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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

I'W RYDDHAU AR UNWAITH
Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Rhagfyr. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(Rhagfyr 14, 2017) – Cyn-filwr “Ornest” Joe Ferraro and former MMA fighter John Trigg have been named announcers for RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix twin shows, highlighted by the return of combat sports superstar Mirko “CRO Cop” Filipovic, Rhagfyr 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
Y Rhagfyr. 29 ac 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide (excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE appfree to download from iTunes and Google Playand then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch the fights live on the FITE website atwww.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s Eve (Rhagfyr. 315:00 a.m. A / 2:00 a.m. PT cychwyn) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, am Awgrymodd prisiau manwerthu o ddim ond $19.95.
Ferraro will handle blow-by-blow responsibilities, while Trigg serves as color commentator. Ferraro has called multiple RIZIN events leading up to the conclusion of its World Grand Prix. Trigg, who is working this RIZIN twin-bill the same month as he made his debut as a UFC referee, was a popular fighter at the highest level of international competition, UFC and PRIDE.
The Dec. 29fed winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31stwomen’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals. The Special Added Attraction on that card is a light heavyweight clash between JiriDenisaProchazka(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 IS), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 IS), Sweden.
The finals of the RIZIN World-Grand Prix kickboxing, women’s super-atomweight and men’s bantamweight championships will be preceded by three entertaining matches. Croatian heavyweight “CRO Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 IS) takes on Japanese favorite Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 IS) in a Special Added Attraction on the Rhagfyr. 31stCerdyn. Hefyd, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 IS) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countryman Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 IS). A women’s match between American flyweights ShinjuJujuAuclair (1-0-0, 1 IS) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31st between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita ac Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 Kos) Tenshine Nasukawa vs. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
Mae'r holl ymladd a diffoddwyr yn destun newid.
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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

RIZIN Fighting Federation
Byd Grand Prix 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
Mirko “CRO Cop” Filipovic & TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi return New Year’s Eve
Rhagfyr. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY (Rhagfyr 11, 2017) —International mixed-martial-arts and kickboxing fans can close out the 2017 season in grand style, viewing double-barreled RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix action, highlighted by the return of combat sports superstar Mirko “CRO Cop” Filipovic,Rhagfyr 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
The Dec. 29fed winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31st women’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals (gweler isod).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29fedcard is a light heavyweight match between JiriDenisaProchazka (19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 IS), Czech Republic vs. Karl Albrelktsson(6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 IS), Sweden.
Y Rhagfyr. 29 ac 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide (excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE appfree to download from iTunes and Google Playand then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch the fights live on the FITE website at www.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s Eve (Rhagfyr. 315:00 a.m. A / 2:00 a.m. PT cychwyn) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, am Awgrymodd prisiau manwerthu o ddim ond $19.95.
We’re excited to close the year with two entertaining events, RIZIN World Grand Prix 2017, plus the return of international MMA stars Mirko “CRO Cop” Filipovic and TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi,” said Flipps Media Co-founder and CEO, Kosta Jordanov. These events will cap of our very successful combat sports programming in 2017.
We’re happy to bring this New Year’s Eve event from Japan, featuring ‘Cro Copand the RIZIN World Grand Prix finals to American and Canadian combat sports fans,” llywydd Cyfryngau Chwaraeon Integredig Doug Jacobs remarked. “This is a rare opportunity for North American MMA and kickboxing fans to watch some of the best international fighters.
The finals of the RIZIN World-Grand Prix kickboxing, women’s super-atomweight and men’s bantamweight championships will be preceded by three entertaining matches. Croatian heavyweight “CRO Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 IS) takes on Japanese favoriteTsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 IS) in a Special Added Attraction on the Rhagfyr. 31stCerdyn. Hefyd, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 IS) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countrymanYusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 IS). A women’s match between American flyweights ShinjuJujuAuclair (1-0-0, 1 IS) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31st between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita ac Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 Kos) Tenshine Nasukawa vs. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
Mae'r holl ymladd a diffoddwyr yn destun newid.
RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
Men’s Bantamweights
IanUncle CreepyMcCall (13-5-0), UDA vs. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Brasil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Yr Almaen
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine GunPetshi (12-3-0), Ffrainc
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. IreneLa Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Sbaen
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brasil
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. I'w drefnu
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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF KAZUYUKI FUJITA; WILL FACE NEW YEAR’S EVE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP JIRI PROCHAZKA IN NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 17

Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, Ebrill 17. Fujita held up a poster board with an image of his opponent, recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up Jiri Prochazka, at a press conference today to announce his matchup. Llun: Re'zin FF

Mwy: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

TOKYO - Mawrth 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, hyrwyddo brwydro yn erbyn chwaraeon a arweinir gan gyn-bennaeth PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, cyhoeddi yn ystod cynhadledd i'r wasg heddiw, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan ar Dydd Sul, Ebrill 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 bunnoedd) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Geni (14-3) and red-hot championYuki Motoya (15-4, 1 CC).

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, y 6 troedfedd, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva ac Mark Coleman, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.

Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) PWY (corner stoppage) o“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, rownd gyntaf (8:25) KO (punch) o James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mark Kerr.

The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) PWY (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii in the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.

Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) PWY (retirement) ennill dros Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (punch) at the hands of superstar "Brenin Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 wedi dod ar ffurf (T)KO a 2 drwy gyflwyno.

Allan Nascimento vs.Yuki Motoya

Touted as a miniature version of all-time great Anderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 y 14 opponents he has conquered, i fanteisio allan.

At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.

Mae'r 5-droed-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.

Yn ei ddechrau olaf ar Rhagfyr 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Ephraim at the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, Fodd bynnag,, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Yn y prif ddigwyddiad, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "Mae'r Murderer Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 CC) Bydd tîm i fyny gyda ymladdwr i'w gyhoeddi cyn hir, mewn grappling arbennig "gêm tag,"Ac yn frwydr deuawd sy'n cynnwys cyd-chwedl, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 CC) ac Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Mewn 180 pound MMA rules contest, Puncher pŵer dinistriol Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Arall" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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Re'zin FF Cyhoeddi cromfachau twrnamaint, Matchups am wyth-Man Twrnamaint pwysau trwm ar Ragfyr 29 ac 31

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

TOKYO, JAPAN (Tachwedd. 30, 2015) -A Dynnu i benderfynu ar y cromfachau twrnamaint a chyfnod cyntaf matchups gyfer y RIZIN YMLADD GRAND-PRIX 2015 wyth-ddyn, twrnamaint pwysau trwm a fydd yn digwydd dros gyfnod o ddau ddiwrnod – Rhagfyr 29 a Rhagfyr 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm BAMMA Mark Godbeer, a oedd wedi ei drefnu i gystadlu yn y twrnamaint, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Cyn y llun, Cadeirydd Nobuyuki Sakakibara Nododd, "Bydd y twrnamaint yn uchafbwynt RIZIN. Diffoddwyr o bob cwr o'r byd sydd yn falch i gynrychioli eu hyrwyddo a gwlad, ac yn awyddus i ddefnyddio'r llwyfan hwn i roi hwb i'w gyrfa i wneud enw iddynt eu hunain wedi casglu yn y twrnamaint. Efallai na fydd y rhan fwyaf o'r cyfryngau sydd yn casglu heddiw yn gwybod llawer am athletwyr hyn, ond pan cicio K-1 i ffwrdd yn gyntaf yn 1993, doedd neb yn gwybod am Branko Cikatić neu Mike Bernardo. Mae'r diffoddwyr sy'n agor y drysau newydd yw'r rhai sy'n rhagori ar eu disgwyliadau. "

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.

Dyfyniadau Fighter:

– 1st Pick = “Brenin Mo” Lawal – a ddewiswyd Slot A

"Mae'n fraint i ymladd dros RIZIN. Rwy'n teimlo'n gyffrous i arddangos fy sgiliau o flaen y cefnogwyr Siapan ac yn wneud y gwaith. Rwy'n hapus i fod yn gallu i ddewis rhif un. Rwy'n rhif un bob amser. Rwyf mewn sefyllfa lle bydd eraill yn dewis i mi, fy ngwaith i yw i wasgu pwy bynnag yn sefyll nesaf i mi. "

“"Yr wyf yn hyn o bryd nid oes gan wrthwynebydd, ond rwy'n siwr y bydd yn anfon BAMMA yn ymladdwr da i mi. Ond yn anffodus pwy bynnag fydd yn dod yn cael torri felly roedd yn well byddwch yn barod. Yr wyf yn meddwl gwneud Ishii yn ddewis smart trwy osgoi fi a fy braced. Da iddo. "

"Mae hynny'n llawer o arian! Byddwn yn prynu criw o hufen iâ, rhai dillad neis, ac yn mynd i Disney World a gweld criw o ffilmiau. Byddwn yn mynd i Vegas a pharti, a phrynu tunnell o ategolion aur. "
– 2nd Dewiswch = Theodore Tall (Hyrwyddwr Bushido Ewrop) – Slot ddewiswyd C

"Rwy'n ddiolchgar i gael cyfle o'r fath. Ar y lefel hon o gystadleuaeth, rhaid i chi fod yn barod i ymladd unrhyw un felly nid wyf yn poeni pwy fydd fy gwrthwynebydd yn. Yr wyf yn credu ynof i fy hun ac rwyf yn barod i ymladd unrhyw un. "

"I mi, dod yn bencampwr yn bwysicach na'r arian. Bydd arian yn dilyn o ganlyniad i fod yn bencampwr wir. Mae fy meddwl yn mynd i ennill y twrnamaint. "

"Y rheswm pam yr wyf yma yw oherwydd fy mod yn credu yn fy hun. Byddaf yn ymladd i gynrychioli fy ngwlad bach. Mae fy gwrthwynebydd wedi drawiadol gwyllt ond nid oes unrhyw reswm pam y byddwn yn colli. Byddaf yn rhoi ar sioe ac yn dod allan yn fuddugol.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn cyn KSW) – Slot ddewiswyd G

"Dydw i ddim gofal pwy ymladd i mi. Fy mreuddwyd ers pan oeddwn yn blentyn oedd i ymladd yn Japan, ac yr wyf yn byw y freuddwyd ar hyn o bryd, fy nod yw dangos fy perfformiad gorau ar Nos Galan. "

"Rwy'n hoffi'r matchup. Rydw i wedi bod yn hyfforddi gyda bencampwr byd Sambo Blagoi Ivanov ac yn gyfarwydd ag arddull frwydr Sambo. Rwy'n gwybod ei fod yn dod o dîm gwych, ond byddaf yn barod i gymryd unrhyw beth sydd ganddo i'w gynnig, felly bydd yn ymladd da. "

"Rwy'n byw breuddwyd plentyndod. Yr wyf yn canolbwyntio mwy ar barhau fy nhaith ar fy mreuddwyd i ddod yn bencampwr yn Japan. Byddaf yn meddwl am beth i'w wneud gyda'r arian ar ôl i mi gyflawni fy nod. "

– 4th Pick = Satoshi Ishii (Enillydd medal Olympaidd Beijing Jiwdo Aur) – Slot ddewiswyd E

"Mae paratoi yn dda. Ni fyddaf yn teimlo bod yn ymladd yn ymladd, y frwydr ar NYE newydd ddechrau. "

"Fy mwriad yw buddsoddi hanner yr arian gwobr mewn hapchwarae a bydd yn rhoi y gweddill."

"Roedd hwn yn cynnig da na allwn i droi i lawr. Mae twrnamaint MMA, Gwrthwynebwyr da, gwobr ariannol da. Nid wyf am ganolbwyntio gormod ar ennill y twrnamaint gan y bydd yn effeithio ar fy gêm meddwl, felly yr wyf am ganolbwyntio ar un frwydr ar y tro. "

– 5th Pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Hyrwyddwr 100kg Ymladd Jungle) – Slot ddewiswyd D

"Rwy'n ddim wir yn gwybod unrhyw un o'r diffoddwyr yma heddiw, felly byddaf yn dewis fy gwrthwynebydd a gobeithio fy mod i'n lwcus. "

"Bydd y math hwnnw o arian mawr yn newid fy mywyd a bywyd fy nheulu. A hefyd ddod yn bencampwr. Bydd y rhai ddwy agwedd fod cyflawniadau enfawr i mi.”

"Mae wedi bod yn fy mreuddwyd i ymladd yn Siapan. Nid wyf yn gwybod gormod am fy gwrthwynebydd, ond rwy'n siwr y byddwn yn cael eu paratoi ar gyfer ymladd cyffrous. Rwy'n credu y bydd hyn yn frwydr ardderchog. "

– 6th Pick = Vadim Nemkov (Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Union MMA) – Slot ddewiswyd H

"Byddaf yn cynrychioli Sambo. Hoffwn i ddangos harddwch Sambo a chelfyddyd Sambo.”

– 7th Pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Tsiec Pencampwr Pwysau Trwm Ysgafn) – dewis Slot F "Rwy'n edrych ymlaen yn fawr i allu dangos fy sgiliau mewn gwlad lle mae'r Samurai ei eni. Nid wyf am eich siomi. "

"Mae pawb yma yn anodd. Gan Byddaf yn ymladd y ffefryn hometown, Bydd fy frwydr yn casglu sylw. Hoffwn ddefnyddio'r cyfle hwn a her hon i fod y peth mawr nesaf. "

"Mae'n cymaint o arian Dydw i ddim yn gwybod lle i ddechrau. Credaf y bydd yr arian yn dod yn nes ymlaen. Felly, fel o yn awr, fy ffocws yw rhoi hyn i gyd yn rhaid i mi wneud RIZIN falch eu bod wedi dewis i mi ar gyfer cyfranogwr. "

Rheolwr Cyffredinol Nobuhiko Takada cymerodd y meicroffon ar ôl y llun, "Rwy'n teimlo'n gyfarwydd, awyrgylch ac eto amser gyfforddus ar hyn o bryd. Yr wyf jyst edrych ymlaen i weld genedigaeth sêr y dyfodol. Rwy'n gobeithio y gall Ishii perfformio mewn ffordd lle bydd yn gwneud cefnogwyr ni Siapan balch. Gyflawniad gyntaf Ishii oedd ennill y fedal aur, ond nid ydym wedi gweld unrhyw ganlyniadau rhagorol oddi wrtho yn MMA. Fi 'n sylweddol yn gobeithio y gall ddefnyddio'r cyfle hwn i sicrhau'r llwyddiant mwyaf ei yrfa.”