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Rezine 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 - Rezine 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 oa) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-e mong, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Sontaha, Supa. 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 ea 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 Labone, Aug. 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) 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 sensations – Daron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) le Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO oa) – will collide in a lightweight (155) taba.

Cruickshank ea Wayne, 'na. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, scoring le tikologo ya ntlha (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, Japane, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima ka tsela ea pele ho pota-pota (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 lik'hilograma tse) MMA naleli 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, scoring le tikologo ya ntlha (2:36) WHO (punches) in her professional debut on Lei'd a 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.

Feela 22 le lilemo li, 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, hlōtseMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (punches) leIlona Wijmans ka tsela ea pele ho pota-pota (1:17) WHO (punches), ka June 4 le July 7, ka ho latellana.

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, JAPANE

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Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso 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, ka Sontaha, April 17.

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

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

Turu ho 100,000 twilight, 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" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, khabisitsoeng Brazil Jiu-Jitsu lefatše 'mampoli le basali MMA heavyweight tebello Gabi Garcia (1-0) o tla thulana le 'meli ea nako e Pankration mampoli Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix kgaisano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) o tla lisekoere tloha le pele e neng e le 'mampoli K-1 Jaideep "Pelo" beke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ea kickboxing) ka 216- boima ba catchweight loana.

Sambo lefatše 'mampoli Vadim Nemkov (5-1) tla nka ka Krrish, mabifi ba chesehelang lintho striker le tlhōrōng Nordic tebello "Morena" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) sekama.

A tlhōlisanong 180 boima MMA melawana catchweight, senyang matla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) o tla jara finisher-'moho Yuta "Tse ling" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Khutlang hore a nke khato ka lekhetlo la pele lilemong tse hlano, heavyweight ratoang Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), tla tobana morao tjena RIZIN FF Grand Prix kgaisano semathi-up le e kotsi knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, ikokobelletsa Ace Allan Birth "lerootho" (14-3) o tla notlela linaka le 'mampoli oa li-red-chesang 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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Rezine FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, JAPANE

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso 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, Japane ka la Sontaha, 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 ea bobeli ho pota-pota (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, pele e neng e boikakaso FC middleweight mampoli le libuka superstar Wanderlei "The Axe molai" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) o tla Team nyoloha le moloaneli e tla phatlalatsoa haufinyane, ka ho betana khethehileng "tag tsa dumellane teng," 'Me ntoa ea Duo entsoeng ka tšōmo-'moho, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le 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" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 lik'hilograma tse) matchup.

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

A basali bulehetse boima nke khato e molemo, khabisitsoeng Brazil Jiu-Jitsu lefatše 'mampoli le basali MMA heavyweight tebello Gabi Garcia (1-0) o tla thulana le 'meli ea nako e Pankration mampoli Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix kgaisano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) o tla lisekoere tloha le pele e neng e le 'mampoli K-1 Jaideep "Pelo" beke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ea kickboxing) ka 216- boima ba catchweight loana.

Sambo lefatše 'mampoli Vadim Nemkov (5-1) tla nka ka Krrish, mabifi ba chesehelang lintho striker le tlhōrōng Nordic tebello "Morena" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) sekama.

A tlhōlisanong 180 boima MMA melawana catchweight, senyang matla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) o tla jara finisher-'moho Yuta "Tse ling" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Khutlang hore a nke khato ka lekhetlo la pele lilemong tse hlano, heavyweight ratoang Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), tla tobana morao tjena RIZIN FF Grand Prix kgaisano semathi-up le e kotsi knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, ikokobelletsa Ace Allan Birth "lerootho" (14-3) o tla notlela linaka le 'mampoli oa li-red-chesang Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF lipontšo DARON CRUICKSHANK LE "HUGGY beha,"Phatlalatsa BOHLANO NEW, Star-STUDDED MMA linako FOR APRIL 17 Game mega man-ketsahalo e Nagoya, JAPANE

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Bobebe ikutloa Daron Cruickshank (tšoantšetsoang) e saena le ricin FF, 'me o tla etsa qalo hae papatso ka Sontaha, April 17.

Cruickshank nka mabapi le Shinji Sasaki tlhōlisanong bobebe;
Huggy Bear tobane Kirill Sidelnikov a makhaola-khang heavyweight

Hape:
Basali Open Weight: Gabi Garcia vs.. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound Catchweight: Theodore Tall Vs. Jaideep Singh
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs.. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - March 24, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, phatlalatsoa sebokeng se tobetsa kajeno, that it has inked five new, naleli-studded tsoakane Martial Arts (MMA) linako tsa lona tse ngata-ha ho lebeletswe, mega-ketsahalo e Nagoya, Japane ka la Sontaha, April 17, ho akarelletsa le bobebe (155 lik'hilograma tse) Tlholisanong pakeng tsa ba sa tsoa saennweng otlang ikutloaDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) le setsebi ikokobelletsa Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), hammoho le matchup heavyweight pakeng tsa knockout baetsi ba litšoantšo-'moho Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) le Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

A basali bulehetse boima nke khato e molemo, khabisitsoeng Brazil Jiu-Jitsu lefatše 'mampoli le basali MMA heavyweight tebello Gabi Garcia (1-0) o tla thulana le 'meli ea nako e Pankration mampoli Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix kgaisano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) o tla lisekoere tloha le pele e neng e le 'mampoli K-1 Jaideep "Pelo" beke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ea kickboxing) ka 216- boima ba catchweight loana.

Sambo lefatše 'mampoli Vadim Nemkov (5-1) tla nka ka Krrish, mabifi ba chesehelang lintho striker le tlhōrōng Nordic tebello "Morena" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) sekama.

Daron Cruickshank vs.. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank ea Wayne, 'na. tla beha leoto la RIZIN FF lesale ka lekhetlo la pele, latela 4 lilemo, 13-loana stint le Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) e neng e akarelletsa se hlolang holim 'linaleli qothisana lehlokoa Yves Edwards, Erik Koch le Anthony Njokuani.

A 'meli ea nako e NCAA Division III kampana qualifier naha bakeng sa Olivet College ea bobeli ea tekanyo batsho lebanta Tae pearl Do, ea 5-mithara tse 8, 30-ea lilemo li Cruickshank e fumana ho hlolloa ho tloha Fans lefatšeng ka bophara ba nang le sete ea hae ea fumants'a litsebo tsa ho phatloha ka otlang.

Sasaki oa 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, ea 5-mithara 9, 35-ea lilemo li ileng a sebelelitseng 10 ea hae 16 khethile mosebetsi o hapa ka ho ipeha tlaase, scored sa sealuma, 40-TKO bobeli Won dinone sik Park le sefefo tsa punches.

(Ka holimo: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, clad a tshaeno hae, tletseng 'mele bere sutu, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (tloha) 'me Wanderlei Silva (tokelo ya) 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

Ka matsoho a boima, hlollang pabalesego bakeng popego ya mmele ea hae e meholohali le e sa botho eccentric hore spawned hae "Huggy Bear" moniker, Barnett ea Tampa, Fla., o 'nile a etsa lerata ka lefatše MMA tsa morao.

The 5-mithara 9, 29-ea lilemo li ea etsang lesale la hae menyako apere e tletseng 'mele bere sutu' me keteka tlhōlo ea hae ka ho etsa breakdance susumelletsa le cartwheels a lesakaneng, o e sebelelitseng 12 ea hae 14 khethile mosebetsi o hapa ho mohla ke tsela ea (T)KO. Hae ea ho qetela qala, o a recu ntho ea pele pota TKO (punches) ka Shinichi Suzukawa, Tokyo hodimaDecember 31

Sidelnikov ea Stary Oskol, Russia ke 5-mithara tse 11, 27-ea lilemo li kileng ea e protégé oa phetoa-MMA leholo Fedor Emelianenko. Ka December 29, o ile a etsa a khutlela lesakaneng ka mor'a hore a lilemo tse hlano hiatus, bona maduo a e senyang, pele ho pota-pota (2:23) WHO (punches) ka Carlos Toyota nakong ea kgakolwa RIZIN FF ketsahalo Saitama, Japane.

Gabi Garcia vs.. Anna Malyukova

A tšeletseng nako Brazil Jiu-Jitsu lefatše 'mampoli le tekanyo ea borobong batsho lebanta, tse 6 maoto-2, 30-ea lilemo li Garcia oa Los Angeles, Dorella. dessyecik Sao Paulo, Brazil tla khutlela ho lesakaneng la litebele RIZIN FF ka lekhetlo la bobeli ka mor'a hore bona maduo a e chitja ea pele (2:36) WHO (punches) ka Lei'd a tapa ka December 31.

Malyukova ea 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, tsenwe rekoto khethile mosebetsi oa 7-1, Malyukova entsoeng qalo hae profeshenale ka September 26, 2015, fumana qeto e le ntsoe-leng batho ba fetang Tatiana likoung tse.

Theodore Tall Vs. Jaideep "Pelo" beke

6-leoto, 24-ea lilemo li Aukstuolis ea Ukmerge, Lithuania ke naha Judo mampoli ea 'nileng a reha "Lithuanian o khoi" by Fans Japanese ileng a ba pakela ea moloaneli ba banyenyane sebelisa setaele hae mabifi ho kokota tsoa (ka litebele) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza a ga tikologo ya ntlha (3:32) ba kgaisano a RIZIN FF Grand Prix sethaleng quarterfinal la ntoa ho ea pele December 29, 2015, pele ba leleka ka ho 'mampoli ba qetelle ba kgaisano "Morena Mo" Lawal ka pota semifinal

All empa e mong oa Aukstuolis 'hlolang, ho fihlela hona joale, ba ea tla ka (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Singh oa Punjab, India ke 6-mithara 6, 28-selemo se le seng, pele e neng e K-1 'me a tsohe heavyweight kickboxing kgaisano mampoli ba ileng ipeha kotsing ea hae kholo ka ho fetisisa ho mohla ha a kenella lesakaneng le Emelianenko a ketsahalo eo e ka sehloohong ea RIZIN FF ketsahalo eo thakhola hodima December 31, lahleheloa ke ho boemohali Russia moloaneli ka mokgwa wa pota la pele (3:02) WHO (punches).

Singh phahameng ka ho fetisisa profil win ho mohla a tla nakong ea K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Ho qetela le ketsahalo e Tokyo, Japane ha a a recu e chitja ea pele (2:58) KO hodima superstar Russia Sergei Kharitonov le hakisi tokelo.

Vadim Nemkov vs.. Charles "Morena" Albrektsson

E mong protégé ea Emelianenko le moena oa M-1 Global leseli kingpin heavyweight Viktor Nemkov, ea Vadim 23 ea lilemo li la Stary Oskol ke a mararo nako naha le 2014 lefatše thibela ho rekisoa ha Sambo mampoli.

Nemkov fihla sethaleng semifinal tsa kgaisano RIZIN FF Grand Prix hodimaDecember 29, qete Goran bare Reljic ka tsela ea pele ho pota-pota (2:58) WHO (punches) pele ba leleka ho tloha robeli monna playoff ke Jiří Prochazka.

6-mithara tse 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, tobile haholoanyane mokhoa oa khopisoa, ea Pancrase Gym leloko la sehlopha sa qetile bohle ba bane ba bahanyetsi ba hae profeshenale ka hare ho garela tse peli, dessyecik (T)KO kapa ho ikokobelletsa.

Turu ho 100,000 twilight, ditekete tsa "Top Presents RIZIN Loantša Federation I,"E leng etsahala nakong Nippon Gaishi Hall, ke tsa rekisoa 'me ho ka rekoa Inthaneteng ho Ticketbis.com.

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, pele e neng e boikakaso FC middleweight mampoli le libuka superstarWanderlei "The Axe molai" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) o tla Team nyoloha le moloaneli e tla phatlalatsoa haufinyane, ka ho betana khethehileng "tag tsa dumellane teng," 'Me ntoa ea Duo entsoeng ka tšōmo-'moho, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

A tlhōlisanong 180 boima MMA melawana catchweight, senyang matla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) o tla jara finisher-'moho Yuta "Tse ling" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Khutlang hore a nke khato ka lekhetlo la pele lilemong tse hlano, heavyweight ratoang Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), tla tobana morao tjena RIZIN FF Grand Prix kgaisano semathi-up le e kotsi knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, ikokobelletsa Ace Allan Birth "lerootho" (14-3) o tla notlela linaka le 'mampoli oa li-red-chesang 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

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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. Photo photo photo photo mokitlane: Rezine FF

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

Tokyo - March 16, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, phatlalatsoa sebokeng se tobetsa kajeno, 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, Japane ka la Sontaha, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) matchup between submission ace Allan Birth "lerootho" (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, tse 6 maoto, 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 le 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) ea“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, pele ho pota-pota (8:25) KO (ka litebele) ea 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) hlōla ka Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (ka litebele) at the hands of superstar "Morena Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 ba ea tla ka (T)KO le 2 ka ho ipeha tlaase.

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 ea 14 opponents he has conquered, ho Tlanya tsoa.

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.

The 5-maoto-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.

A hae ea ho qetela qala ka la December 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Efraime 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, leha ho le joalo, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe molai" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) o tla Team nyoloha le moloaneli e tla phatlalatsoa haufinyane, ka ho betana khethehileng "tag tsa dumellane teng," 'Me ntoa ea Duo entsoeng ka tšōmo-'moho, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

A le 180 pound MMA rules contest, senyang matla puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Tse ling" 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, JAPANE

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) e khōlō Wanderlei "The Axe molai" 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, Japane ka laSontaha, April 17.

Turu ho 100,000 twilight, 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, ka ho betana khethehileng "tag tsa dumellane teng,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le 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.

A le 180 pound MMA rules contest, senyang matla puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Tse ling" 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, bobeli pota (:34) KO (ka litebele) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling kwa Bellator 139 ka June 26, 2015.

Ho fihla joale, 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 lekholong fihlela qetellong le joalo, le 11 ea hae 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) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura ka 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, leha ho le joalo, 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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Rezine FF: Jerome LEBANNER o khutlela ho MMA, Tla tobana le EO E NENG E SUMO stelle a KAIDO HOOVELSON AT Selemo se Secha a raha-raha-theoha EXTRAVAGANZA ea Tokyo

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Tokyo - December 14, 2015 - Rezine FF, le-ho-e ncha ntoa ntshetso pele ya eteletsoe pele ke pele e neng e boikakaso FC hlooho Nobuyuki Sakakibara, ile a phatlalatsa kajeno ka ho khutla ha bohle ea nako e kickboxing e khōlō Jerome LeBanner, ho Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) melao tlhōlisano, ka bartolomeo heavyweight matchup le pele e neng e sumo loana naleli Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, ka Labone, Aug. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO oa) kickboxing) ea Etretat, Seine-Maritime, France tla etsa hore la hae la pele ponahalo ea tlas'a MMA melao ho tloha ka 2010 ha o ile a lahleheloa le ntsoe-leng etsa qeto ea ho Judo medalist Satoshi Ishii. Pele ho ho hlōloa, LeBanner o ne a scored tse tharo tse latellanang knockouts a MMA busa linako, kaofela ba tlas'a ntshetso pele ya K-1.

Tse 42 ea lilemo li LeBanner, ea a tobana le 'me ba hlōla mong le e mong ka sehloohong qothisana lehlokoa le eena ea hae molokong o mong ka ka kickboxing bophahamo ba ka lebaka la ho tsela ea hae 20 mmoho le selemo professional mosebetsi, a hlōla a ka bobeli ba hae qala selemong sena, scoring ea bobeli ho pota-pota (:52) KO ka Claudiu Istrate le lengole otla hore 'mele ho hopola hae ISKA. lefatše bartolomeo heavyweight K-1 melao tlotla ka April 25, le fumana le ntsoe-leng qeto ea ka Karl Roberson ka August 4.

Ka 6-mithara 6, 425 lik'hilograma tse, a 31 a ea lilemo li Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 sumo) ea Estonia ke monstrous disampole ba competed e le professional sumo Japane pakeng tsa 2004 le 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Lilemo tse peli feela ka mosebetsi oa hae oa, Hoovelson fihla top ba le karohano 'papali, qetellong ho hapa le mampoli a 2012 le fumana tse hlano dikgele tsa ntoa e moea.

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Rezine FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. SAPP II ON Selemo se Secha EVE; “KING MO” Ho tobana le Brett McDermott tse robeli-MAN GRAND tsa Prix Tournament

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Tse peli K-1 busa linako ile a phatlalatsa bakeng sa haholo-ka ha ho lebeletswe,
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Tokyo, JAPANE - December 9, 2015 - RIZIN FF ba boholong ile a phatlalatsa kajeno hore haholo ka ha ho lebeletswe katie pakeng tsa Akebono le Bob Sapp tla hanyetsa tlas'a thunya Boxing busa ka Labone, Aug. 31, le That BAMMA oke Brett McDermott o 'nile a e mong ea bitsoang e ncha lireng bakeng sa "Morena Mo" Lawal ka tse robeli motho heavyweight Grand Prix ntsha kgaisano, ho latela khaotsa ho tsuba ea BAMMA 'mampoli Mark Godbeer bekeng e fetileng ka lebaka la ho ntša kotsi.

A K-1 melao khato, ho phatlalatsoa hore Hiroya Kawabe tla tobana le hlollang phenom Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura ka Labobeli, Aug. 29, le Takeru Segawa tla boholo ba lisekoere tloha le Chinese Muay Thai 'mampoli Yang Ming ka December 31.
Thunya Boxing mothehi le CEO, Takeshi Cesare joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Mookameli Ea Ka Sehlohong Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, le molemi Kensaku Maeda ka boraditaba a Tokyo ho etsa hore liphatlalatso tse etsoang ke.

"Ke ba 'nile ba batla keletso ka seo ke Beheloa Melao e haholo ka ha ho lebeletswe katie lokela ho e neng e tšoaretsoe tlas'a, le Mr. Cezar a ntsebisa ka maikutlo a moo bahlabani tla khona ho maximize bokhoni ba bona,"O ile a re Sakakibara.

"E ncha e K-1," a tsoela pele Sakakibara, , "E e ratoang joalo ka lobelo, le Ke thabela hore ebe ba tla ho ho romela bona holimo, bacha talenta ho rona bophahamo ba. Re rata ho tšoanang le ka bobeli K-1 baemeli ba le thata bahanyetsi ba. "

Sakakibara a boela a bua hore Nam Jin Jo o tsoa likotsi hae lengole ka nako ya thupelo le o ile a tlameha hore le tlohe, e le Philip Efraime ho tloha thunya Boxe Academy tla ba tla tobana le Yuki Motoya.

Sakakibara koala tsebiso ka ho hlalosa lintlha tse qaqileng tsa le matsatsi a mararo, lokolohile-of-tefello ntoa Expo, e leng tla qala ka December 29, le akarelletsa tsenwe MMA linako le e bulehileng ka loantsana kgaisano.

The katie pakeng tsa Akebono le Sapp le bout pakeng tsa Segawa le Ming ho ba setho matchups pakeng tsa Yuichiro Nagashima le Andy Souwer, leAsen Yamamoto le Kron Gracie ka December 31st,.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"E bile ha a ntse a ho tloha ha ke ho qetela loana ka NYE, le thabile haholo. Le ho ba tla tobana le ka nemesis a boela a. Last nako eo re e loana, re ile a etsa histori, le hore e ne e le tlotla e khōlō. Ke tla rata ho leka ho ho etsa histori hape, 'me ke u tiisetsa ho tla ba e thabisang ntoa. "

Akebono:

"Ke ba 'nile ba ba phelang le ho sareloa le ho ho hlōloa bakeng sa nakong e fetileng 12 lilemo tse. Ke phethile a nahane ka ea topollo botebong ba pelo 'me mpho ka phethahetseng nako. Ha ho mohla ke batla ho ba le ho ikutloa ka tsela eo hape, e le Ke batla mong le e mong tlang ho tla shebella e ncha Akebono. Ke tla a ho na le bakeng sa win. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Ke ne ke ferekane kaha Ke ne ke batla ho loantša ho feta selemong sena, empa Ke thabela bakeng sa phethahetseng monyetla oa. Na le ba bangata MMA ho tlisa lintoa e kareteng, empa ke rata ho bontša hore K-1 ho tlisa lintoa ba ka ho fetisisa e thabisang. Ke batla mong le e mong ho ba ho bua ka ho e bobebe oke a be ka ho fetisisa e thabisang 'ohle RIZIN ho tlisa lintoa. "

Rezine FF General Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Ke 'na feela le eena o thabile. Le leng la mabaka ke hore ntoa e karete o haufi le ho feletseng, empa ka lebaka la e le hantle hore re tla khona ho raha ea rōna ketsahalo ka letsatsi moo batho ba shebella thelevishene ka ho fetisisa. E lokela ho ba le festivity. Re beha hammoho tse sa tšoaneng ho tlisa lintoa bakeng sa batho ba bangata. Re rata ho tsoela pele ho ntshetsa pele boholo ba ketsahalo ena e. "

Takada a tsoela pele a hlalosa mong le e mong oke. "Hiroya o na le ponahalo le bokgoni ba o busa e le holimo oke a K-1. Ke bona ke hobane'ng ha a tse ngata tse basali Fans. Empa hang ha tšepe mehele, o bontša hae aggressiveness le matla a. Kamehla ke ntho e halefisa ha u tseba hakaalo ka hao lireng, empa o ikemiselitse ho bontša boholo ba K-1 ho sa tsotellehe hore mohanyetsi oa hae. "

A tsoela pele ka tsomo e ntoa, "The dikatlholo bakeng sa hore ntoa e ne e le kanela. Le hore tšoanang ntoa tla ha a khutla. Na le ba bangata maikutlo a ka ntoeng ena, empa e le hore le etsa hore e e monate. Batho ba bangata ba bahlabani tla susumelletseha ho bokella bohle ba hloko e leng tla etsa hore tshebetso e ntle ka. Ntoeng ena tse ngata tse bolela ka mor'a bona. "Takada phaella ka ho re,"Haeba Akebono hapa, mohlomong selemong se latelang?"'Me teased mong le e mong hoo e ka bang ho khoneha rabara a bapisoa. Takada ile a bolela hore Cezar Takeshi o ile a abeloa e le moletsaphala bakeng sa ho loana le ile a mo botsa a se ke a khoptjoa nakong ea ntoa.

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