TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising star Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan na Nedjelja, April 17.

The 5-foot-1, 22-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will compete under MMA rules for the first time after amassing a collection of accolades as an amateur wrestler, including three junior Olympic medals.

Murata’s most impressive achievement came in 2011 when she nearly defeated three-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

An MMA student since 2015, Murata has been training under the command of DEEP Featherweight Champion Kazunori Yokota and former DREAM competitor Takeshi Yamazaki, and has been sparring predominantly with male fighters.

Denisova of Cheboksary, Russia will seek her third consecutive win in what will mark her first appearance under the RIZIN FF banner. In her last start onSeptembar 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova u drugom krugu (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

The 25-year-old Denisova gained worldwide recognition for the first time four years ago after video surfaced of her defeating a male opponent in an MMA bout.

Po cijeni od 100,000 jen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

U glavni događaj, bivši PRIDE FC prvak u srednjoj i plodan superstar Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) će udružiti sa borca ​​da uskoro biti raspisan, u posebnom grappling "tag utakmici,"I bore se duo koji se sastoji od kolega legenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Prolific striker and 13-fight UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 funti) Matchup.

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) i Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

U ženskoj otvoren težina akciji, uređen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu svjetski prvak i ženska MMA u teškoj kategoriji izglede Gabi Garcia (1-0) će se sudariti sa dva-put Pankration prvak Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Nedavni ricin FF Grand Prix turnir polufinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) će kvadrat off sa bivšim K-1 prvak Jaideep "Srce" sedmica (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO je kickboxing) u 216- Pound catchweight borbu.

Sambo svjetski prvak Vadim Nemkov (5-1) će se na neporažena, agresivno-minded napadač i top Nordic Prospect "Kralj" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) u poluteškoj (205 funti) nagib.

U pravila 180-pound MMA Catchweight takmičenje, razorne snage puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) će se na kolege za završnu obradu Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vraćajući se na akciju po prvi put u pet godina, voljeni teškoj kategoriji Kazuyuki "Ol 'IronHead" Fujita (15-10), će se suočiti sa nedavnom rižin FF Grand Prix turnir runner-up i opasne nokaut umjetnik George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

u muva (125 funti) akcija, podnošenje ace Allan "Grim" Rođen (14-3) će ukrstiti koplja sa usijanim prvak Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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