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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

Die:
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 ká) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-ọkan, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Sunday, Meje. 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 ninu awọn 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, Oṣu kejila. 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) ti 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 Kẹsán 25, two striking sensationsDaron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) ati Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO ká) – will collide in a lightweight (155) ibalopọ.

Cruickshank of Wayne, mi. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, Ifimaaki a akọkọ yika (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Fiorino, 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 nipa ọna ti awọn akọkọ yika (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 poun) MMA Star 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, Ifimaaki a akọkọ yika (2:36) WHO (punches) 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.

O kan 22 ọdun ti ọjọ ori, 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, O boriMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (punches) atiIlona Wijmans nipa ọna ti awọn akọkọ yika (1:17) WHO (punches), lori June 4 ati Keje 7, lẹsẹsẹ.

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, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori 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, lori Sunday, April 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ati 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, lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 23, 2005.

Owole lati 100,000 yeni, 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 poun) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.

Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.

Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju 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 (aworan) 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, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori 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 onKẹsán 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova ni keji yika (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, tele Igberaga FC middleweight asiwaju ati ki prolific gbajumọ Wanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yoo egbe soke pẹlu kan Onija lati wa ni kede laipe, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,"Ati ogun a duo wa ninu elegbe Àlàyé, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati 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 poun) matchup.

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

Ni obirin ìmọ àdánù igbese, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.

Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.

Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF ami DARON CRUICKSHANK AND "HUGGY Bear,"Kede ÚN NEW, Star-studded MMA bouts FOR Kẹrin 17 Mega-Ìṣẹlẹ IN Nagoya, JAPAN

Lightweight aibale okan Daron Cruickshank (aworan) ti wole pẹlu ricin FF, emi o si ṣe rẹ àǹfàní Uncomfortable lori Sunday, April 17.

Cruickshank gba lori Shinji Sasaki ni lightweight idije;
Huggy Bear bi mẹẹta Kirill Sidelnikov ni heavyweight showdown

Die:
Women ká Open iwuwo: Gabi Garcia la. Anna Malyukova
216 iwon catchweight: Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - March 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori Nobuyuki Sakakibara, kede nigba kan tẹ apero loni, that it has inked five new, Star-studded ADALU ologun Arts (MMA) bouts fun awọn oniwe-Elo-ti ifojusọna Mega-iṣẹlẹ ni Nagoya, Japan on Sunday, April 17, pẹlu a lightweight (155 poun) idije laarin rinle wole idaṣẹ aibaleDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) ati ifakalẹ iwé Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), bi daradara bi a heavyweight matchup laarin elegbe knockout awọn ošere Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) ati Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

Ni obirin ìmọ àdánù igbese, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.

Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank of Wayne, mi. yoo ṣeto ẹsẹ ni RIZIN FF oruka fun igba akọkọ, wọnyi a 4-odun, 13-ja stint pẹlu awọn Gbẹhin Gbigbogun asiwaju (UFC) ti o to wa AamiEye lori orogun irawọ Yves Edwards, Erik Koch ati Anthony Njokuani.

A meji-akoko NCAA Division III gídígbò orilẹ-qualifier fun Olifi College ati ki o kan keji ìyí dudu igbanu ni Tae Kwon Do, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-8, 30-odun-atijọ Cruickshank ti ni ibe admiration lati egeb agbaye pẹlu rẹ ṣeto ti awọn ibẹjadi idaṣẹ ogbon.

Sasaki of 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, awọn 5-ẹsẹ-9, 35-odun-atijọ ti o ti mina 10 ti re 16 ọmọ AamiEye nipa ọna ti ifakalẹ, gba wọle a thunderous, 40-keji TKO lori Won Sik Park pẹlu kan iji ti punches.

(Loke: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, agbada ninu rẹ Ibuwọlu, full-body agbateru aṣọ, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (osi) ati Wanderlei Silva (otun) 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

Pẹlu eru ọwọ, alaragbayida agility fun re lowo physique ati awọn ẹya eccentric eniyan ti o spawned re "Huggy Bear" moniker, Barnett ti Tampa, Fla., ti a ti ṣiṣe ariwo ni MMA aye ti pẹ.

Awọn 5-ẹsẹ-9, 29-odun-atijọ ti o mu ki rẹ oruka àbáwọlé wọ kan ni kikun-body agbateru aṣọ ati sayeye re victories nipa sise breakdance e ati cartwheels ni iwọn, ti mina 12 ti re 14 ọmọ AamiEye lati ọjọ nipa ọna ti (T)KO. Ni ibere re kẹhin, o gba wọle kan akọkọ yika TKO (punches) lori Shinichi Suzukawa, ni Tokyo onDecember 31

Sidelnikov of Stary Oskol, Russia ni a 5-ẹsẹ-11, 27-odun-atijọ tele protégé ti gbogbo-akoko MMA nla Fedor Emelianenko. Lori December 29, o si ṣe rẹ pada si iwọn lẹhin ti a marun-odun hiatus, Ifimaaki a pupo, akọkọ yika (2:23) WHO (punches) lori Carlos Toyota ni ìdánilẹkọọ RIZIN FF iṣẹlẹ ni Saitama, Japan.

Gabi Garcia la. Anna Malyukova

A mefa-akoko Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati kẹsan ìyí dudu igbanu, awọn 6-ẹsẹ-2, 30-odun-atijọ Garcia of Los Angeles, Calif. nipasẹ Sao Paulo, Brazil yoo pada si awọn RIZIN FF oruka fun awọn keji akoko lẹhin Ifimaaki a akọkọ yika (2:36) WHO (punches) lori Lei'd Tapa lori 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, magbowo ọmọ gba ti 7-1, Malyukova ṣe rẹ ọjọgbọn Uncomfortable lori Kẹsán 26, 2015, ebun a unanimous ipinnu lori Tatiana ebute.

Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 24-odun-atijọ Aukstuolis of Ukmerge, Lithuania ni a ti orile-ede Judo asiwaju ti o ti a ti gbasilẹ ni "Lithuanian Werewolf" nipa Japanese egeb ti nwon awọn ọmọ Onija lo rẹ ibinu ara to kolu jade (Punch) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza ni akọkọ yika (3:32) ti awọn RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga ká quarterfinal ipele ti ogun on December 29, 2015, ṣaaju ki o to ni ousted nipa eventual figagbaga asiwaju "Mo King" Lawal ni semifinal yika

Gbogbo awọn sugbon ọkan ninu awọn Aukstuolis 'AamiEye, bayi jina, ti wá nipa ọna ti (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Singh of Punjab, India ni a 6-ẹsẹ-6, 28-odun kan, tele K-1 ki o si jinde heavyweight kickboxing figagbaga asiwaju ti o si mu rẹ tobi ewu lati ọjọ nigbati o Witoelar ni oruka pẹlu Emelianenko ninu awọn ifilelẹ ti awọn iṣẹlẹ ti awọn RIZIN FF tapa-pipa iṣẹlẹ lori December 31, ọdun si awọn ala Russian Onija nipa ọna ti akọkọ yika (3:02) WHO (punches).

Singh ká ga profaili win lati ọjọ wá ni K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Ik iṣẹlẹ ni Tokyo, Japan nigbati o gba wọle a akọkọ yika (2:58) KO on Russian gbajumọ Sergei Kharitonov pẹlu kan ọtun kio.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Miran ti protégé ti Emelianenko ati awọn aburo ti M-1 Global ina heavyweight kingpin Viktor Nemkov, awọn 23-odun-atijọ Vadim of Stary Oskol ni a mẹta-akoko orile-ede ati 2014 aye ija Sambo asiwaju.

Nemkov de semifinal ipele ti awọn RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga loriDecember 29, finishing Goran Reljic nipa ọna ti awọn akọkọ yika (2:58) WHO (punches) ṣaaju ki o to ni ousted lati awọn mẹjọ-eniyan idije nipa Jiří Prochazka.

Awọn 6-ẹsẹ-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, qna ara ti ẹṣẹ, awọn Pancrase-idaraya egbe egbe ti pari gbogbo awọn mẹrin ti re ọjọgbọn alatako inu ti meji iyipo, nipasẹ (T)KO tabi ifakalẹ.

Owole lati 100,000 yeni, tiketi fun "Top mu RIZIN Ija Federation Mo,"Eyi ti gba ibi ni Nippon Gaishi Hall, o wa lori tita ati ki o le ti wa ni ra online ni Ticketbis.com.

Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, tele Igberaga FC middleweight asiwaju ati ki prolific gbajumọWanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yoo egbe soke pẹlu kan Onija lati wa ni kede laipe, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,"Ati ogun a duo wa ninu elegbe Àlàyé, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju 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. Photo gbese: Re'zin FF

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

Tokyo - March 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori Nobuyuki Sakakibara, kede nigba kan tẹ apero loni, 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 poun) matchup between submission ace Allan "koro" Ìbí (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, awọn 6-ẹsẹ, 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 ati 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) ti“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, a akọkọ yika (8:25) KO (Punch) ti 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) win lori Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (Punch) at the hands of superstar "Mo King" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 ti wá nipa ọna ti (T)KO ati 2 nipa ọna ti ifakalẹ.

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 ninu awọn 14 opponents he has conquered, lati tẹ ni kia kia jade.

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.

Awọn 5-ẹsẹ-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.

Ni ibere re kẹhin on December 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Efraimu 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, sibẹsibẹ, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yoo egbe soke pẹlu kan Onija lati wa ni kede laipe, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,"Ati ogun a duo wa ninu elegbe Àlàyé, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Ni a 180 pound MMA rules contest, pupo agbara puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Miiran" 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, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nla Wanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" 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.

Owole lati 100,000 yeni, 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, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati 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.

Ni a 180 pound MMA rules contest, pupo agbara puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Miiran" 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, keji yika (:34) KO (Punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling ni Bellator 139 lori June 26, 2015.

Titi di akoko yi, 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 ogorun pari oṣuwọn, pẹlu 11 ti re 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) ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) 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, sibẹsibẹ, 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 Padà TO MMA, YOO koju tele yan Star KAIDO HOOVELSON AT NEW odun kan ni NI tapa-PA EXTRAVAGANZA IN Tokyo

Tokyo - December 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, awọn gbogbo-titun ija igbega mu nipa tele Igberaga FC ori Nobuyuki Sakakibara, kede loni ni pada ti gbogbo-akoko kickboxing nla Jerome LeBanner, si ADALU ologun Arts (MMA) ofin idije, ni a Super heavyweight matchup pẹlu tele yan gídígbò kan Star Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, lori Thursday, Oṣu kejila. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO ká) kickboxing) ti Etretat, Seine-Maritime, France yio si ṣe rẹ akọkọ hihan labẹ ofin MMA niwon 2010 nigbati o si ti sọnu a unanimous ipinnu lati Judo medalist Satoshi Ishii. Šaaju si awọn ijatil, LeBanner ti gba wọle mẹta knockouts ni MMA ṣàkóso bouts, gbogbo labẹ awọn ti igbega ti K-1.

Awọn 42-odun-atijọ LeBanner, ti o ti dojuko ki o si ṣẹgun gbogbo pataki orogun ti re iran ninu awọn kickboxing oruka lori papa ti re 20-plus odun ọjọgbọn ọmọ, je gun ni mejeji ti rẹ bẹrẹ odun yi, igbelewọn a keji yika (:52) KO on Claudiu Istrate pẹlu orokun a idasesile si awọn ara lati idaduro rẹ ISKA. aye Super heavyweight K-1 ofin akọle on April 25, ati ki o ebun a unanimous ipinnu lori Karl Roberson lori August 4.

Ni 6-ẹsẹ-6, 425 poun, awọn 31-odun-atijọ Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 yan) ti Estonia ni a monstrous apẹrẹ ti o competed bi a ọjọgbọn yan ni Japan laarin 2004 ati 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

O kan meji years sinu rẹ ọmọ, Hoovelson ami awọn oke pipin ninu awọn idaraya, bajẹ gba a asiwaju ninu 2012 ati ki o ebun marun Awards fun ija ẹmí.

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Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. Sapp II ON NEW odun kan ni NI TI EFA; “ỌBA MO” TO koju Brett McDermott IN KẸJỌ-MAN GRAND Prix figagbaga

Meji K-1 ń ṣàkóso bouts kede fun gíga-ti ifojusọna,
mẹta-ọjọ ifilole ti RIZIN FF ni Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo, JAPAN - December 9, 2015 - RIZIN FF osise kede loni pe awọn gíga ti ifojusọna rematch laarin Akebono ati Bob Sapp yoo wa ni contested labẹ titu Boxing ṣàkóso lori Thursday, Oṣu kejila. 31, ati Pe BAMMA Onija Brett McDermott ti a ti daruko awọn titun alatako fun "Mo King" Lawal ni awọn mẹjọ-eniyan heavyweight Grand Prix imukuro figagbaga, awọn wọnyi ni yiyọ kuro ti awọn asiwaju BAMMA Mark Godbeer ose nitori ipalara.

Ni K-1 ofin igbese, ti o ti kede wipe Hiroya Kawabe yoo koju idaṣẹ phenom Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura lori Tuesday, Oṣu kejila. 29, ati Takeru Segawa yoo square si pa pẹlu Chinese Muay Thai asiwaju Yang Ming lori December 31.
Titu Boxing oludasile ati CEO, Takeshi Caesar joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Eleto Gbogbogbo Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, ki o si o nse Kensaku Maeda ni a tẹ apero ni Tokyo lati ṣe awọn Akede.

"Mo ti a ti koni imọran nipa ohun ti ofin awọn gíga ti ifojusọna rematch yẹ ki o wa labẹ waye, ati Mr. Cezar ṣe mi si awọn agutan ibi ti awọn mejeeji onija yoo ni anfani lati le mu won o pọju,"Wi Sakakibara.

"The titun K-1," tesiwaju Sakakibara, "Ti di gbajumo ni iru a dekun oṣuwọn, ati ki o Mo láyọ pe won ti wa ni lilọ lati wa ni fifiranṣẹ awọn wọn oke, odo Talent si wa iwọn. A yoo fẹ lati baramu mejeeji K-1 asoju soke pẹlu alakikanju alatako. "

Sakakibara tun darukọ wipe Nam Jin Jo ti farapa re orokun nigba ikẹkọ ati awọn ti a fi agbara mu lati yọ, ki Philip Efraimu lati titu Boxe ijinlẹ yoo wa ni ti nkọju Yuki Motoya.

Sakakibara pipade rẹ fii nipa apejuwe awọn alaye ti awọn mẹta-ọjọ, free-ti-idiyele ija Apewo, eyi ti yoo bẹrẹ lori December 29, ki o si pẹlu osere magbowo MMA bouts ati awọn ẹya ìmọ grappling figagbaga.

The rematch laarin Akebono ati Sapp ati awọn ti ija laarin Segawa ati Ming da matchups laarin Yuichiro Nagashima ati Andy Souwer, atiAsen Yamamoto ati Kron Gracie on December 31st.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"O ti wa a nigba ti niwon Mo kẹhin jà lori Nye, ati gan yiya. Ati lati wa ni ti nkọju mi ​​nemesis lekan si. Kẹhin akoko ti a jà, ti a ṣe itan, ati awọn ti o wà a nla ola. Emi yoo fẹ lati ifọkansi fun ṣiṣe itan lẹẹkansi, ati ki o Mo idaniloju o ti o yoo jẹ ohun moriwu ija. "

Akebono:

"Mo ti a ti ngbe pẹlu ibinujẹ ati ki o ijatil fun awọn ti o ti kọja 12 years. Mo ti gbe a ero ti irapada jin inu ati ni awọn ìfilọ ni awọn pipe ìlà. Mo kò fẹ lati ni lati lero wipe ọna lẹẹkansi, ki Mo fẹ lati wa gbogbo ènìyàn wo awọn titun Akebono. Mo n lọ ni nibẹ fun awọn win. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Mo ti wà banuje nitori ti mo fe lati ja siwaju sii odun yi, sugbon Mo wa si yọ nitori yi pipe anfani. Nibẹ ni o wa ọpọlọpọ MMA njà lori awọn kaadi, sugbon Emi yoo fẹ lati fi hàn pé K-1 njà ni o wa julọ moriwu. Mo fẹ lati wa ni pipe gbogbo sọrọ nipa awọn lightest Onija ká jije julọ moriwu jade ti gbogbo RIZIN njà. "

Re'zin FF Gbogbogbo Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Èmi o kan ju yiya. Ọkan ninu awọn idi ni wipe awọn ija kaadi jẹ sunmọ pipe, ṣugbọn diẹ sii bẹ nitori ti o daju wipe a yoo ni anfani lati tapa ti wa iṣẹlẹ lori awọn ọjọ ibi ti awon eniyan wo tẹlifisiọnu awọn julọ. O nilo lati wa ni a festivity. A fi papo orisirisi njà fun jakejado a jepe. A yoo fẹ lati tesiwaju lati se igbelaruge awọn titobi ti yi iṣẹlẹ. "

Takada tesiwaju ninu apejuwe kọọkan Onija. "Hiroya ni o ni awọn woni ati awọn ogbon ti o joba bi awọn oke Onija ni K-1. Mo ti le ri idi ti o ni o ni ọpọlọpọ awọn obirin egeb. Sugbon ni kete ti awọn Belii oruka, o ti fihan rẹ aggressiveness ati agbara. O ti wa ni nigbagbogbo irritating nigbati o ba mọ gidigidi kekere nipa rẹ alatako, ṣugbọn o ni ti pinnu lati fi títóbi K-1 laiwo ti alatako re. "

O si tesiwaju lori nipa awọn arosọ ija, "The-wonsi fun pe ija wà unreal. Ati awọn ti o kanna ija yoo wa ni bọ pada. Nibẹ ni o wa ọpọlọpọ awọn ero nipa yi ija, ṣugbọn ti o jẹ ohun ti o mu ki o ki moriwu. Ọpọlọpọ awọn onija yoo ni qkan ti o si kó gbogbo awọn akiyesi eyi ti yoo ja si dara išẹ. Eleyi ija ni o ni ọpọlọpọ itumo sile o. "Takada kun,"Ti o ba Akebono AamiEye, boya tókàn odun?"Ati teased gbogbo eniyan nipa a ti ṣee ṣe roba baramu. Takada kede wipe Cezar Takeshi ti a yàn bi awọn referee fun yi ija si wi fun u ko lati kọsẹ nigba ti ija.

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