WHO (retirement) riro i runga i Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (meke) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 Kua tae mai na roto i te ara o (T)KO me 2 i te ara o te tāpaetanga.

Allan Nascimento vs.Yuki Motoya

Touted as a miniature version of all-time great Anderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 o te 14 opponents he has conquered, ki te pato i roto i.

At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.

Ko te 5-waewae-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.

I roto i tona tīmatanga whakamutunga i runga i Hakihea 29, Motoya faced off with Piripi Eparaima at the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, Heoi, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

I roto i te hui matua, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ka rōpū ki te toa ki runga ki te kia kauwhautia hohoro, i roto i te grappling motuhake "kēmu tūtohu,"A whawhai he one arā, o hoa pūrākau, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I roto i te 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher mana kino Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga hākinakina whawhai arahina e matenga TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nui Wanderlei "te kaikohuru Tuaina" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan rungaRātapu, April 17.

Utu i 100,000 iene, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, i roto i te grappling motuhake "kēmu tūtohu,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) a Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

I roto i te 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher mana kino Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ētahi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month” – a crushing, tuarua a tawhio (:34) KO (meke) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling i Bellator 139 i runga i Pipiri 26, 2015.

Ki te rā, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 ōrau auau mutu, ki 11 o tona 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) tāpaetanga (kowaowaotia iho muri-tahanga) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura i runga i Hōngongoi 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, Heoi, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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Re'zin FF: Jerome LEBANNER RETURNS KI MMA, Ka fehangahangai mua whiriwhiri koe STAR KAIDO HOOVELSON AT NEW YEAR TE whana-OFF aru'i I TOKYO

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TOKYO - Hakihea 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, te whakatairanga whawhai katoa-hou e arahina ana e te upoko TEOTEORAA FC mua Nobuyuki Sakakibara, kauwhautia tenei ra te hoki mai o te katoa-wā kickboxing nui Jerome LeBanner, ki whakauru toi hōia (MMA) ture whakataetae, i roto i te matchup super taumahamaha ki whetu mamau te whiriwhiri mua Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, i runga i Rāpare, Dec. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO o) kickboxing) o Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Ka meinga France tona ahua tuatahi i raro i MMA ture mai 2010 ka ngaro ia i te whakatau loto ki Judo mētara Satoshi Ishii. I mua ki te mate, I piro LeBanner toru knockouts karapīpiti i roto i MMA tikanga pāngia, katoa i raro i te whakatairanga o K-1.

-Tau 42-tawhito te LeBanner, nana nei i faaruru a patua nga tāwhai nui o tona whakatupuranga i roto i te whakakai kickboxing runga i te akoranga o tona mahi ngaio 20-tāpiri tau, ko te wikitoria i roto i rua o ana tīmata i tēnei tau, te kaute i te rua o a tawhio (:52) KO runga Claudiu Istrate ki te patu turi ki te tinana ki te pupuri i tana ISKA. super taumahamaha ao taitara K-1 ture i runga i April 25, a kowhetetia te whakatau loto mo Karl Roberson i runga i August 4.

I 6-waewae-6, 425 pauna, te Hoovelson-tau 31-tawhito (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 te whiriwhiri) o Estonia Ko te tauira ana whakapehapeha nei whakataetae ano he whiriwhiri ngaio i roto i te fenua Tapone i waenganui i 2004 a 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

E rua noa nga tau ki tona mahi, Tae Hoovelson te wehenga runga i roto i te hākinakina, te mutunga toa i te taitara i roto i 2012 a kowhetetia rima tohu mō te wairua whawhai.

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Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. Sapp II ON NEW YEAR TE EVE; “KING MO” Ki te kanohi Brett McDermott I TUAWARU-MAN Grand Prix TOURNAMENT

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E rua K-1 tikanga pāngia kauwhautia hoki tino-tūmanako,
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TOKYO, JAPAN - Hakihea 9, 2015 Kauwhautia RIZIN FF rangatira i tenei ra e te tino tūmanako rematch i waenganui i - Akebono a Bob Sapp Ka kia whakataetaengia i raro i Koperea tikanga Mekemeke i runga i Rāpare, Dec. 31, me taua toa BAMMA Brett McDermott kua huaina te hoariri hou mō "King Mo" Lawal i roto i te waru-tangata taumahamaha Grand Prix whakakorenga whakataetae, e whai ake nei i te withdrawal o toa BAMMA Mark Godbeer wiki whakamutunga e tika ana ki te whara.

I roto i te K-1 ture mahi, I kauwhautia te reira e Hiroya Kawabe Ka fehangahangai Phenom Tūrongo Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura i runga i Rātū, Dec. 29, a Takeru Segawa Ka tapawha atu ki te toa Chinese Muay Thai Yang Ming i runga i Hakihea 31.
Koperea mekemeke kaiwhakarewa me te CEO, Takeshi Hiha joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Kaiwhakahaere General Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, me te kaihanga Kensaku Maeda i te amuiraa press i Tokyo ki te hanga i te mau faaararaa.

"Kua rapu ana ahau i whakaaro e pā ana ki te mea tikanga kia tū te rematch tino tūmanako i raro i, ko Mr. Cezar whakaurua ahau ki te whakaaro i reira e taea ki te whakanui i ō rātou pūmanawa whawhai e rua,"Ka mea a Sakakibara.

", Te K-1 hou" tonu Sakakibara, "Kua rongonui i roto i te taua auau tere, a ko ahau oaoa e haere ratou ki te kia unga ratou runga, taranata taitamariki ki to tatou mowhiti. E rite tatou ki te ōrite e rua K-1 māngai ake ki te hoariri uaua. "

Sakakibara whakahuatia ano hoki e Nam Jin Jo Kua whara tona turi i roto i te whakangungu me te i takoha ki te unu, na Piripi Eparaima i Koperea e anga Boxe Academy Yuki Motoya.

Katia Sakakibara tona nā te pānuitanga a te whakaahua i te kōrero o te-ra e toru, noa-o-tiaki whawhai hui, e timata i runga i Hakihea 29, a ngā runaruna pāngia MMA me te whakataetae grappling tuwhera.

Ko te rematch i waenganui Akebono ko Sapp me te a'ee i waenganui Segawa me Ming uru matchups i waenganui i Yuichiro Nagashima a Andy Souwer, aAsen Yamamoto a Kron Gracie i runga i Hakihea 31st.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"Ua riro te reira i te i mai ahau whawhai whakamutunga i runga i Nye, a tino oaoa. A ki te anga kotahi ano toku e te Tika. Wa whakamutunga whawhai matou, hanga matou i hītori, me te honore nui ko e. E rite ahau ki te whai hoki te hanga ano hītori, a haapapû ahau ki a koutou, ka waiho hei whawhai whakaongaonga. "

Akebono:

"Kua ahau e noho ana i te pouri, me te hinga hoki te mua 12 tau. Kua kawea e ahau he whakaaro o te faaoraraa i roto hohonu, a ka te tuku i te wā tino. E kore ahau e hiahia ana ki te whai ki te ite faahou i taua ara, na e hiahia ana ahau katoa ki te haere mai mataara te Akebono hou. Kei te haere ahau i roto i reira mo te win. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Ko ahau inoino no te mea ua hinaaro ahau ki te whawhai atu i tēnei tau, engari Au hari mo tenei faingamālie tino ahau. He maha MMA whawhai i runga i te kāri, engari e hiahia ana ahau ki te whakaatu e K-1 whawhai ko te whakaongaonga tino. E hiahia ana ahau katoa ki te kia korero e pā ana ki te toa māmā o te te whakaongaonga rawa i roto i te RIZIN whawhai katoa ".

Re'zin FF General Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Ko ahau oaoa noa rawa. Ko tētahi o nga take he e te mea e tata oti te kāri whawhai, engari heoi nui ke atu o te mea e ka taea ki te whana o to tatou kaupapa i runga i te ra tatou mataara wahi iwi pouaka whakaata te tino. Me te reira ki te waiho i te hakari. E hoatu e matou tahi ngā whawhai mō te hunga mātakitaki whānui. E rite tatou ki ki te whakatairanga i te nui o tenei hui tonu. "

Tonu Takada i roto i te whakaahua i ia toa. "He e kingi rite te toa runga i roto i te K-1 te titiro me te pūkenga Hiroya. Ka taea e kite ahau ia he aha maha pā wahine. Ko kotahi te mowhiti pere, E whakaatu ana ia i tona fakaaoao me te mana. Kei te irritating tonu te reira, no te tino iti e pā ana ki tou hoa tauwhainga e mohio ana koe, engari kua takoto ia ki te whakaatu i te nui o K-1 noa'tu o te hoariri i tana ".

Tonu ia i runga i pā ana ki te whawhai rongonui, "Ko te whakawākanga mō taua whawhai mariko. A ka taua whawhai ano kia haere mai hoki. He maha ngā whakaaro e pā ana ki tenei whawhai, engari e he aha hanga te reira na whakaongaonga. Ka ue'i maha whawhai kia ki te kohikohi i te aro katoa e arahi ki te pai te mahinga. Maha tikanga kua muri i te reira tenei whawhai. "Tāpiri Takada,"Ki te toa Akebono, pea te tau i muri?"A rawekengia katoa e pā ana ki te kēmu rapa taea. Faaite Takada e vahe Cezar Takeshi i rite te kaitautoko mo tenei whawhai, a ka ui ki a ia e kore nei kia tutea i te whawhai.

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