TOKYO, EJAPANE (Nov. 30, 2015) -A Drawing ukucacisa kubakaki mqhudelwano futhi isigaba sokuqala matchups for the RIZIN UKULWA OMKHULU-Prix 2015 nesishiyagalombili man, mqhudelwano wesibhakela ezizokwenzeka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili – December 29 futhi December 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA wesibhakela Champion Mark Godbeer, ngubani kulindeleke ukuba bancintisane kulo mqhudelwano, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Ngaphambi umdwebo, Usihlalo Nobuyuki Sakakibara washo, "Lokhu mqhudelwano kuyoba Isici esivelele RIZIN. Fighters abavela emhlabeni wonke abazidlayo ukumela ukukhuthazwa zabo futhi izwe, futhi ezimisele ukusebenzisa leli yesikhulumi zokuthuthukisa career abo ukwenza igama zibuthene kulo mqhudelwano. Iningi abezindaba ababebuthene namuhla angase angazi kakhulu ngalezi abasubathi, kodwa lapho kuqala K-1 iqale ngo 1993, akekho wayazi mayelana Branko Cikatić noma Mike Bernardo. The fighters ngubani ukuvula izivalo emisha kulabo idlule abakulindele. "

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Bout # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Bout # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Bout # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Bout # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Fighter Quotes:

– 1st Pick = “King Mo” Lawal – ezikhethiwe Slot A

"Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukulwela RIZIN. Ngijabule sikhangise amakhono ami phambi abalandeli Japanese futhi athole umsebenzi. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi sithathe inombolo eyodwa. Ngihlale inombolo eyodwa. Ngingumfana in a isikhundla lapho abanye Anokubutha me, umsebenzi wami ukuchoboza noma wubani umi eduze kwami. "

“"I Okwamanje awunawo umbheke, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi BAMMA uzothumela ukulwa okuhle ngami. Kodwa ngeshwa noma ubani ongena uzoyithola sephulwe ngakho kangcono uzilungiselele. Ngicabanga Ishii wenza smart choice ngokugwema kwami ​​ubakaki yami. Good for kuye. "

"Lokho imali eningi! Ngingathanda ukuthenga kweqembu ice cream, izingubo nice, futhi uye Disney World bese ubona bunch of movies. Ngingathanda ukuya Vegas futhi iqembu, futhi uthenge amathani igolide izesekeli. "
– 2nd Khetha = Theodore Tall (Bushido Europe Champion) – Slot akhethiwe C

"Ngiyambonga banikwe enjalo ithuba. Kuleli zinga wokuncintisana, kufanele sikulungele ukulwa ubani ukuze anginandaba ngubani esitheni sami siyoba. Ngikholwa mina futhi am ilungela ukulwa ubani. "

"Kwami, ekubeni ingqwele in ebaluleke ngaphezu imali. Imali kuzolandela ngenxa yokuba iqhawe weqiniso. Ingqondo yami isethwe ukunqoba mqhudelwano. "

"Isizathu ukuthi kungani ngilapha yingoba ngikholelwa ngedwa. I ezolwa ukumela izwe lami elincane. Umphikisi My ine yesiteleka zasendle kodwa akukho isizathu esenza ngingaphelelwa. Ngiyakufaka on a show futhi baphume enqobile.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Owabe KSW Light wesibhakela Champion) – Slot akhethiwe G

"Anginandaba olwela kimi. Iphupho My kusukela ngineminyaka izinyane kwaba ukulwa eJapane, mina ngihlala the dream manje, Umgomo wami iwukubonisa ukusebenza yami umhlabeleli on New Years Eve. "

"Ngithanda matchup. Bengilokhu ukuqeqesha kanye Sambo nezwe iqhawe Blagoi Ivanov futhi am ujwayelene Sambo mpi isitayela. Ngiyazi ukuthi livela iqembu elikhulu, kodwa mina uzolunga ukuthatha lutho anakho ukunikela kuyoba ukulwa okuhle kangaka. "

"Ngihlala a isifiso enganginaso kusukela ebuntwaneni. I am begxile kakhulu ukuba aqhubeke nohambo lwami phezu iphupho lami ukuba abe iqhawe in Japan. I bazothini ukuthi kufanele enzeni imali once I ukufeza umgomo wami. "

– 4Pick th = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympic Judo Gold medalist) – Slot akhethiwe E

"Ukulungiselela muhle. I ngeke uzizwe ukuthi impi a fight, usuqalile nje impi on Nye. "

"Plan wami izimali kwesigamu semali umklomelo ukugembula futhi ngeke nginikele ukuphumula."

"Lokhu kwaba sipho esihle ukuthi angikwazanga phansi. An mqhudelwano MMA, Izimbangi Good, imali enhle umklomelo. Angifuni ukuba agxile kakhulu ngokuwina lo mqhudelwano ngoba lokho kuyoba nomthelela umdlalo wami engqondo, kanjalo mina sizogxila asilwe ngesikhathi. "

– 5Pick th = Bruno Cappelozza (Fight Jungle 100kg Champion) – Slot akhethiwe D

"Angazi ngempela ukwazi yimiphi le fighters lapha namuhla, kanjalo mina ayoyikhetha esitheni sami futhi banethemba Ngingumfana lucky. "

"Lokho uhlobo imali enkulu zizoshintsha ukuphila kwami ​​futhi ukuphila komkhaya wami. Futhi wokuba iqhawe. Lezo zici ezimbili kuyoba akufezile omkhulu kimi.”

"Bekulokhu kuyiphupho lami ukuba balwe eJapane. Angazi kakhulu mayelana esitheni sami, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka sizobe kokubili zilungiselele mpi ethokozisayo. Ngicabanga lokhu kuyoba yinto fight omuhle. "

– 6Pick th = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union wesibhakela Champion) – Slot akhethiwe H

"I uzobe ezimele Sambo. Ngingathanda ukukubonisa ubuhle Sambo ubuciko Sambo.”

– 7Pick th = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Light wesibhakela Champion) – akhethiwe Slot F "Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba bakwazi ukukhombisa amakhono ami ezweni lapho Samurai wazalelwa. I ngete nawe. "

"Wonke umuntu lapha kunzima. Kusukela I uzobe ukulwa intandokazi langakubo, impi yami oyozibutha ukunakwa. Ngithanda ukusebenzisa leli thuba futhi lokhu inselele babe entweni enkulu elandelayo. "

"Kuyinto imali engaka angazi ukuthi ngiqalephi. Ngikholelwa ukuthi imali kuyofika kamuva. Ngakho njengoba manje, ingqondo yami ukuba iwunike konke enginakho ukuze enze RIZIN aziqhenye ngokuthi bakhetha kimi umhlanganyeli. "

Umphathi Ovamile Nobuhiko Takada wathatha microphone emva umdwebo, "I am ozwa ajwayelekile, ukhululekile emkhathini kodwa esishubile manje. I am nje ejabulile bezobona ukuzalwa izinkanyezi esizayo. Ngithemba Ishii ongenza ngendlela lapho uyokwenza us abalandeli Japanese siziqhenye. Okufezayo lokuqala Ishii BakaJehova yabhaliswa ngokuwina indondo yegolide, kodwa thina asizange ubabone Imiphumela ubhedu kuye MMA. Nginethemba angasebenzisa leli thuba ukuba kuzuzwe wenziwe enkulu career yakhe.”