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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.” |
