TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved 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 på Søndag, 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 onSeptember 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova i anden runde (: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.

Prissat fra 100,000 yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

I main event, tidligere PRIDE FC mellemvægt mester og frodig superstjerne Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil gå sammen med en fighter at blive annonceret snart, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,"Og kæmp en duo bestående af kolleger legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og 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 pounds) matche.

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

I kvindernes åbne vægt handling, dekoreret Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinders MMA sværvægter udsigten Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden Pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Seneste ricin FF Grand Prix turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil firkantet med den tidligere K-1 mester Jaideep "Heart" uge (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kickboxing) i en 216- pund opsamlingsvægte kamp.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil tage på ubesejret, aggressiv-minded angriber og top nordisk perspektiv "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lys sværvægter (205 pounds) tilt.

I en 180-pund MMA regler opsamlingsvægte contest, ødelæggende effekt puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil tage på kolleger efterbehandler Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vender tilbage til handling for første gang i fem år, elskede sværvægter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil stå seneste RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering runner-up og farlig knockout kunstner George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

I fluevægt (125 pounds) handling, indsendelse ace Allan "Grim" Født (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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