| Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso 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, ka Sontaha, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le 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, Japane, 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 le Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie le Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada le 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, ka November 23, 2005.
Turu ho 100,000 twilight, 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 lik'hilograma tse) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, khabisitsoeng Brazil Jiu-Jitsu lefatše 'mampoli le basali MMA heavyweight tebello Gabi Garcia (1-0) o tla thulana le 'meli ea nako e Pankration mampoli Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) le Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Recent ricin FF Grand Prix kgaisano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) o tla lisekoere tloha le pele e neng e le 'mampoli K-1 Jaideep "Pelo" beke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ea kickboxing) ka 216- boima ba catchweight loana.
Sambo lefatše 'mampoli Vadim Nemkov (5-1) tla nka ka Krrish, mabifi ba chesehelang lintho striker le tlhōrōng Nordic tebello "Morena" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ka heavyweight leseli (205 lik'hilograma tse) sekama.
A tlhōlisanong 180 boima MMA melawana catchweight, senyang matla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) o tla jara finisher-'moho Yuta "Tse ling" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Khutlang hore a nke khato ka lekhetlo la pele lilemong tse hlano, heavyweight ratoang Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), tla tobana morao tjena RIZIN FF Grand Prix kgaisano semathi-up le e kotsi knockout moetsi oa litšoantšo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
a flyweight (125 lik'hilograma tse) bohato, ikokobelletsa Ace Allan Birth "lerootho" (14-3) o tla notlela linaka le 'mampoli oa li-red-chesang 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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