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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

FOR UMIDDELBAR RELEASE
Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Desember. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(Desember 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, Desember 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
Den Desember. 29 og 31 (1 a.m. /10 pm. 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 (Desember. 315:00 a.m. OG / 2:00 a.m. PT start) 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 veiledende pris på bare $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 JiriDenisaProchazka(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. Kroatisk tungvekt “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 Desember. 31stkort. Også, 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. 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 kamper og jagerfly er gjenstand for endring.
INFORMASJON:
Twitter: @FiteTV, @IntegratedPPV

RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

RIZIN Fighting Federation
World Grand Prix 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic & TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi return New Year’s Eve
Desember. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY (Desember 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,Desember 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 under).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29thcard 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), Sverige.
Den Desember. 29 og 31 (1 a.m. /10 pm. 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 (Desember. 315:00 a.m. OG / 2:00 a.m. PT start) 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 veiledende pris på bare $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,” Integrert 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. Kroatisk tungvekt “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 Desember. 31stkort. Også, 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. 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 kamper og jagerfly er gjenstand for endring.
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), Brasil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Tyskland
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine GunPetshi (12-3-0), Frankrike
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. IreneLa Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Spania
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. TBA
INFORMASJON:
Twitter: @FiteTV, @IntegratedPPV

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 kreditt: Re'zin FF

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

TOKYO - Mars 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport kampanjen ledet av tidligere PRIDE FC hodet Nobuyuki Sakakibara, annonsert under en pressekonferanse 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" 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-fot, 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) av“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, en første runde (8:25) KO (punsj) av 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) vinne over Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (punsj) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 har kommet i form av (T)KO og 2 i form av innlevering.

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 av 14 opponents he has conquered, å tappe ut.

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-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.

I sin siste start på Desember 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, men, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

I hovedturneringen, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil slå seg sammen med en fighter å bli annonsert snart, en spesiell grappling i "tag kamp,"Og kjempe mot en duo bestående av stipendiat legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I en 180 pound MMA rules contest, ødeleggende kraft puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta “Andre” Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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Nettsted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR

Re'zin FF kunngjør turnering brak, Dueller for åtte mann tungvekt Tournament December 29 og 31

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

TOKYO, JAPAN (November. 30, 2015) -En Tegning for å avgjøre turneringen brak og første etappe dueller for RIZIN FIGHTING GRAND-PRIX 2015 åtte mann, tungvekt turnering som vil finne sted i løpet av to dager – Desember 29 og desember 31and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight Champion Mark Godbeer, som hadde vært planlagt å 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.

Før tegningen, Styreformann Nobuyuki Sakakibara uttalte, "Denne turneringen vil bli høydepunktet av RIZIN. Krigere fra hele verden som er stolte av å representere sin forfremmelse og land, og er ivrige etter å bruke denne plattformen til å øke sin karriere å gjøre et navn for seg selv har samlet seg i turneringen. Flertallet av media som samlet seg i dag kanskje ikke vet så mye om disse utøverne, men når K-1 første sparket i 1993, ingen visste om Branko Cikatić eller Mike Bernardo. Jagerflyene som åpner opp nye dører er de som overgår 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 Quotes:

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

"Jeg er beæret over å kjempe for RIZIN. Jeg gleder meg til å vise frem mine ferdigheter foran den japanske fans og få jobben gjort. Jeg er glad for å være i stand til å plukke nummer én. Jeg er alltid nummer én. Jeg er i en posisjon hvor andre vil plukke meg, min jobb er å knuse den som står ved siden av meg. "

“"Jeg har for øyeblikket en motstander, men jeg er sikker på at BAMMA vil sende en god fighter for meg. Men dessverre den som kommer vil bli knust slik at han bedre forberedt. Jeg tror Ishii gjort et smart valg ved å unngå meg og min brakett. Bra for ham. "

"Det er mye penger! Jeg vil kjøpe en haug av iskrem, noen fine klær, og gå til Disney World og se en haug av filmer. Jeg vil gå til Vegas og fest, og kjøpe tonnevis av gull tilbehør. "
– 2nd Plukk = Theodore Tall (BUSHIDO Europa Champion) – valgt Slot C

"Jeg er takknemlig for å få en slik mulighet. På dette nivået på konkurransen, du må være klar til å kjempe noen så jeg bryr meg ikke hvem min motstander vil være. Jeg tror på meg selv, og jeg er klar til å slåss noen. "

"For meg, bli mester i viktigere enn penger. Pengene vil følge som et resultat av å være en sann mester. Mitt sinn er satt til å vinne turneringen. "

"Grunnen til at jeg er her er fordi jeg tror på meg selv. Jeg vil kjempe for å representere mitt lille land. Min motstander har vill slående, men det er ingen grunn til at jeg ville miste. Jeg vil sette på et show og komme ut seirende.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Tidligere KSW lett tungvekt) – valgt Slot G

"Jeg bryr meg ikke som kjemper meg. Min drøm siden jeg var liten var å kjempe i Japan, og jeg lever drømmen akkurat nå, målet mitt er å vise mitt beste ytelse på New Years Eve. "

"Jeg liker matchup. Jeg har trent med Sambo verdensmester Blagoi Ivanov og er kjent med Sambo kampen stil. Jeg vet at han kommer fra et godt team, men jeg vil være klar til å ta noe han har å tilby, så det vil være en god kamp. "

«Jeg lever en barndomsdrøm. Jeg er mer fokusert på å fortsette min reise på min drøm å bli en mester i Japan. Jeg vil tenke på hva de skal gjøre med pengene når jeg nå mitt mål. "

– 4th Pick = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing-OL Judo gullvinner) – valgt Slot E

"Forberedelse er god. Jeg vil ikke føle at en kamp er en kamp, slaget på NYE har nettopp begynt. "

"Min plan er å investere halvparten av prispengene på gambling og vil donere resten."

"Dette var et godt tilbud som jeg ikke kunne slå ned. En MMA-turnering, Gode ​​motstandere, god premiepenger. Jeg ønsker ikke å fokusere for mye på å vinne turneringen fordi det vil påvirke min mentale spillet, så jeg vil fokusere på en kamp om gangen. "

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

"Jeg vet virkelig ikke noen av jagerfly her i dag, så jeg vil velge min motstander, og håper jeg er heldig. "

"Denne typen store penger vil forandre livet mitt og min families liv. Og også å bli en mester. Disse to aspektene vil være store prestasjoner for meg.”

"Det har vært min drøm å kjempe i Japan. Jeg vet ikke så mye om min motstander, men jeg er sikker på at vi vil både være forberedt på en spennende kamp. Jeg tror dette vil være en utmerket kamp. "

– 6th Pick = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight Champion) – valgt Slot H

"Jeg skal representere Sambo. Jeg ønsker å vise skjønnheten i Sambo og kunsten Sambo.”

– 7th Pick = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech lett tungvekt) – valgt Slot F "Jeg er veldig glade for å være i stand til å vise mine ferdigheter i et land der Samurai ble født. Jeg vil ikke skuffe deg. "

"Alle her er tøff. Siden jeg vil være med å kjempe hjembyen favoritt, min kamp vil være å samle oppmerksomhet. Jeg ønsker å bruke denne muligheten og utfordringen til å bli den neste store tingen. "

"Det er så mye penger jeg vet ikke hvor du skal begynne. Jeg tror at pengene vil komme senere. Så fra og med nå, mitt fokus er å gi alt jeg har å gjøre RIZIN stolte over at de valgte meg for en deltaker. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada tok mikrofonen etter tegning, "Jeg føler en kjent, komfortabel ennå spent atmosfære akkurat nå. Jeg er bare glad for å være vitne til fødselen av fremtidige stjerner. Jeg håper Ishii kan utføre på en måte hvor han vil gjøre oss japanske fans stolte. Ishii første bragd var å vinne gullmedaljen, men vi har ikke sett noen fremragende resultater fra ham i MMA. Jeg håper virkelig han kan bruke denne muligheten til å oppnå den største bragd av sin karriere.”