| TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, promosi olahraga pertempuran dipimpin déning mantan kepala 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, ing Minggu, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) lan Masanori Kanehara (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 lan Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie lan Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada lan 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, November 23, 2005.
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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 kilogram) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, decorated juara donya Brasil Jiu-Jitsu lan MMA prospek abot wanita Gabi Garcia (1-0) ora tabrakan karo juara Pankration loro-wektu Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) lan Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Anyar ricin Grand Prix FF turnamen semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) bakal kothak mati karo mantan juara K-1 Jaideep "Heart" minggu (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO kang) ing 216- perang pound catchweight.
juara donya Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) bakal njupuk ing suwé, striker agresif-minded lan prospek Nordic ndhuwur "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ing abot cahya (205 kilogram) ngiringake.
Ing kontes aturan 180-pound MMA catchweight, puncher daya ngancurakeHisaki Kato (5-2) bakal njupuk ing fellow finisher Yuta "Liyane" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Bali menyang tumindak kanggo pisanan ing limang taun, abot kinasih Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), bakal ngadhepi anyar RIZIN Grand Prix FF turnamen runner-up lan artis kalah mbebayani George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
ing flyweight (125 kilogram) tumindak, pengajuan ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) bakal ngunci sungu karo juara abang-panas 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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