| TOKYO - Aprili 4, 2016- Resini FF, kukuza kupambana michezo wakiongozwa na aliyekuwa kichwa 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, juu ya Jumapili, Aprili 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) na 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, 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 na Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie na Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada na 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, Novemba 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 paundi) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, kupambwa Brazil Jiu-Jitsu bingwa wa dunia na wanawake MMA Heavyweight matarajio Gabi Garcia (1-0) itakuwa collide na mara mbili Pankration bingwa Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) na Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Hivi karibuni ricin FF Grand Prix mashindano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) itakuwa mraba mbali na bingwa wa zamani wa K-1 Jaideep "Moyo" wiki (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO ya) katika 216- chupa catchweight mapambano.
Sambo bingwa wa dunia Vadim Nemkov (5-1) watachukua undefeated, fujo wenye nia mshambuliaji na juu Nordic matarajio "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) katika mwanga Heavyweight (205 paundi) Tilt.
Katika mashindano ya 180-pound MMA sheria catchweight, makubwa ya nguvu puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) atacheza mwenye kutimiza wenzake Yuta "Nyingine" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Kurudi kwa hatua kwa mara ya kwanza katika miaka mitano, Heavyweight mpendwa Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), atakabiliwa hivi karibuni RIZIN FF Grand Prix mashindano mkimbiaji-up na hatari ya mtoano msanii George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
katika flyweight (125 paundi) hatua, kuwasilisha ace Allan Birth "Grim" (14-3) itakuwa lock pembe na bingwa nyekundu-moto 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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