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Re'zin FF Announces kev sib tw nkhaus, Matchups rau Yim-txiv neej Heavyweight kev sib tw rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 29 thiab 31

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Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

Tokyo, Nyiv (Nov. 30, 2015) -Ib Tug nqus los mus txiav txim cov kev sib tw nkhaus thiab thawj theem matchups rau lub RIZIN sib ntaus sib tua GRAND-PRIX 2015 yim-txiv neej, heavyweight kev sib tw uas yuav muab qhov chaw nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm ob hnub – Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29 thiab lub Kaum Ob Hlis 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight zus Mark Godbeer, uas tau teem tseg los sib tw nyob rau hauv cov kev sib tw, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Ua ntej mus rau lub kos duab, Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara hais, "Qhov no kev sib tw yuav tsum yog tus highlight ntawm RIZIN. Tua hluav taws los nyob ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no uas yog txaus siab los sawv cev rau lawv cov qib thiab lub teb chaws, thiab yog xav ua kom siv no platform rau boost lawv ua hauj lwm rau ua ib lub npe rau lawv tus kheej tau sau nyob rau hauv cov kev sib tw. Feem ntau ntawm cov xov xwm uas sau niaj hnub no tej zaum yuav tsis paub ntau npaum li cas txog cov kev sib tw tau, tab sis thaum K-1 thawj ncaws tawm nyob rau hauv 1993, tsis muaj leej twg paub txog Branko Cikatić los yog Mike Bernardo. Cov neeg tua hluav taws uas qhib tau lub qhov rooj tshiab yog cov neeg uas ntau tshaj lawv xav. "

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 De = “King Mo” Lawal – xaiv qhov A

"Kuv zoo siab uas kuv mus tua rau RIZIN. Kuv pog mus yuav showcase kuv txawj nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub Japanese kiv cua thiab tau hauj lwm ua. Kuv zoo siab yuav tsum tau mus de tus naj npawb ib. Kuv yeej ib txwm naj npawb ib. Kuv nyob rau hauv ib txoj hauj lwm qhov twg lwm leej lwm tus yuav tuaj tos kuv, kuv txoj hauj lwm yog los tsoo leej twg sawv tom ntej no rau kuv. "

“"Kuv tam sim no tsis muaj tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis kuv paub tseeb tias BAMMA yuav xa ib tug zoo fighter rau kuv. Tiam sis hmoov tsis leej twg los yuav tau smashed ces nws yuav tsum tau ua npaj. Kuv xav hais tias Ishii ua ib tug ntse xaiv los ntawm kev zam rau kuv thiab kuv bracket. Zoo rau nws. "

"Qhov ntawd yog ib tug ntau ntawm cov nyiaj! Kuv xav yuav ib Rev ntawm cov mis nyuj khov, ib co zoo khaub ncaws, thiab mus rau Disney ntiaj teb thiab pom ib Rev ntawm cov tsos. Kuv yuav mus rau Vegas thiab tog, thiab yuav tons ntawm kub accessories. "
– 2nd De = Theodore Siab (BUSHIDO cov teb chaws Europe tau zus ib) – xaiv qhov C

"Kuv xav thov ua tsaug rau yuav muab ib lub sij hawm xws. Nyob rau theem no ntawm kev sib tw, koj yuav tsum tau npaj kom txhij los sib ntaus sib tua leej twg li ntawd, kuv tsis tu leej twg kuv tus nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum. Kuv ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej thiab yog npaj txhij mus tua leej twg. "

"Rau kuv, ua tus tau zus ib nyob rau hauv ntau tshaj ib qho tseem ceeb cov nyiaj. Nyiaj yuav ua raws li raws li ib tug tshwm sim ntawm kev ua ib tug yeej muaj tseeb zus. Kuv lub siab yog muab los yeej muaj cov kev sib tw. "

"Yog vim li cas vim li cas kuv yuav nyob ntawm no yog vim hais tias kuv ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej. Kuv yuav sib ntaus sib tua los sawv cev rau kuv me me lub teb chaws. Kuv tus nrog sib ntaus muaj qus tawm, tiam sis yog tsis muaj yog vim li cas vim li cas kuv yuav poob. Kuv yuav muab tso rau hauv ib tug yeeb yam thiab yuav tawm los yeej xwb.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Yav tas los KSW teeb Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov G

"Kuv tsis tu leej twg fights kuv. Kuv npau suav txij thaum kuv yog ib tug me nyuam yog mus sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Nyiv, thiab kuv nyob hauv tus npau suav txoj cai tam sim no, kuv lub hom phiaj yog los qhia kuv zoo tshaj plaws ua tau zoo rau Tshiab Xyoo Eve. "

"Kuv nyiam lub matchup. Kuv twb tau kawm nrog Sambo lub ntiaj teb champion Blagoi Ivanov thiab paub nrog lub Sambo sib ntaus style. Kuv paub tias nws los ntawm ib tug zoo kawg pab neeg, tiam sis kuv yuav npaj txhij mus rau noj dab tsi nws muaj los mus muaj li ntawd nws yuav tsum yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus. "

"Kuv nyob ib thaum yau npau suav. Kuv yog ntau focused rau txuas ntxiv kuv cov lus rau kuv tus npau suav los ua ib tug tau zus ib nyob rau hauv Nyiv. Kuv yuav xav seb yuav ua li cas nrog rau cov nyiaj ib zaug kuv ua tau kuv lub hom phiaj. "

– 4th De = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics judo Kub medalist) – xaiv qhov E

"Kev Npaj yog zoo. Kuv yuav tsis xav tias kev sib ntaus yog ib tug sib ntaus, lub sib ntaus sib tua nyob nye tau nyuam qhuav pib. "

"Kuv txoj kev npaj no yog los sib piv cov nqi ib nrab ntawm cov nqi zog nyiaj nyob rau hauv kev twv txiaj thiab yuav pub tus so."

"Qhov no yog ib tug zoo kev uas kuv yuav tsis tig. Ib MMA kev sib tw, Zoo tw, zoo nqi zog nyiaj. Kuv tsis xav kom koj tsom ntau heev rau winning cov kev sib tw vim tias yuav muaj feem xyuam rau kev puas siab ntsws kev ua si kuv, li ntawd kuv thiaj yuav kub siab rau ib tug sib ntaus ntawm ib lub sij hawm. "

– 5th De = Bruno Cappelozza (Zoov nuj txeeg sib ntaus 100kg zus) – xaiv qhov D

"Kuv yeej tsis paub ib yam ntawm cov neeg tua hluav taws hnub no, li ntawd, kuv yuav xaiv kuv tus nrog sib ntaus thiab cia siab Kuv muaj hmoo. "

"Qhov ntawd hom loj nyiaj yuav hloov kuv lub neej thiab kuv tsev neeg lub neej. Thiab kuj ua ib tug tau zus ib. Cov ob yam yuav loj loj ua tiav rau kuv.”

"Nws tau kuv tus npau suav mus tua nyob rau Nyiajpoom Teb. Kuv tsis paub ntau heev txog kuv tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis kuv paub tseeb tias peb yuav ob leeg yuav npaj rau ib qho exciting sib ntaus. Kuv xav tias qhov no yuav ua tau ib tug zoo heev sib ntaus. "

– 6th De = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov H

"Kuv yuav tsum sawv cev rau Sambo. Kuv xav qhia kev zoo nkauj ntawm Sambo thiab kos duab rau ntawm Sambo.”

– 7th De = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech teeb Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov F "Kuv pog heev yuav tsum tau mus qhia kuv txawj nyob rau hauv ib lub teb chaws uas Samurai tau yug los. Kuv yuav tsis tu siab rau koj. "

"Txhua leej txhua tus ntawm no yog tawv. Txij li thaum kuv yuav tau sib ntaus sib tua lub hometown nyiam, kuv sib ntaus yuav tsum sib sau ua ke xim. Kuv xav siv lub sij hawm no thiab no kev sib tw los ua tus tom ntej loj tshaj plaws. "

"Nws yog heev npaum li cas nyiaj Kuv tsis paub pib qhov twg. Kuv ntseeg hais tias cov nyiaj yuav los tom. Yog li ntawd raws li ntawm tam sim no, kuv ua kom pom tseeb yog muab tag nrho nws kuv tau mus ua RIZIN zoo siab tias lawv xaiv kuv rau ib tug neeg. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada coj lub microphone tom qab ntawm daim duab, "Kuv thiaj li hnov ​​ib tug paub, xis tsis tau tense cua txoj cai tam sim no. Kuv cia li pog ua tim khawv rau kev yug me nyuam rau yav tom ntej cov hnub qub. Kuv vam thiab cia siab Ishii yuav ua tau nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev twg nws yuav ua rau peb Japanese kiv cua zoo siab. Ishii tus thawj accomplishment twb yeej kub puav pheej, tab sis peb tsis tau pom tej koj tau los ntawm nws nyob rau hauv MMA. Kuv yeej vam nws yuav siv lub sij hawm no mus cuag cov biggest accomplishment ntawm nws cov hauj lwm.”
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Sib ntaus Network pib RFA 26 NYOB, WSOF 21 Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 5 Pib thaum 10 p.m. THIAB

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Toronto (Lub rau hli ntuj 4, 2015 — Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, presents back-to-back world-class championship mixed martial arts broadcasts this Friday, Lub rau hli ntuj 5, pib thaum 10 p.m. nrog ib tug nyob kev nthuav qhia ntawm RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith from 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado.

 

Immediately following the live broadcast, Fight Network will present WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki in its entirety from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

 

Fight Network will televise both cards exclusively in Canada, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Airing nyob ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB, RFA 26 will be headlined by a welterweight title bout as RFA welterweight champion Benjamin Smith (14-2) puts his title on the line against No. 1 contender Gilbert Smith(10-4). Nyob rau hauv lub co-ntsiab kev tshwm sim, Brazilian submission ace Thiago “Monstinho” Alves (8-2) battles Colorado’s own Marcus “Bad Intentions” Edwards (9-3). The main card will also feature a pair of bantamweights bouts, as NCAA Division I wrestler Jarred “Shutout” Mercado (12-2) will lock horns with jiu-jitsu black belt Bruno Frazatto (6-2), while Hawaiian knockout artist Boston “Boom Boom” Salmon (3-0) will clash with collegiate wrestler Danny Mainus (3-3). Also on the main card, former RFA middleweight title challenger Andrew “El Dirte” Sanchez (5-2) squares off with Respect FC and SFFN champion Clinton Williams (5-1) and undefeated heavyweight prospect Brandon Griffin(4-0) battles The MMA Lab destroyer Ashley Gooch (7-4).

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki features a championship doubleheader. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, reigning WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer (9-1) will put his title on the line for the first time against Canadian challenger and battle-tested veteran Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki (21-5-1), while the co-feature pits WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho “The Prince” Ram aagainst Bulgarian standout Blagoi Ivanov (11-1). Two featherweight rising stars will put their unblemished records on the line when Hakeem Dawodu (4-0) raws li Chuka “Tus Tsov Ntxhuav King” Willis(4-0), ntau Mark “Sweet Dreams” Drummond (7-2) battles Michael “The Messenger” Hill in an all-Canadian welterweight clash.

 

The live action continues on Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6, pib thaum 9 a.m. THIAB nrog M-1 sib tw 58: Battle in the Mountains 4 from Ingushetia, Russia, featuring Marcelo Brito (13-6) vs. Murad Abdulaev(14-3) for the M-1 welterweight title, ntau Lee Morrison (12-5) ntsej muag Pavel Vitruk (12-1) nyob rau hauv featherweight txiav txim, thiab heavyweights Alexei Kudin (19-8) thiab Denis Smoldarev (10-1) will throw down. Sib ntaus Network lub nyob tawm ntawm M-1 Challenge 58 yuav pa ya rau Cablevision lub Zoo TV, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable thiab Armstrong Cable nyob rau hauv lub U.S., teb chaws nyob rau hauv Canada, Roku li thoob plaws North America, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

Tom qab ntawd, Fight Network will televise the nyob prelims rau UFC sib ntaus Hmo ntuj: Boetsch vs. Henderson heev dua lwm yam nyob rau hauv Canada los ntawm 8 p.m. THIAB rau 10 p.m. THIAB. The prelims will feature an explosive heavyweight clash between heavy-handed Texan Shawn Jordan (17-6) and New Orleans’ own knockout artist Derrick Lewis (12-3, 1NC), a welterweight matchup pitting 69-fight veteran Brian Ebersole (51-16-1, 1NC) against Dagestani prospect Omari Akhmedov (14-2), a lightweight bout between New Yorker Chris Wade (9-1) and Californian Christos Giagos (11-3), plus Massachusetts native Joe Proctor(10-3) faces Ohio native Justin Edwards (9-4) in a lightweight showcase of Ultimate Fighter cov qub tub rog.

 

Nyob pre-sib ntaus kev pab them nqi yuav ua rau hauv lub prelims nyob rau hnub Saturday evening with Fight Network’s UFC Pre-Show Live ntawm 7 p.m. THIAB, featuring previews, txoj hau kev thiab tsom xam.

 

Rau ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm sib ntaus Network lub broadcast sij hawm, thov mus saib tv.fightnetwork.com, raws li peb ntawm Twitterfightnet, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook thiab mus xyuas peb ntawm Instagramfightnet.
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Fight Network Signs Exclusive Multi-Year Programming Deal with World Series of Fighting

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Toronto (Lub rau hli ntuj 3, 2015) – Sib ntaus Network, lub ntiaj teb premier 24/7 TV channel nplooj siab mus ua kom tiav kev pab them nqi ntawm nqe ntaus rog kev ua si, today announced an exclusive multi-year programming agreement with Las Vegas-based mixed martial arts organization Lub ntiaj teb no Series ntawm Sib ntaus(WSOF.com) to broadcast live events and the existing archive in Canada, thiab thooj plawv nyob rau hauv dhau 30 lub teb chaws nyob teb chaws Europe, Teb chaws Africa thiab Middle East.

 

The deal kicks off this weekend with a short tape delay broadcast of WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki from Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Airing Lub rau hli ntuj 6 at Midnight ET, the event is headlined by WSOF featherweight champion Lance Palmer defending against Canada’s own Chris Horodecki, while WSOF heavyweight champion Smealinho Rama, another Canadian, defends the coveted title against Bulgarian powerhouse Blagoi Ivanov.

 

WSOF 21: Palmer vs. Horodecki will repeat on Saturday, Lub rau hli ntuj 6 ntawm 4 p.m. THIAB thiab Sunday, Lub rau hli ntuj 7 ntawm 2 p.m. THIAB.

 

WSOF is led by president Ray Sefo, a six-time world kickboxing champion and two-time Hall of Famer. The promotion has staged 20 events to date, featuring internationally renowned superstars such as Andrei Arlovski, Anthony Johnson, David Ceg, Rousimar Palhares, Jake Shields, Yushin Okami and Jon Fitch. .

 

WSOF has also spawned the careers of the next generation of MMA superstars, including reigning bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes, featherweight champion Palmer, undefeated lightweight champion Justin Gaethjeand undefeated light heavyweight Tyrone Spong.

 

The first event scheduled to air live on Fight Network is the blockbuster WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields world championship card rau Aug. 1, 2015 nyob rau hauv Las Vegas, headlined by a showcase of elite grapplers as WSOF welterweight champion Palhares defends against former Strikeforce champion and UFC title challenger Shields.

 

Also featured at WSOF 22: Palhares vs. Shields is a bantamweight title bout pitting the champion Moraes against undefeated Brazilian Sheymon Moraes, and a light heavyweight special attraction featuring Spong in the toughest test of his MMA career against heavy-handed veteran Mike Kyle, who makes his third appearance in the WSOF cage.

 

“WSOF has rapidly become one of the top promotions in North America and we’re thrilled to bring these world-class live events to our viewers,” said Chad Midgley, VP of Content at Fight Network. “Shows feature a great assortment of established names and highly touted prospects, providing a perfect balance of nostalgia for longtime fans while exposing viewers to fresh talent. With regularly scheduled events in Canada, homegrown stars can now be seen nationally across the country.”

 

“We are thrilled to partner with such a dynamic and robust television platform like Fight Network, and bring our live event programming to the highly passionate combat sports fan base in Canada where we have made a concerted effort to establish WSOF’s footprint,” hais tias tus thawj tswj hwm WSOF, rau-lub sij hawm lub ntiaj teb champion thiab ob-lub sij hawm Hall ntawm Famer, Leej Txiv Chiefs.

 

Rau ib daim ntawv qhia ntawm sib ntaus Network lub broadcast sij hawm, thov mus saib tv.fightnetwork.com, raws li peb ntawm Twitterfightnet, ua ib tug kiv cua hauv Facebook thiab mus xyuas peb ntawm Instagramfightnet.