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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Decembro. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(Decembro 14, 2017) – Veterano “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, Decembro 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Xapón.
O Decembro. 29 e 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 (Decembro. 31 –5:00 a.m. E / 2:00 a.m. PT comezo) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $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), Suecia.
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 Decembro. 31sttarxeta. Tamén, 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 e 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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INFORMACIÓN:
Chilro: @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
Decembro. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY (Decembro 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,Decembro 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Xapón.
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 (vexa abaixo).
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), Suecia.
O Decembro. 29 e 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 (Decembro. 31 –5:00 a.m. E / 2:00 a.m. PT comezo) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $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,” presidente Integrated Media Sports 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 Decembro. 31sttarxeta. Tamén, 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 e 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), EUA 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), Alemaña
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine Gun” Petshi (12-3-0), Francia
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. Irene “La Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), España
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brasil
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Xapón
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
INFORMACIÓN:
Chilro: @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, Abril 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. Crédito da foto: Rezim FF

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

Toquio - Marzo 16, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anunciou durante unha rolda de prensa hoxe, 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, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 libras) matchup between submission ace Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (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, a 6 pés, 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 e 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) QUEN (corner stoppage) de“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, unha primeira rolda (8:25) KO (soco) de 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) QUEN (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) QUEN (retirement) conquistar Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (soco) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 viñeron a través de (T)KO e 2 por finalización.

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 do 14 opponents he has conquered, a bater para fóra.

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.

O 5-foot-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.

Na súa última partida en Decembro 29, Motoya faced off with Felipe Efrain 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, con todo, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

No evento principal, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ha xuntar-se con un loitador sendo anunciado en breve, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,"E loitar contra un dúo formado por compañeiro lenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nun 180 pound MMA rules contest, perforado de enerxía devastadora Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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Rezim FF anuncia parénteses de torneo, Matchups para Eight-Man Heavyweight Tournament en decembro 29 e 31

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

Toquio, XAPÓN (Novembro. 30, 2015) -A Deseño para determinar os parénteses de torneo e primeira etapa matchups ao RIZIN COMBATE GRAND PRIX- 2015 oito homes, torneo de pesos pesados, que terá lugar ao longo de dous días – Decembro 29 e decembro 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, que fora programado para competir no torneo, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Antes do deseño, Presidente Nobuyuki Sakakibara establecido, "Este torneo será o destaque de RIZIN. Loitadores de todo o mundo que están orgullosos de representar a súa promoción e país, e están ansiosos para acceder a esta plataforma para impulsar a súa carreira para facer un nome para si mesmos se reuniron no torneo. A maioría dos medios de comunicación que se reuniron hoxe pode non saber moito sobre estes atletas, pero cando K-1 xutou primeiro fóra 1993, ninguén sabía sobre Branko Cikatic ou Mike Bernardo. Os loitadores que se abren as portas novas son as que supera as súas expectativas. "

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:

Ataque # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Ataque # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Ataque # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Ataque # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Loitador Quotes:

– 1st = Picareta “King Mo” Lawal – seleccionado Slot A

"Estou honrado de loitar por RIZIN. Estou animado para amosar as miñas habilidades diante dos fans xaponeses e comezar o traballo feito. Estou feliz por ser capaz de elixir o número un. Eu son sempre o número un. Eu estou nunha posición onde os outros van me incorporarse, meu traballo é para eliminar quen está ao meu lado. "

“"Eu actualmente non ten un rival, pero eu estou seguro que BAMMA enviará un bo loitador para min. Pero, desgraciadamente, quenquera que vén vai estar esmagado polo que é mellor estar preparado. Creo que Ishii fixo unha opción intelixente, evitando me e meu soporte. Bo para el. "

"Isto é un monte de cartos! Eu ía mercar unha morea de sorbete, algunhas roupas fermosa, e ir á Disney World e ver unha chea de películas. Eu ía para Vegas e festa, e mercar toneladas de accesorios de ouro. "
– 2Escolla nd = Theodore Alto (Bushido Europa Campión) – slot seleccionado C

"Son grata a ser dada esa oportunidade. Neste nivel de competición, ten que estar preparado para loitar contra calquera, entón eu non me importa que o meu adversario será. Eu creo en min e estou listo para loitar contra calquera. "

"Para min, tornándose o campión en máis importante que o diñeiro. Diñeiro vai seguir como resultado de ser un verdadeiro campión. Miña mente está definido para gañar o torneo. "

"A razón pola que estou aquí é porque eu creo en min mesmo. Vou loitar para representar o meu país pequeno. Meu adversario ten impresionante salvaxe, pero non hai ningunha razón para que eu perdería. Vou poñer nun show e saír vitorioso.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (O ex KSW Light Heavyweight) – slot seleccionado G

"Eu non me importa que me loita. O meu soño desde que era neno era loitar en Xapón, e eu estou vivindo o soño agora, meu obxectivo é dar a coñecer o meu mellor desenvolvemento na Véspera de ano. "

"Eu gusto do enfrontamento. Veño adestrando con Samba campión do mundo Blagoi Ivanov e estou familiarizado co estilo de loita Sambo. Sei que vén dunha gran equipo, pero vou estar preparado para asumir calquera cousa que ten para ofrecer polo que vai ser unha boa loita. "

"Estou vivindo un soño de infancia. Estou máis focado en continuar a miña xornada no meu soño de facer un campión en Xapón. Vou pensar no que facer co diñeiro xa que eu conseguir o meu obxectivo. "

– 4th Picareta = Satoshi Ishii (Judo Xogos Olímpicos de Pequín medalhista de ouro) – E slot seleccionado

"A preparación é boa. Non vai sentir que a loita é unha loita, a batalla no NYE está só comezando. "

"O meu plan é investir metade do diñeiro do premio en xogos de azar e vai doar o resto."

"Esta foi unha boa oferta que non podía rexeitar. Un torneo de MMA, Bos adversarios, bo premio en diñeiro. Non quero centrar máis en gañar o torneo, porque iso vai afectar meu xogo mental, así que vou centrar nunha loita de cada vez. "

– 5th Picareta = De Bruno Cappelozza (Champion 100 kg Jungle Fight) – slot seleccionado D

"Eu realmente non sei calquera dos loitadores aquí hoxe, así que vou elixir o meu adversario e espera que eu teño sorte. "

"Este tipo de diñeiro vai cambiar a miña vida ea vida da miña familia. E tamén facer un campión. Estes dous aspectos serán enormes logros para min.”

"Foi o meu soño de loitar en Xapón. Eu non sei moito sobre o meu adversario, pero eu estou seguro que nos dous imos estar preparados para unha loita emocionante. Creo que iso vai ser unha loita excelente. "

– 6th Picareta = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Unión Heavyweight Champion) – slot seleccionado H

"Eu vou estar representando Sambo. Gustaríame amosar a beleza de Samba e da arte de Samba.”

– 7th Picareta = Jiri PROCHAZKA (GCF Checa Light Heavyweight) – seleccionado slot F "Estou moi animado para ser capaz de amosar as miñas habilidades en un país onde a Samurai naceu. Non vou decepcionado lo. "

"Todo o mundo aquí é difícil. Dende que eu vou estar loitando o favorito cidade natal, miña loita será reunir atención. Quere aproveitar esta oportunidade e este desafío para facer a próxima gran cousa. "

"É tanto diñeiro non sei por onde comezar. Eu creo que o diñeiro virá máis tarde. Así, a partir de agora, meu foco é dar-lle todo o que teño que facer RIZIN orgulloso de que me escolleron para un participante. "

Director Xeral Nobuhiko Takada tomou o micrófono despois do deseño, "Estou me sentindo un familiar, cómodo atmosfera aínda tensa agora. Estou moi animado para testemuñar o nacemento de futuras estrellas. Espero Ishii pode realizar de maneira onde vai facer de nós fans xaponeses orgullosos. Primeira realización do Ishii estaba gañando a medalla de ouro, pero nós non vimos os resultados notables del en MMA. Realmente espero que pode usar esta oportunidade para acadar o maior feito da súa carreira.”