| Tokyo - Avril 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt 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, sou Dimanch, Avril 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak 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, Japon, 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 ak Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie ak Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ak 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, sou Novanm 23, 2005.
Soti nan pwi 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 Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 liv) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, dekore brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak mma pwa loud Prospect fanm Gabi Garcia (1-0) pral kolizyon ak de-tan Pankration chanpyon Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) ak Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Dènye risen FF Grand Prix konpetisyon semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) pral kare koupe ak ansyen chanpyon K-1 Jaideep "kè" Semèn (2-1 Mma; 40-10, 13 Kikboksin KO nan) nan yon 216- catchweight liv batay.
Sambo chanpyon nan lemonn Vadim Nemkov (5-1) ap pran sou undefeated, agresif-èspri atakan ak tèt Prospect Nòdik "Wa" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nan yon pwa loud limyè (205 liv) enklinezon.
Nan yon konpetisyon règ 180-liv mma catchweight, devastatè pouvwa pèrswaHisaki Kato (5-2) ap pran sou parèy eFinisyon Yuta "Lòt" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Lè yo retounen a aksyon la pou premye fwa nan senk ane, renmen anpil pwa loud Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ap fè fas a ki sot pase RIZIN FF Grand Prix konpetisyon moun kap kouri-up ak danjere atis pentch George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
nan mouch (125 liv) aksyon, soumèt ace Allan "sinistr" Nesans (14-3) pral fèmen kat kòn ak wouj-cho chanpyon 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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