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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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PRESSEMEDDELELSE
Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
December. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(December 14, 2017) – Veteran “Showdown” 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, December 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
Den December. 29 og 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 app – free to download from iTunes and Google Play – and 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 (December. 31 –5:00 a.m. OG / 2:00 a.m. PT begyndelse) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, til en vejledende udsalgspris på kun $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. 29th 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 Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Sverige.
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 SUB) takes on Japanese favorite Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) in a Special Added Attraction on the December. 31stkort. Også, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countryman Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). A women’s match between American flyweights Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) 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 og 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.
Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @FiteTV, @IntegratedPPV
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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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RIZIN Fighting Federation
World Grand Prix 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic & Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi return New Year’s Eve
December. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY (December 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,December 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
The Dec. 29th 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 (se nedenunder).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29thcard is a light heavyweight match between Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka (19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic vs. Karl Albrelktsson(6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Sverige.
Den December. 29 og 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 app – free to download from iTunes and Google Play – and 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 (December. 31 –5:00 a.m. OG / 2:00 a.m. PT begyndelse) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, til en vejledende udsalgspris på kun $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 Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi,” 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 Cop’ and the RIZIN World Grand Prix finals to American and Canadian combat sports fans,” Integreret Sports Media præsident 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 SUB) takes on Japanese favoriteTsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) in a Special Added Attraction on the December. 31stkort. Også, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countrymanYusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). A women’s match between American flyweights Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) 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 og 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.
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RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
Men’s Bantamweights
Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall (13-5-0), USA vs. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Brasilien
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Tyskland
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine Gun” Petshi (12-3-0), Frankrig
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. Irene “La Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Spanien
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brasilien
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @FiteTV, @IntegratedPPV
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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

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Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, April 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. Foto kredit: Re'zin FF

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

TOKYO - Marts 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, annonceret under en pressekonference i dag, 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 på Søndag, April 17.

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

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, 6-fods, 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 og 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) WHO (corner stoppage) af“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, en første runde (8:25) KO (dorn) af 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) WHO (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) WHO (retirement) vinde over Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (dorn) at the hands of superstar "Kong Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 er kommet i form af (T)KO og 2 i form af indsendelse.

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 af 14 opponents he has conquered, til at trykke ud.

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.

Den 5-fods-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.

I sin sidste start på December 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, dog, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

I main event, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil gå sammen med en fighter at blive annonceret snart, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,"Og kæmp en duo bestående af kolleger legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I en 180 pound MMA rules contest, ødelæggende effekt puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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Re'zin FF annoncerer turnering parentes, Matchups til Otte-Man Heavyweight turnering den December 29 og 31

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

TOKYO, JAPAN (November. 30, 2015) -En Tegning at bestemme turneringen beslag og første etape matchups for RIZIN BEKÆMPELSE GRAND-PRIX 2015 otte-mand, sværvægter turnering, der vil finde sted i løbet af to dage – December 29 og december 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, der var planlagt til at konkurrere i turneringen, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Forud for tegningen, Formand Nobuyuki Sakakibara angivet, "Denne turnering vil være højdepunktet i RIZIN. Fighters fra hele verden, som er stolte af at repræsentere deres fremme og land, og er ivrige efter at bruge denne platform til at sætte skub i deres karriere for at gøre et navn for sig selv har indsamlet i turneringen. Hovedparten af ​​de medier, der samledes i dag, kan ikke ved ret meget om disse atleter, men når K-1 først startede i 1993, ingen vidste om Branko Cikatić eller Mike Bernardo. De krigere, der åbner op de nye døre er dem, der overskrider deres forventninger. "

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 Citater:

– 1st Pick = “Kong Mo” Lawal – valgt Slot A

"Jeg er beæret over at kæmpe for RIZIN. Jeg glæder mig til at fremvise mine evner foran de japanske fans, og få arbejdet gjort. Jeg er glad for at være i stand til at vælge nummer et. Jeg er altid nummer et. Jeg er i en position, hvor andre vil hente mig, mit job er at knuse den, der står ved siden af ​​mig. "

“"Jeg i øjeblikket ikke har en modstander, men jeg er sikker på, at BAMMA vil sende en god fighter for mig. Men desværre hvem kommer vil blive smadret, så han bedre være forberedt. Jeg tror Ishii lavet et smart valg ved at undgå mig og min konsol. Godt for ham. "

"Det er en masse penge! Jeg ville købe en masse is, nogle pæne tøj, og gå til Disney World og se en flok film. Jeg ville gå til Vegas og fest, og købe tonsvis af guld tilbehør. "
– 2nd Pick = Theodore Tall (BUSHIDO Europe Champion) – valgte slot C

"Jeg er taknemmelig for at have en sådan mulighed. På dette niveau af konkurrence, du skal være klar til at kæmpe nogen, så jeg er ligeglad hvem min modstander vil være. Jeg tror på mig selv og er parat til at kæmpe nogen. "

"For mig, blive mester i vigtigere end penge. Penge vil følge som et resultat af at være en sand mester. Mit sind er indstillet til at vinde turneringen. "

"Grunden til, at jeg er her er fordi jeg tror på mig selv. Jeg vil kæmpe for at repræsentere mit lille land. Min modstander har wild slående, men der er ingen grund til, at jeg ville miste. Jeg vil lægge på en vis og komme ud sejrende.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Tidligere KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) – valgte slot G

"Jeg er ligeglad med hvem kæmper mig. Min drøm, siden jeg var barn var at kæmpe i Japan, og jeg lever drømmen lige nu, mit mål er at vise mit bedste ydeevne på nytårsaften. "

"Jeg kan lide den matchup. Jeg har trænet med Sambo verdensmester Blagoi Ivanov og er bekendt med Sambo kampen stil. Jeg ved, at han kommer fra en stor team, men jeg vil være klar til at tage noget, han har at byde på, så det vil være en god kamp. "

"Jeg lever en barndom drøm. Jeg er mere fokuseret på at fortsætte min rejse på min drøm at blive en mester i Japan. Jeg vil tænke på hvad de skal gøre med pengene, når jeg nå mit mål. "

– 4th Pick = Satoshi Ishii (OL i Beijing Judo Gold medallist) – valgt Slot E

"Forberedelse er godt. Jeg vil ikke føle, at en kamp er en kamp, slaget på NYE er først lige begyndt. "

"Min plan er at investere halvdelen af ​​gevinsten i spil og vil donere resten."

"Det var et godt tilbud, som jeg ikke kunne slå ned. En MMA turnering, Gode ​​modstandere, god præmiepenge. Jeg ønsker ikke at fokusere for meget på at vinde turneringen, fordi det vil påvirke min mentale spil, så jeg vil fokusere på én kamp ad gangen. "

– 5th Pick = Bruno Cappelozza (Jungle Fight 100 kg Champion) – valgt Slot D

"Jeg ved virkelig ikke, nogen af ​​de krigere her i dag, så jeg vil vælge min modstander og håber jeg er heldig. "

"Denne type store penge vil ændre mit liv og min families liv. Og også ved at blive en mester. Disse to aspekter vil være enorme resultater for mig.”

"Det har været min drøm at kæmpe i Japan. Jeg ved ikke alt for meget om min modstander, men jeg er sikker på, vi vil begge være forberedt på en spændende kamp. Jeg tror, ​​det vil være en fremragende kamp. "

– 6th Pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – valgte slot H

"Jeg vil repræsentere Sambo. Jeg vil gerne vise skønheden i Sambo og kunsten at Sambo.”

– 7th Pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Tjekkisk Light Heavyweight Champion) – valgt Slot F "Jeg er meget glade for at være i stand til at vise mine evner i et land, hvor Samurai blev født. Jeg vil ikke skuffe dig. "

"Alle her er hård. Da jeg vil kæmpe hjemby foretrukne, min kamp vil samle opmærksomhed. Jeg vil gerne benytte denne lejlighed, og denne udfordring til at blive den næste store ting. "

"Det er så mange penge, jeg ved ikke, hvor du skal starte. Jeg tror, ​​at pengene vil komme senere. Så allerede nu, mit fokus er at give det alt jeg har at gøre RIZIN stolte over, at de valgte mig til en deltager. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada tog mikrofonen efter tegningen, "Jeg føler en velkendt, komfortabel, dog anspændt atmosfære lige nu. Jeg er bare spændt på at overvære fødslen af ​​fremtidige stjerner. Jeg håber, Ishii kan udføre på en måde, hvor han vil gøre os japanske fans stolte. Ishii første realisering var at vinde guldmedalje, men vi har ikke set nogen enestående resultater fra ham i MMA. Jeg håber virkelig, han kan bruge denne mulighed for at opnå den største realisering af hans karriere.”