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

Tokyo - Aprily 4, 2016- Rezina FF, fanatanjahan-tena ny ady fampiroboroboana tarihin'ny teo aloha FC lohany NY FIREHAREHANA 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, amin'ny Alahady, Aprily 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ary 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, tamin'ny Novambra 23, 2005.

Priced avy 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 Mipoaka ny" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 kilao) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, voaravaka Breziliana Jiu-Jitsu tompon-daka izao tontolo izao sy ny vehivavy ny MMA lanja mavesatra fanantenana Gabi Garcia (1-0) dia collide roa-ny Pankration tompon-daka Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Tantaran'ny ricin FF Grand Prix fifaninanana semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) dia kianja eny amin'ny teo aloha K-1 tompon-daka Jaideep "Heart" herinandro (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ny kickboxing) ao amin'ny 216- Pound catchweight ady.

Sambo izao tontolo izao tompon-daka Vadim Nemkov (5-1) dia handray undefeated, -tsaina mahery vaika namely sy ambony Nordic fanantenana "Mpanjaka" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) amin'ny mazava lanja mavesatra (205 kilao) Jery ​​mitongilana.

Nandritra ny 180-kilao MMA fitsipika catchweight fifaninanana, manimba ny hery puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) haka ny mpiara-Mpanefa Yuta "hafa" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Niverina hanao zavatra voalohany amin'ny dimy taona, malala lanja mavesatra Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vao haingana dia hiatrika RIZIN FF Grand Prix fifaninanana mpihazakazaka-up sy mampidi-doza knockout mpanakanto George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 kilao) hetsika, manaiky abidy Allan "mampalahelo" Birth (14-3) dia hanidy tandroka amin'ny mena-mahamay tompon-daka 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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