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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

Ozugbo tọhapụ
Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Dec. 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.
The Dec. 29 na 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 (Dec. 315:00 a.m. NA / 2:00 a.m. Pt mmalite) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, n'ihi na a tụrụ aro ọnụahịa mkpọsa nke naanị $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. 29nke winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31abụrụwomen’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 Sub), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 Sub), 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 Sub) takes on Japanese favorite Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 Ko / TKO, 6 Sub) in a Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 31abụrụkaadị. Ọzọkwa, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi(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 ShinjuJujuAuclair (1-0-0, 1 Sub) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31abụrụ between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita na 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.
All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.
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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

RIZIN Fighting Federation
World Ukwu Prix 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
Mirko “Cro cop” Filipovic & TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi return New Year’s Eve
Dec. 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. 29nke winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31abụrụ women’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals (hụ okpuru).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29nkecard is a light heavyweight match between JiriDenisaProchazka (19-3-0, 16 Ko / TKO, 2 Sub), Czech Republic vs. Karl Albrelktsson(6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 Sub), Sweden.
The Dec. 29 na 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 (Dec. 315:00 a.m. NA / 2:00 a.m. Pt mmalite) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, n'ihi na a tụrụ aro ọnụahịa mkpọsa nke naanị $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,” Integrated Sports Media president 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 Dec. 31abụrụkaadị. Ọzọkwa, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi(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 ShinjuJujuAuclair (1-0-0, 1 Sub) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31abụrụ between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita na 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.
All ọgụ na alụso bụ isiokwu ịgbanwe.
RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
Men’s Bantamweights
IanUncle CreepyMcCall (13-5-0), USA vs. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Brazil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Germany
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine GunPetshi (12-3-0), France
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. IreneLa Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Spain
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brazil
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
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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, 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. Photo Ebe E Si Nweta: RIZIN FF

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

Tokyo - March 16, 2016– RIZIN FF, na ọgụ egwuregwu nkwalite edu mbụ NGANGA FC isi Nobuyuki Sakakibara, mara ọkwa n'oge a pịa ogbako taa, 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 (Emmanuel) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan on Sunday, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 pound) matchup between submission ace Allan "olileanya na-adịghị" Birth (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-ụkwụ, 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 na 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) nke“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, a mbụ gburugburu (8:25) Ko (ntụmadị) nke 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) merie n'elu Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) Ko (ntụmadị) at the hands of superstar "Eze knife" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 abịawo site n'ụzọ nke (T)Ko na 2 site n'ụzọ nke nrubeisi.

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 nke 14 opponents he has conquered, ka kpachapụ.

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.

5-ụkwụ-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 ikpeazụ ya amalite na December 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Efraim 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, Otú ọ dị, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Ke isi omume, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe-egbu ọchụ" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ga-Team elu na a fighter na-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị, na a pụrụ iche grappling "mkpado egwuregwu,"Na agha a duo esịnede ibe akụkọ mgbe, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) na Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Na a 180 pound MMA rules contest, -agbawa obi ike puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ndị ọzọ" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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RIZIN FF Announces Tournament Brackets, Matchups asatọ-Man Heavyweight ndorondoro na December 29 na 31

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

Tokyo, JAPAN (Nov. 30, 2015) -Ọ-Eru iji chọpụta ndorondoro brackets na akpa ogbo matchups maka RIZIN alụ ọgụ Ukwu-PRIX 2015 asatọ-nwoke, Heavyweight ndorondoro na ga-ebe n'elu N'ezie nke ụbọchị abụọ – December 29 na December 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, onye e ndokwa ka mpi ndorondoro, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Tupu ịbịaru, Onyeisi oche Nobuyuki Sakakibara kwuru, "Nke a ndorondoro ga-isi nke RIZIN. Alụso si gburugburu ụwa bụ ndị mpako na-anọchite anya ha nkwalite na mba, ma na-achọ iji nke a n'elu ikpo okwu mbo mbuli ọrụ ha na-eme ka a onwe ha aha gbakọtara ndorondoro. Ọtụtụ ndị media ndị gbakọtara taa nwere ike amaghị ọtụtụ ihe banyere ndị a na-eme egwuregwu, ma mgbe K-1 mbụ ụkwụ n'ime 1993, ọ dịghị onye maara banyere Branko Cikatić ma ọ bụ Mike Bernardo. The alụso ndị na-emeghe elu ọhụrụ ụzọ bụ ndị na-gafere ha tụrụ anya. "

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:

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

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

Fighter Quotes:

– 1abụrụ ghota = “Eze knife” Lawal – họrọ oghere A

"M na-asọpụrụ-alụ ọgụ maka RIZIN. M obi ụtọ ka ngosi nkà m n'ihu Japanese Fans na-enweta ọrụ mere. Obi dị m ụtọ na-enwe ike bulie nọmba otu. M na-ọnụ ọgụgụ otu. M na a ọnọdụ ebe ndị ọzọ ga-eburu m, ọrụ m bụ azọpịa onye ọ bụla na-anọchi ọzọ m. "

“"M ugbu a-adịghị na otu iro, ma m n'aka na BAMMA ga-eziga a ọma fighter m. Ma n'ụzọ dị mwute na onye ọ bụla na-abịa ga-kụrisịa Ya mere, ọ ka mma-akwadebe. M na-eche Ishii mere a smart oke site n'izere m na m mgbodo. Mma maka ya. "

"Nke ahụ bụ a otutu ego! M ga-ịzụta a ụyọkọ ice ude, ụfọdụ mara mma uwe, na-aga Disney World na-ahụ ụyọkọ fim. M ga-aga Vegas na ọzọ, na ịzụta tọn gold ngwa. "
– 2nd Buru = Theodore ogologo (Bushido Europe Champion) – họrọ oghere C

"Ana m ekele ka e nye dị otú ahụ ohere. Mgbe a na larịị nke mpi, ị ga-abụ njikere ịlụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla otú ahụ ka m na-adịghị na-elekọta ndị m iro ga-. M kweere na onwe m na m njikere ịlụ ọgụ onye ọ bụla. "

"Maka m, -aghọ onye mmeri na mkpa karịa ego. Ego ga-eso dị ka a n'ihi nke ịbụ a ezi mmeri. Uche m ka atọrọ ka emeri ndorondoro. "

"Ihe mere m ebe a bụ n'ihi na m kwere na onwe m. M ga-alụ ọgụ na-anọchi anya m obere mba. My iro nwere ọhịa pụtara ìhè ma ọ dịghị ihe mere m ga-atụfu. M ga-etinye on a show wee pụta mmeri.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Bụbu KSW Ìhè Heavyweight Champion) – họrọ oghere G

"Achọghị m ịma onye ọgụ m. My nrọ ebe ọ bụ na m bụ nwa ewu bụ ibuso ya agha na Japan, m na-ebi nrọ ugbu a, ihe mgbaru ọsọ m bụ iji gosi m kasị mma arụmọrụ na New Afọ Iv. "

"-Amasị m matchup. M na a na-azụ na Sambo n'ụwa onye mmeri Blagoi Ivanov na m maara na Sambo agha ịke. Amaara m na ọ na-abịa site oké ìgwè, ma m ga-adị njikere iwere ihe ọ bụla o nwere na-enye otú ọ ga-abụ ezigbo ọgụ. "

"Ana m ndụ a nwata nrọ. M ọzọ anya iso m njem na m nrọ ịghọ onye mmeri na Japan. M ga na-eche ihe na-eme na ego ozugbo m nweta ihe mgbaru ọsọ m. "

– 4nke ghota = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics Judo Gold Medalist) – họrọ oghere E

"Nkwadebe dị mma. Agaghị m na-eche na a ọgụ bụ a ọgụ, na agha na Nye ka malitere. "

"My atụmatụ bụ itinye ego ọkara nke na-agbata n'ọsọ ego na ịgba chaa chaa na ga inye ndị ọzọ."

"Nke a bụ ezi-enye na apụghị m gbatuo. Otu Emmanuel ndorondoro, Ezi ndị na-emegide, ezi na-agbata n'ọsọ ego. Achọghị m ka m na-elekwasị anya ukwuu na-emeri ndorondoro n'ihi na a ga-emetụta m echiche egwuregwu, otú ahụ ka m ga-elekwasị anya na otu agha na a oge. "

– 5nke ghota = Bruno Cappelozza (Jungle Ọgụ 100kg Champion) – họrọ oghere D

"M n'ezie amaghị ihe ọ bụla nke alụso ebe a taa, otú ahụ ka m ga-ahọrọ m iro na olileanya m kechioma. "

"Na ụdị nnukwu ego ga-agbanwe ndụ m na ezinụlọ m ndụ. Na kwa na-aghọ a mmeri. Ndị akụkụ abụọ ga-nnukwu rụzuru maka m.”

"Ọ nọwo na m nrọ ibuso ya agha na Japan. Amaghị m ukwuu banyere m iro, ma m n'aka na anyị ga-ma-akwadebe maka na-akpali akpali ọgụ. M na-eche na nke a ga-abụ ihe magburu onwe ọgụ. "

– 6nke ghota = Vadim Nemkov (Emmanuel Union Heavyweight Champion) – họrọ oghere H

"M ga-anọchite anya Sambo. Ga-amasị m na-egosi ịma mma nke Sambo na nkà nke Sambo.”

– 7nke ghota = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Ìhè Heavyweight Champion) – họrọ oghere F "Abụ m nnọọ obi ụtọ na-enwe ike egosi na m na nkà na a mba ebe eh mụrụ. M agaghị tụkwasịrị gị. "

"Onye ọ bụla ebe a bụ siri ike. Ebe ọ bụ na m ga-alụ ọgụ n'obodo ọkacha mmasị, m agha ga-achịkọta ntị. Ga-amasị m iji ohere a na ihe ịma aka a na-esote nnukwu ihe. "

"Ọ bụ ọtụtụ ego m na-amaghị ebe na-amalite. M kwere na ego ga-abịa mgbe e mesịrị. Ya mere dị ka nke ugbu a, m elekwasị anya bụ na-enye ya ihe niile m ga-eme ka RIZIN mpako na ha họọrọ m maka a soò. "

Onye Isi Njikwa Nobuhiko Takada were okwu mgbe ịbịaru, "M na-enwe mmetụta a maara, ala ma-egosi ikuku ugbu a. M na naanị obi ụtọ na-agba àmà ọmụmụ nke ga-eme n'ọdịnihu kpakpando. M na-atụ Ishii nwere ike igosi na a ụzọ ebe ọ ga-eme ka anyị Japanese Fans mpako. Ishii mbụ rụzuru e-emeri nrite ọlaedo, ma na anyị ahụbeghị ọ bụla pụtara ìhè na-esi ya na Emmanuel. M n'ezie olileanya na ọ pụrụ iji ohere a iji nweta nnukwu mmezu nke ya ọrụ.”