RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

Tokija - Aprīlis 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, cīņas sporta veicināšana, ko bijušais PRIDE FC vadītājs vadīja 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, par Svētdiena, Aprīlis 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada un 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, novembrī 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 mārciņas) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dekorēts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pasaules čempions un sieviešu MMA smagsvars izredzes Gabi Garcia (1-0) būs saduras ar divu laikā Pankration čempions Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Nesenā ricīns FF Grand Prix turnīrs semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) būs kvadrātveida off ar bijušo K-1 čempions Jaideep "Heart" nedēļa (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kikbokss) in 216- mārciņa catchweight cīņa.

Sambo pasaules čempions Vadim Nemkov (5-1) uzņemsies undefeated, agresīvi domājošiem streikotājs un top Nordic izredzes "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ar gaismas smagiem (205 mārciņas) slīpums.

Ar 180-mārciņa MMA noteikumiem catchweight konkursā, postoša power kovbojsHisaki Kato (5-2) uzņemsies kolēģiem finisher Yuta "Citi" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Atgriežoties uz rīcību, kas pirmo reizi piecu gadu laikā, mīļotais smagiem Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), saskarsies neseno RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnīra otrās un bīstamu nokauts mākslinieks George "Denise" Procházka (16-3-1).

in visvieglākais svars (125 mārciņas) darbība, iesniegšana ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) būs atslēga ragi ar satraukts čempions 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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