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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!

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 ee) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-mid ka mid, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Sunday, Todoba. 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 oo ka mid ah 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 Thursday, 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) ee 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 September 25, two striking sensationsDaron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) iyo Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO ee) – will collide in a lightweight (155) amarkooda,.

Cruickshank ee Wayne, i. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, isagoo dhaliyay wareega koowaad (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 jidkii wareega hore (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 pounds) Xiddiga MMA 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, isagoo dhaliyay wareega koowaad (2:36) WHO (qaad) in her professional debut on Lei'd tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on December 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 sano jir, 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, adkaadeenMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (qaad) iyoIlona Wijmans jidkii wareega hore (1:17) WHO (qaad), on June 4 iyo July 7, siday u kala horreeyaan.

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

Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC 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, on Sunday, April 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) iyo 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 iyo Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie iyo Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada iyo 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, on November 23, 2005.

Fillooyinka ka 100,000 yen, 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 supernovaer" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) kala gurteen.

In a women’s open weight bout, qurxiyey horyaalka adduunka Brazil Jiu Jitsu-iyo MMA rajo haweenka culus Gabi Garcia (1-0) iyadoo labo jeer horyaalka Pankration isku doonaa Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix tartanka semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) Square doonaa iyadoo hore ee horyaalka K-1 Jaideep "Heart" toddobaadka (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Ko ee kickboxing) in a 216- dagaalka catchweight pound.

Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) qaadan doonaa badinin, Weeraryahanka dagaal maskax iyo rajo top Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in la saadaalinayaa fudud (205 pounds) usii.

In tartan xeerarka MMA 180-pound catchweight, puncher awood ba'anHisaki Kato (5-2) qaadan doonaa on dhameystire la shaqayn jiray Yuta "Kale" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ku soo noqoshada tallaabo markii ugu horeysay shan sano, culus la jecel yahay Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), wajihi doonaan dhawaan RIZIN FF Grand Prix tartanka kaalinta labaad ilaa iyo artist knockout khatar ah George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 pounds) action, xiddiga gudbinta Allan "Grim" Dhalashada (14-3) quful doonaa gees oo la horyaalka cas-kulul 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.

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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

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC 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 on Sunday, 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 onSeptember 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova wareegii labaad (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, Kooxda heysata horyaalka dhexe PRIDE FC hore iyo xiddiga goolasha Wanderlei "gacankudhiiglaha Faash" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) u ciyaari doona dagaalka ee ah in ay ugu dhakhsaha badan waxaa lagu dhawaaqi, in la yaabban gaar ah "kulan tag,"Iyo dagaal labada ciyaaryahan ka kooban ee uu la shaqayn jiray halyeeyga, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) iyo 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 supernovaer" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) kala gurteen.

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

In talaabo haweenka miisaanka furan, qurxiyey horyaalka adduunka Brazil Jiu Jitsu-iyo MMA rajo haweenka culus Gabi Garcia (1-0) iyadoo labo jeer horyaalka Pankration isku doonaa Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix tartanka semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) Square doonaa iyadoo hore ee horyaalka K-1 Jaideep "Heart" toddobaadka (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Ko ee kickboxing) in a 216- dagaalka catchweight pound.

Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) qaadan doonaa badinin, Weeraryahanka dagaal maskax iyo rajo top Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in la saadaalinayaa fudud (205 pounds) usii.

In tartan xeerarka MMA 180-pound catchweight, puncher awood ba'anHisaki Kato (5-2) qaadan doonaa on dhameystire la shaqayn jiray Yuta "Kale" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ku soo noqoshada tallaabo markii ugu horeysay shan sano, culus la jecel yahay Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), wajihi doonaan dhawaan RIZIN FF Grand Prix tartanka kaalinta labaad ilaa iyo artist knockout khatar ah George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 pounds) action, xiddiga gudbinta Allan "Grim" Dhalashada (14-3) quful doonaa gees oo la horyaalka cas-kulul Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF calaamadaha DARON CRUICKSHANK IYO "HUGGY Bear,"Dhawaaqay SHAN CUSUB, STAR loo baasto MMA roonaadaan EE APRIL 17 Qaraniga ahee-DHACDO IN Nagoya, Japan

dareen khafiif Daron Cruickshank (Sawirka) ayaa saxiixay la ricin FF, oo waxaan ka dhigi doonaa inuu kulankiisii ​​ugu horeeyay dhiirrigelin on Sunday, April 17.

Cruickshank qaadataa on Shinji Sasaki ee tartanka miisaanka yar;
Huggy Bear wajahaya Kirill Sidelnikov in kulanka culus

More:
Haweenka Open Weight: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 pound Catchweight: Theodore vs Tall. Jaideep Singh
Light culus: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - March 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, ku dhawaaqay inta lagu guda jiro shir jaraa'id maanta, that it has inked five new, Arts Martial Mixed-ka ku wajahdo (MMA) roonaadaan ay ahee-dhacdo aad ah loo sugayo ee Nagoya, Japan on Sunday, April 17, oo ay ku jiraan miisaanka a (155 pounds) Tartanka u dhexeeya xiddiga weerarka cusub u saxiixayDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) iyo khabiir soo gudbinta Shinji "Torao supernovaer" Sasaki (16-8-3), iyo sidoo kale guulo culus oo u dhexeeya walaalahooda fanaaniinta knockout Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) iyo Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

In talaabo haweenka miisaanka furan, qurxiyey horyaalka adduunka Brazil Jiu Jitsu-iyo MMA rajo haweenka culus Gabi Garcia (1-0) iyadoo labo jeer horyaalka Pankration isku doonaa Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix tartanka semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) Square doonaa iyadoo hore ee horyaalka K-1 Jaideep "Heart" toddobaadka (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Ko ee kickboxing) in a 216- dagaalka catchweight pound.

Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) qaadan doonaa badinin, Weeraryahanka dagaal maskax iyo rajo top Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in la saadaalinayaa fudud (205 pounds) usii.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank ee Wayne, i. cagta ee giraanta RIZIN FF qotomin doonaa markii ugu horeysay, ka dib markii 4-sano ah, 13-dagaalamaan joogay la Dagaal Ultimate ee Championship (UFC) in ka mid ah guulihii ay ka gaareen xiddigaha horjeeda Yves Edwards, Erik Koch iyo Anthony Njokuani.

laba jeer legdinta NCAA Division III isreebreebka A qaranka ee Saytuun College iyo degree suunka madow labaad ee Tae Kwon Do, 5-foot-8, 30-sano jir ah ayaa aad u kordhay Cruickshank jaceylka taageerayaasha caalamka oo dhan isagoo set oo ah xirfadaha duwanyihiin waxyaabaha qarxa.

Sasaki ee 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, 5-foot-9, 35-sano jir ah kuwaas oo kasbatay 10 ee uu 16 xirfadiisa ku guuleystay by hab oo soo gudbinta, dhaliyay qatarsan ah, 40-TKO labaad Won Sik Park la duufaan weyn oo gacan qaad.

(Xagga sare,: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, u guntaday in uu u saxiixo, jirka buuxa joog orso, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (ka tagay) iyo Wanderlei Silva (xaq u) 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

Iyada oo gacmaha culus, awood kar cajiib ah oo uu leeyahay Murqo weyn oo shaqsiyad lala yaabo in gollayaasha uu "Huggy Bear" wadata magac, Barnett ee Tampa, Fla., ayaa buuqaya adduunka MMA ee dabayaaqadii.

The 5-foot-9, 29-sano jir ah kuwaas oo ka dhigaysa kaatunkiisii ​​galo xiran joog orso jirka buuxa oo u dabaal guul buu u soo dhiibay fulinta dhaqaaqdo breakdance iyo cartwheels ee giraanta, kasbatay 12 ee uu 14 xirfadiisa ku guuleystay in ay taariikhda by habka of (T)KO. In uu ku bilowday ee la soo dhaafay, uu dhaliyay TKO ugu horeysay wareega (qaad) on Shinichi Suzukawa, ee Tokyo onDecember 31

Sidelnikov of Stary Oskol, Russia yahay 5-foot-11, 27-sano jir horfadhiyaan hore ee waqtiga oo dhan MMA weyn Fedor Emelianenko. On December 29, wuxuu kaloo sameeyey uu ku soo laabtay giraanta UNPOS shan sano ah, isagoo dhaliyay ba'an a, wareega hore (2:23) WHO (qaad) on Carlos Toyota at dhacdada RIZIN FF horreeya Asia, Japan.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

A lix jeer horyaalka adduunka Brazil Jiu Jitsu-iyo shahaado sagaalaad suunka madow, 6-foot-2, 30-sano jir ah Garcia of Los Angeles, Message. via Sao Paulo, Brazil ku soo laaban doona giraanta FF RIZIN markii labaad ka dib markii uu dhaliyay wareega koowaad (2:36) WHO (qaad) on Lei'd tapa on December 31.

Malyukova of 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 mustaqbalkiisa hiwaayadda ah 7-1, Malyukova yeellay iyada ugu horeysay xirfadeed on September 26, 2015, muteystay go'aan loo dhan yahay ka badan dekadaha Tatiana.

Theodore vs Tall. Jaideep "Heart" toddobaadka

The 6-foot, 24-sano jir ah Aukstuolis of Ukmerge, Lithuania waa horyaalka qaran Judo ayaa loogu magac daray "Lithuanian Werewolf" by taageerayaasha Japan oo goob joog dagaalka dhallinyarada isticmaalo qaab dagaal in ay reebtay (feer) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza wareega hore (3:32) oo ka mid ah tartanka ay RIZIN FF Grand Prix wareega quarterfinal dagaalka on December 29, 2015, intaanay jebin horyaalka tartanka ugu danbeyn "King Mo" Lawal wareega semi-finalka

Dhamaan laakiin mid ka mid ah guul Aukstuolis ', ilaa hadda, ayaa soo jidkii (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

Singh of Punjab, Hindiya waa 6-foot-6, 28-sano jir ah, Kooxda heysata horyaalka koobka kickboxing hore ee K-1 iyo kici culus kuwaas oo qaatay khatarta ugu weyn taariikhda markii uu iska casilay in giraanta la Emelianenko ay dhacdo weyn ee ay dhacdo laad-off FF RIZIN ku saabsan December 31, badiyay in dagaal Ruush ah halyeey by hab oo wareega hore (3:02) WHO (qaad).

Singh ayaa profile guul ugu sareeya taariikhda yimid ee K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 dhacdo Final ee Tokyo, Japan markii uu dhaliyay wareega koowaad (2:58) LA on xiddiga Ruush Sergei Kharitonov jillaab ku xaq.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

horfadhiyaan kale oo Emelianenko iyo walaalkiis ka yar ee M-1 iftiin Global khafaalanjirtay culus Viktor Nemkov, Vadim 23-sano jir ah oo Stary Oskol waa saddex-time qaranka iyo 2014 dagaal horyaalka adduunka Sambo.

Nemkov gaaray wareega semi oo ka mid ah tartanka RIZIN FF Grand Prix onDecember 29, dhameystir Goran Reljic jidkii wareega hore (2:58) WHO (qaad) ka hor inta aan xilka ka off sideed ninkii by Jiří Prochazka.

The 6-foot-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, style sahlan dembi, oo xubnaha kooxda Pancrase Gym ayaa ku dhameysatay afar dhan ee ka soo horjeeda xirfadeed gudaha laba wareeg, via (T)Ko ama soo gudbinta.

Fillooyinka ka 100,000 yen, tigidhada for "Top Gudbin RIZIN Dagaal Federation waxaan,"Kaas oo ka dhici Nippon Gaishi Hall, waa on sale iyo waxa laga iibsan karaa online at Ticketbis.com.

Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, Kooxda heysata horyaalka dhexe PRIDE FC hore iyo xiddiga goolashaWanderlei "gacankudhiiglaha Faash" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) u ciyaari doona dagaalka ee ah in ay ugu dhakhsaha badan waxaa lagu dhawaaqi, in la yaabban gaar ah "kulan tag,"Iyo dagaal labada ciyaaryahan ka kooban ee uu la shaqayn jiray halyeeyga, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) iyo Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

In tartan xeerarka MMA 180-pound catchweight, puncher awood ba'anHisaki Kato (5-2) qaadan doonaa on dhameystire la shaqayn jiray Yuta "Kale" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ku soo noqoshada tallaabo markii ugu horeysay shan sano, culus la jecel yahay Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), wajihi doonaan dhawaan RIZIN FF Grand Prix tartanka kaalinta labaad ilaa iyo artist knockout khatar ah George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 pounds) action, xiddiga gudbinta Allan "Grim" Dhalashada (14-3) quful doonaa gees oo la horyaalka cas-kulul Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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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

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. Credit Photo: Re'zin FF

More: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

Tokyo - March 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, ku dhawaaqay inta lagu guda jiro shir jaraa'id maanta, 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 on Sunday, April 17.

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

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiří Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, 6-foot, 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 iyo 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) of“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, wareega koowaad (8:25) KO (feer) of 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) badiyeen Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (feer) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 ayaa soo jidkii (T)Ko iyo 2 by hab oo soo gudbinta.

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 oo ka mid ah 14 opponents he has conquered, inay hesho baxay.

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.

5-foot-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.

In uu ku soo bilowdo hore December 29, Motoya faced off with Efrayim Philip 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Haddii ay dhacdo in ugu weyn, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "gacankudhiiglaha Faash" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) u ciyaari doona dagaalka ee ah in ay ugu dhakhsaha badan waxaa lagu dhawaaqi, in la yaabban gaar ah "kulan tag,"Iyo dagaal labada ciyaaryahan ka kooban ee uu la shaqayn jiray halyeeyga, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) iyo Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

In a 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher awood ba'an Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Kale" 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, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) weyn Wanderlei "gacankudhiiglaha Faash" 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 onSunday, April 17.

Fillooyinka ka 100,000 yen, 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, in la yaabban gaar ah "kulan tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) iyo 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.

In a 180 pound MMA rules contest, puncher awood ba'an Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Kale" 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, wareega labaad (:34) KO (feer) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015.

Si aad u taariikhda, 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 Heerka dhameysatay boqolkiiba, la 11 ee uu 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) soo gudbinta (gadaal qaawan ceejiya) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura on July 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, Si kastaba ha ahaatee, 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 laabtay MMA, Wajihi doonaan HORE Brolin STAR KAIDO HOOVELSON AT extravaganza ciyaarta bilaaban sanadka cusub Tokyo

Tokyo - December 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, horumarinta-dhan cusub oo dagaalka hogaaminayay madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, ku dhawaaqday maanta soo laabashada dhan-time kickboxing weyn Jerome LeBanner, si Arts Martial Mixed (MMA) tartanka sharciyada, in guulo super la saadaalinayaa in xiddiga legdinta Brolin hore Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, on Thursday, Dec. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO ee) kickboxing) ee Etretat, Waxba reebin-Maritime, France inuu markii ugu horeysay ka yar xeerarka MMA ka dhigi doonaa tan iyo 2010 markii uu waayay go'aan loo dhan yahay si bilad Judo Satoshi Ishii. Ka hor guuldaradii, LeBanner ayaa dhaliyay saddex group oo isku xigta ee MMA Sharuucda roonaadaan, oo dhan hoos horumarinta K-1.

42-sano jirka ah LeBanner, ayaa wajahay iyo adkaaday horjeeda kasta oo waaweyn oo markuu qarnigiisa giraanta kickboxing ee muddadii sanadka uu mustaqbalkiisa 20-daray xirfadeed, waxay ahayd guul labada bilowday sanadkan, isagoo dhaliyay wareeg labaad (:52) On Ko Claudiu Istrate iyadoo gool jilibka ah in jirka si ay u sii haystaan ​​uu R. adduunka super la saadaalinayaa K-1 xeerarka horyaalka on April 25, iyo shaqeystaan ​​oo go'aan loo dhan yahay in ka badan Karl Roberson on August 4.

Ugu 6-foot-6, 425 pounds, 31-sano jirka ah Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 Brolin) ee Estonia waa yaxaaski ugu wayn tartankii sida Brolin xirfadeed oo ku yaalla inta u dhaxaysa Japan 2004 iyo 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Just laba sano oo uu xirfadiisa, Hoovelson gaadheen heerka ugu sareeya ee Isboortiga, ugu danbeyn ku guuleystay horyaalka ah 2012 iyo shaqeystaan ​​oo shan abaalmarinta waayo, ruuxii dagaalka.

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Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. Sapp II sanadka cusub Xaawa; “BOQORKA MO” Fool Brett McDermott sideed-MAN Grand Prix tartanka

Laba K-1 Sharuucda roonaadaan ku dhawaaqay aadka loo sugayo,
Daah saddex maalmood ah RIZIN FF ee Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, Japan - December 9, 2015 - RIZIN FF saraakiisha ku dhawaaqday maanta in ay sare ee celis u dhexeeya Akebono iyo Bob Sapp horimaanaya hoos Fallaadha gan, Boxing xeerar ku saabsan Thursday, Dec. 31, iyo dagaalka BAMMA Taasi Brett McDermott ayaa loo magacaabay horjeeda cusub ee "King Mo" Lawal tartanka sideed nin la saadaalinayaa in Grand Prix tirtiridda, ka dib markii ay ka bexeen Kooxda heysata horyaalka BAMMA Mark Godbeer toddobaadkii la soo dhaafay sababo la xiriira dhaawac.

In talaabo K-1 sharciyada, waxaa lagu dhawaaqay in Hiroya Kawabe wajihi doonaan phenom duwanyihiin Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura on Tuesday, Dec. 29, iyo Takeru Segawa Square doonaa iyadoo kooxda heysata horyaalka Chinese Muay Thai Yang Ming on December 31.
Gan aasaha Boxing iyo CEO, Takeshi Kaysar joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Maareeyaha Guud Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, iyo soo saare Kensaku Maeda shirkiisa jaraa'id ee Tokyo ah si ay u sameeyaan go'aaanka.

"Waxaan la doonaya talo ku saabsan waxa xeerarka ku reebeen sare ee waa in la qabtay, iyo Mr. Cezar ii soo bandhigay fikradda ay labada Xarakada noqon doonaa si loo kordhiyo awoodooda awoodin,"Ayuu yiri Sakakibara.

"K-1 cusub," ayuu hadalkiisa raaciyay Sakakibara, "Waxa uu noqday in sida heerka degdeg ah oo caan ah, waan ku faraxsanahay in ay u socdaan in la diro ay hogaanka ahay, da'da yar in ay naga giraan. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa in aan u dhigma labada-1 K wakiilo la soo horjeeda adag. "

Sakakibara sidoo kale xusay in Nam Jin Jo ayaa ka dhaawacmay Jilibka intii lagu jiray tababarka waxaana lagu qasbay in ay ka baxaan, si Efrayim Philip ka Fallaadha gan, gudub Academy wajihi doona Yuki Motoya.

Sakakibara la xiray uu ku dhawaaqay by tilmaamay faahfaahin ka mid ah saddex maalmood, free la'aan dagaalka EXPO, oo bilaaban doona December 29, oo ka mid ah roonaadaan MMA hiwaayadda ah iyo tartanka ah yaabban furan.

Celis u dhexeeya Akebono iyo Sapp iyo xumad u dhexeeya Segawa iyo Ming biiro matchups u dhexeeya Yuichiro Nagashima iyo Andy Souwer, iyoAsen Yamamoto iyo Kron Gracie on December 31st.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"Waxa uu ahaa in muddo ah tan iyo markii aan Dagaalkii ugu danbeeyay ayaa Nye, oo aad u faraxsan. Iyo in mar kale soo wajahay aan nabdoonaan. Markii ugu danbeysay ee aan la diriray, waxaan ka dhigay taariikh, iyo in ay ahayd sharaf weyn. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa in ujeedadoodu tahay taariikh mar kale samaynta, oo waxaan kuu xaqiijinayaa in ay noqon doonto dagaalka xiiso leh. "

Akebono:

"Waxaan la walbahaar iyo guuldaradii hore nool 12 sano. Waxaan ku qaadeen fikir madaxfurashada gudaha iyo helay dalab ee waqtiga ugu fiican. Ma doonayo inaan u leeyihiin in ay mar kale ay dareemaan in jidka, sidaas darteed waxaan rabnaa in qof walba si ay u soo daawadaan Akebono cusub. Waxaan doonayaa inaan halkaas ku guul. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Waxaan ahaa careysan sababtoo ah waxaan doonayay in ay la dagaallamaan more sanadkan, laakiin waxaan ku faraxsanahay in fursadaan kaamil ah. Waxaa jira MMA dagaal badan oo ku saabsan kaarka, laakiin waxaan jeclaan lahaa in uu muujiyo in K-1 dagaal ah kuwa ugu xiiso badan. Waxaan doonayaa in aan qof walba in ay ka hadlayaan dagaalka ee daaraysaa ay yihiin kuwa ugu xiiso leh oo dhan dagaal RIZIN. "

Re'zin FF General Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Waxaan ahay kaliya aad u faraxsan. Mid ka mid ah sababaha waa in kaarka dagaalka waa soo dhow dahay dhameystiran, laakiin si sababtoo ah xaqiiqada ah in aan noqon doonaa in ay bilaaban ka mid ah ay dhacdo maalinta awoodaan oo ay dadku daawadaan telefishanka ugu. Waxaa loo baahan yahay in munaasabada ciida ah. Waxaanu isku dubo dagaal kala duwan ee dhagaystayaal fara badan. Waxaan jeclaan lahaa in ay sii wadaan si ay kor ugu weynaanta dhacdadan. "

Takada ku sii tilmaamay dagaalka kasta. "Hiroya leeyahay looks iyo xirfadaha taliyaaba ahaataan sida dagaalka ee ugu sareysa K-1. Waxaan arki karaa sababta uu leeyahay taageerayaal badan oo dumar ah. Laakiin mar dawanka, waxa uu muujinayaa inuu colaad iyo awood. Waxaa had iyo jeer diiqayaa, marka aad ogtahay wax aad u yar oo ku saabsan qofka kaa soo horjeeda, laakiin waxaa uu ka go'an in ay muujiyaan weynaanta K-1 eegin uu soo horjeeda ".

Waxa uu hadalkiisa raaciyay ku saabsan dagaalka ka halyeeyga, "The ratings dagaalka oo ahaa mid dhalanteed. Iyo dagaalka in isku mid ah la soo laabtay doonaa. Waxaa jira fikrado badan oo ku saabsan dagaalkan, laakiin taasi waa waxa dhigeysa in aan si xiiso leh. Xarakada badan oo lagu dhiiriyo doonaa in la soo ururiyo oo dhan dareenka taasoo keeni doonta in qaab ka fiican. Dagaalka waxa uu leeyahay macne badan gadaashiisa. "Takada daray,"Haddii Akebono Guuleystay, laga yaabee in sanadka soo socda?"Qof walba oo ku saabsan kulan caag suurto gal caayo. Takada ku dhawaaqday in Cezar Takeshi ayaa loo xil saaray sidii garsoore ee dagaalka iyo weyddiiyeen isaga oo aan jillaafo intii lagu jiray dagaalka.

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