RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF KAZUYUKI FUJITA; WILL FACE NEW YEAR’S EVE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP JIRI PROCHAZKA IN NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 17

Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, April 17. Fujita held up a poster board with an image of his opponent, recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up Jiri Prochazka, at a press conference today to announce his matchup. Foto krediet: Re'zin VF

Meer: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

Tokio - Maart 16, 2016- Re'zin VF, die vechtsporten bevordering gelei deur die voormalige PRIDE FC kop Nobuyuki Sakakibara, aangekondig tydens 'n perskonferensie vandag, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan op Sondag, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 pond) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) and red-hot championYuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, die 6-voet, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva en Mark Coleman, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.

Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) WIE (corner stoppage) van“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, 'n eerste ronde (8:25) KO (punch) van James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mark Kerr.

The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) WIE (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii in the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.

Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) WIE (aftrede) oorwinning oor Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (punch) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 kom by wyse van (T)KO en 2 by wyse van voorlegging.

Allan Nascimento vs.Yuki Motoya

Touted as a miniature version of all-time great Anderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 van die 14 opponents he has conquered, te tap uit.

At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.

Die 5-voet-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.

In sy laaste begin op Desember 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Efraim at the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, egter, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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In die belangrikste gebeurtenis, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "Die Byl Moordenaar" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) sal span met 'n vegter wat binnekort aangekondig word, in 'n spesiale worstel "tag wedstryd,"En die stryd om 'n duo bestaan ​​van mede-legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

In 'n 180 pound MMA rules contest, vernietigende krag ponser Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ander" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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