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ACB 57 PaybackMagomedov vs Yan 2 – Live and FREE Lørdag 4/15 10:00AM ETFrom Moscow

ACB 57 Payback features the rematch of the highly contested first meeting between current ACB Bantamweight Champion Magomed Magomedov (13-1 MMA) and Petr Yan (6-1 MMA) as well as a co-main event of Alexander Sarnavskiy (35-5 MMA) vs Eduard Vartanyan (15-3 MMA).

 

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RIZIN 2017 Sakura PPV $14.99 – Kawajiri vs BirchakSøndag 2AM ET Live from Yokohama Arena, Japan

RIZIN returns with the pageantry and non-stop action that has defined Japanese MMA! In the main event Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri (35-11-2 MMA) vs Anthony Birchak (12-3 MMA) from the U.S. and a co-main event that features wrestling powerhouse Amir Aliakbari (5-1 MMA) against the powerful and experienced Brazilian Gerônimo Dos Santos (39-17). The card also features MMA superstars Kyoji Horiguchi, Heath Herring, Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii, UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank and more!

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Re'zin FF: MIRKO CRO COP EMERGES FROM RETIREMENT FOR 16-MAN, OPEN WEIGHT TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25!

WANDERLEI SILVA, KAZUYUKI FUJITA, AND BARUTO KAITO
ALL TABBED FOR ACTION IN MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT

MER:
DARON CRUICKSHANK FACES ANDY SOUWER,
AND GABI GARCIA AND KANAKO MURATA RETURN TO ACTION

TOKYO – July 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO s) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-ett, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Søndag, Sju. 25.

A former PRIDE and K-1 Grand Prix tournament champion, Filipovic earned his place as one of the greatest martial arts combatants in history with an elite set of striking skills that helped him earn the most first round finishes as well as the most head kick knockouts in PRIDE history.

It was also announced today that 4 av 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brasil, will receive a bye in the first stage, and automatically advance to the tournament’s second, or quarterfinal stage, which will take place at a location to be announced on Torsdag, Desember. 29.

Joining Sakakibara, Filipovic and Silva at the press conference were veteran warhorse Kazuyiki Fujita (15-11) of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan and former sumo wrestling champion turned MMA upstart Baruto Kaito (1-0) av Estland, both of whom have been tabbed for battle in the first stage of the tournament.

The round of 16 matchups will be announced at the end of July.

In other, single-fight action on September 25, two striking sensationsDaron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) og Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO s) – will collide in a lightweight (155) affære.

Cruickshank av Wayne, meg. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, oppnå en første runde (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Nederland, is a two-time winner of the K-1 World Max tournament and a four-time Shootboxing world champion. On December 31, 2015, he made his long-awaited MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event in Saitama, Japan, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima ved hjelp av første runden (5:29) KO with an onslaught of punches.

Unbeaten women’s light heavyweight and nine-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gabi Garcia (2-0) and three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated flyweight (125 pounds) MMA stjerne Kanako Murata (3-0) of Ehime, Japan will each see action against an opponent to be announced soon.

Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil made quick work of both of her MMA opponents to date, oppnå en første runde (2:36) WHO (punches) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Desember 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on April 17.

Bare 22 år, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on April 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, ødeleggendeMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (punches) ogIlona Wijmans ved hjelp av første runden (1:17) WHO (punches), juni 4 og juli 7, henholdsvis.

Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Osaka, Japan will take on fellow upstartAsen Yamamoto at a weight to be determined.

Women’s shoot boxing champion and unbeaten MMA competitor Rena Kubota (1-0) of Osaka, Japan will make her second start under MMA rules against an opponent to be announced.

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport kampanjen ledet av tidligere PRIDE FC hodet Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, på Søndag, April 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in the unique, one-of-a-kind bout.

The affair marks the first time since December 31, 2008 that the 5-foot-11, 46-year-old Tamura, recognized for his elite level catch wrestling skills and quick, fluid movements, will see action in combat.

In his last start under MMA rules on the K-1 – Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve mega-card in Saitama, Japan, Tamura earned his third consecutive win, a unanimous decision over Sakuraba.

While competing for the likes of PRIDE, K-1, Rings, DREAM and UWF International, Tamura compiled an extensive resume of conquests, including those over eventual UFC champions Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith og Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie og Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada og Akira Maeda, to eventually become a force in the sport’s middleweight division. In his final bout before retirement, Tamura notched a victory over fellow hybrid MMA star and professional wrestler Josh Barnett, november 23, 2005.

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

In other action on the star-studded fight card, 13-fight UFC veteran and action fighter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expertShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dekorert brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinners MMA tungvekt prospektet Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Siste ricin FF Grand Prix-turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil stille opp med tidligere K-en mester Jaideep "Heart" uke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO er kickboksing) i 216- pound catchweight kampen.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil ta på seg ubeseiret, aggressive-minded spiss og topp Nordic prospektet "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lett tungvekt (205 pounds) tilt.

I en 180-pund MMA regler catchweight konkurranse, ødeleggende kraft puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil ta på fyren behandler Yuta “Andre” Watanabe (19-6-4).

Retur til aksjon for første gang i fem år, elskede tungvekter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil møte nylig RIZIN FF Grand Prix-turnering runner-up og farlig knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i fluevekt (125 pounds) handling, innsending ess Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising starNatalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair.

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Re'zin FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (avbildet) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Japan på Søndag, April 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport kampanjen ledet av tidligere PRIDE FC hodet 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 den andre runden (: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.

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

I hovedturneringen, tidligere PRIDE FC mellomvekt mester og produktive superstjerne Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil slå seg sammen med en fighter å bli annonsert snart, en spesiell grappling i "tag kamp,"Og kjempe mot en duo bestående av stipendiat 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) matchup.

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

I kvinne åpen vekt handling, dekorert brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinners MMA tungvekt prospektet Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Siste ricin FF Grand Prix-turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil stille opp med tidligere K-en mester Jaideep "Heart" uke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO er kickboksing) i 216- pound catchweight kampen.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil ta på seg ubeseiret, aggressive-minded spiss og topp Nordic prospektet "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lett tungvekt (205 pounds) tilt.

I en 180-pund MMA regler catchweight konkurranse, ødeleggende kraft puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil ta på fyren behandler Yuta “Andre” Watanabe (19-6-4).

Retur til aksjon for første gang i fem år, elskede tungvekter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil møte nylig RIZIN FF Grand Prix-turnering runner-up og farlig knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i fluevekt (125 pounds) handling, innsending ess Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF INNGÅR Daron CRUICKSHANK OG "Huggy BEAR,"Lanserer fem nye, Stjernespekket MMA BOUTS for april 17 MEGA-EVENT i Nagoya, JAPAN

Lett sensasjon Daron Cruickshank (avbildet) har inngått med ricin FF, og vil gjøre sin reklame debut på søndag, April 17.

Cruickshank tar på Shinji Sasaki i lett konkurranse;
Huggy bjørn ansikter Kirill Sidelnikov i tungvekt showdown

Mer:
Women Open Vekt: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound Catchweight: Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Lett tungvekt: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
TOKYO - Mars 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport kampanjen ledet av tidligere PRIDE FC hodet Nobuyuki Sakakibara, annonsert under en pressekonferanse i dag, that it has inked five new, stjernespekket Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts for sin mye etterlengtede mega-arrangement i Nagoya, Japan på Søndag, April 17, inkludert en lett (155 pounds) konkurranse mellom nylig signert slående sensasjonDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) og innlevering ekspert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), samt en tungvekter matchup mellom stipendiat knockout kunstnere Chris "Huggy bjørn" Barnett (14-2) og Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

I kvinne åpen vekt handling, dekorert brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinners MMA tungvekt prospektet Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Siste ricin FF Grand Prix-turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil stille opp med tidligere K-en mester Jaideep "Heart" uke (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO er kickboksing) i 216- pound catchweight kampen.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil ta på seg ubeseiret, aggressive-minded spiss og topp Nordic prospektet "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lett tungvekt (205 pounds) tilt.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank av Wayne, meg. vil sette foten i RIZIN FF ringen for første gang, etter en 4-år, 13-kjempe stint med Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) som inkluderte vinner over rivaliser stjerner Yves Edwards, Erik Koch og Anthony Njokuani.

En to-tiden NCAA Division III bryting nasjonal kvalifiseringskamp for Olivet College og andre grad svart belte i Tae Kwon Do, 5-fot-8, 30-år gamle Cruickshank har fått beundring fra fans over hele verden med sin sett eksplosive slående ferdigheter.

Sasaki av Hiroshima, Japan is a former Shooto Pacific Rim champion in the midst of a three-fight win streak. In his last start on March 12, 5-foot-9, 35-åring som har tjent 10 av hans 16 karriere vinner i form av innlevering, scoret en dundrende, 40-andre TKO på Won Sik Park med en storm av slag.

(Over: Chris “Huggy bjørn” Barnett, kledd i sin signatur, full-body bear suit, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (venstre) og Wanderlei Silva (rett) at a press conference in Japan before Barnett’s first round TKO victory over Shinichi Suzukawa on New Year’s Eve 2014)

Chris Barnett vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Med tunge hender, utrolig smidighet for sin massive fysikk og en eksentrisk personlighet som ga støtet til hans "Huggy bjørn" moniker, Barnett fra Tampa, Fla., har vært å gjøre støy i MMA verden i det siste.

Den 5-foot-9, 29-åring som gjør hans ring innganger iført en heldekkende bear suit og feirer sine seire ved å utføre breakdance trekk og hjul i ringen, har tjent 12 av hans 14 karriere vinner oppdatert ved hjelp av (T)KO. I sin siste start, han scoret et første runde TKO (punches) på Shinichi Suzukawa, i Tokyo påDesember 31

Sidelnikov av Stary Oskol, Russland er en 5-fot-11, 27-år gamle tidligere protesjé av all-time MMA stor Fedor Emelianenko. På Desember 29, han gjorde sin retur til ringen etter en fem års pause, oppnå en ødeleggende, første runde (2:23) WHO (punches) på Carlos Toyota på innvielses RIZIN FF arrangement i Saitama, Japan.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

En seks-tiden brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og niende grad svart belte, 6-fot-2, 30-år gamle Garcia fra Los Angeles, Calif. via Sao Paulo, Brasil vil gå tilbake til RIZIN FF ringen for andre gang etter å oppnå en første runde (2:36) WHO (punches) på Lei'd TapaDesember 31.

Malyukova av Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia is a former collegiate basketball star turned Russian MMA Championship and World Cup of MMA winner. After amassing a near unblemished, amatør karriere rekord på 7-1, Malyukova gjorde sin profesjonelle debut på september 26, 2015, tjene en enstemmig avgjørelse i løpet av Tatiana porter.

Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep "Heart" uke

Den 6-fot, 24-år gamle Aukstuolis av Ukmerge, Litauen er et nasjonalt Judo mester som har blitt kalt "litauisk Werewolf" av japanske fans som overvar den unge fighter bruke sin aggressive stil å slå ut (punsj) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza i første runde (3:32) av RIZIN FF Grand Prix turneringen kvartfinale fasen av kampen desember 29, 2015, før han ble styrtet av eventuell turneringen mester "King Mo" Lawal i semifinalen runde

Alle unntatt én av Aukstuolis 'vinner, så langt, har kommet i form av (T)KO eller innsending.

Singh fra Punjab, India er en 6-fots-6, 28-år gammel, tidligere K-1 og RISE tungvekts kickboksing turneringen mester som tok sin største risikoen for å date da han gikk i ringen med Emelianenko i main event av RIZIN FF kick-off arrangement på Desember 31, tapte for den ikoniske russiske jagerfly gjennom første runde (3:02) WHO (punches).

Singh høyeste profil seier hittil kom på K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Siste arrangementet i Tokyo, Japan da han scoret en første runde (2:58) KO på russisk superstjerne Sergei Kharitonov med en høyre hook.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

En annen protesjé av Emelianenko og yngre bror av M-1 Global lett tungvekt kingpin Viktor Nemkov, 23-år gamle Vadim Stary Oskol er en tre-tiden nasjonal og 2014 verden bekjempe Sambo mester.

Nemkov nådd semifinalen stadium av RIZIN FF Grand Prix-turnering påDesember 29, behandling Goran Reljic ved hjelp av første runden (2:58) WHO (punches) før han ble styrtet fra åtte mann playoff etter Jiri Prochazka.

Den 6-fot-2-, 22-year-old Abrektsson of Sweden will make his RIZIN FF promotional debut as one of the hottest emerging forces in Europe. With a fearless, grei stil lovbrudd, den Pancrase Gym gruppemedlem har fullført alle fire av hans profesjonelle motstandere inne i to runder, via (T)KO eller innsending.

Priset fra 100,000 yen, billetter til "Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation jeg,"Som finner sted på Nippon Gaishi Hall, er på salg og kan kjøpes online på Ticketbis.com.

I hovedturneringen, tidligere PRIDE FC mellomvekt mester og produktive superstjerneWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil slå seg sammen med en fighter å bli annonsert snart, en spesiell grappling i "tag kamp,"Og kjempe mot en duo bestående av stipendiat legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I en 180-pund MMA regler catchweight konkurranse, ødeleggende kraft puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil ta på fyren behandler Yuta “Andre” Watanabe (19-6-4).

Retur til aksjon for første gang i fem år, elskede tungvekter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil møte nylig RIZIN FF Grand Prix-turnering runner-up og farlig knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i fluevekt (125 pounds) handling, innsending ess Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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