| TOKYO - Abril 4, 2016- Rezin FF, ang labanan sports promotion na humantong sa pamamagitan ng dating PRIDE FC ulo 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, sa Linggo, Abril 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) at 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, Hapon, 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 at Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie at Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada at 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 Magbiro Barnett, sa Nobyembre 23, 2005.
Presyo mula sa 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 Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, pinalamutian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion at pambabae MMA matimbang asam Gabi Garcia (1-0) ay sumalungat sa two-time champion Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) at Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Kamakailang ricin FF Grand Prix tournament semifinalist Theodore Matangkad (8-3) ay parisukat off sa dating K-1 champion Jaideep "Heart" linggo (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing Ko ni) sa isang 216- pound catchweight fight.
Sambo world champion Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Dadalhin sa undefeated, agresibo pag-iisip mag-aaklas at top Nordic asam "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) tumagilid.
Sa isang 180-pound MMA panuntunan catchweight contest, nagwawasak kapangyarihan pambutasHisaki Kato (5-2) ay magdadala sa kapwa finisher Yuta "Iba" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Bumabalik to action para sa unang pagkakataon sa limang taon, minamahal heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ay mukha kamakailang RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up at mapanganib knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
sa flyweight (125 pounds) aksyon, submission ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) ay i-lock sungay na may mainit na mainit champion 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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