TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt 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, Japon sou Dimanch, Avril 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 onSeptanm 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova nan wonn nan dezyèm (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

Soti nan pwi 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

Nan evènman an prensipal, ansyen PRIDE FC middleweight chanpyon ak prolific sipèsta Wanderlei "ansasen an ach" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) pral ekip moute ak yon avyon de gè yo dwe te anonse byento, nan yon débats espesyal "matche ak tag,"Ak batay yon duo ki fòme ak parèy lejand, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak 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 liv) matchup.

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

Nan aksyon louvri pwa fanm, dekore brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak mma pwa loud Prospect fanm Gabi Garcia (1-0) pral kolizyon ak de-tan Pankration chanpyon Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Dènye risen FF Grand Prix konpetisyon semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) pral kare koupe ak ansyen chanpyon K-1 Jaideep "kè" Semèn (2-1 Mma; 40-10, 13 Kikboksin KO nan) nan yon 216- catchweight liv batay.

Sambo chanpyon nan lemonn Vadim Nemkov (5-1) ap pran sou undefeated, agresif-èspri atakan ak tèt Prospect Nòdik "Wa" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nan yon pwa loud limyè (205 liv) enklinezon.

Nan yon konpetisyon règ 180-liv mma catchweight, devastatè pouvwa pèrswaHisaki Kato (5-2) ap pran sou parèy eFinisyon Yuta "Lòt" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Lè yo retounen a aksyon la pou premye fwa nan senk ane, renmen anpil pwa loud Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ap fè fas a ki sot pase RIZIN FF Grand Prix konpetisyon moun kap kouri-up ak danjere atis pentch George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

nan mouch (125 liv) aksyon, soumèt ace Allan "sinistr" Nesans (14-3) pral fèmen kat kòn ak wouj-cho chanpyon Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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