TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Rezin FF, ang labanan sports promotion na humantong sa pamamagitan ng dating PRIDE FC ulo 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 sa Linggo, Abril 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 onSetyembre 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova sa pangalawang ikot (: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.

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

Sa pangunahing kaganapan, dating PRIDE FC middleweight champion at masagana ang ani superstar Wanderlei "Ang Axe mamamatay-tao" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ay magtambal sa isang manlalaban na inihayag sa lalong madaling panahon, sa isang espesyal na grappling "tag tugma,"At labanan ang isang duo na binubuo ng kapwa legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) at 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) matchup.

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

Sa mga babae ni open timbang aksyon, pinalamutian Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion at pambabae MMA matimbang asam Gabi Garcia (1-0) ay sumalungat sa two-time champion Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Kamakailang ricin FF Grand Prix tournament semifinalist Theodore Matangkad (8-3) ay parisukat off sa dating K-1 champion Jaideep "Heart" linggo (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing Ko ni) sa isang 216- pound catchweight fight.

Sambo world champion Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Dadalhin sa undefeated, agresibo pag-iisip mag-aaklas at top Nordic asam "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) sa isang light heavyweight (205 pounds) tumagilid.

Sa isang 180-pound MMA panuntunan catchweight contest, nagwawasak kapangyarihan pambutasHisaki Kato (5-2) ay magdadala sa kapwa finisher Yuta "Iba" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Bumabalik to action para sa unang pagkakataon sa limang taon, minamahal heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ay mukha kamakailang RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up at mapanganib knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

sa flyweight (125 pounds) aksyon, submission ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) ay i-lock sungay na may mainit na mainit champion Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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