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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
Dec. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(December 14, 2017) – Veteran “Yimpi” 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 futhi 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 (Dec. 31 –5:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT isiqalo) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, for a intengo wasikisela okudayisa kuphela $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), 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. 31stikhadi. Futhi, 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 futhi 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 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
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. 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 (bona ngezansi).
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), Sweden.
The Dec. 29 futhi 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 (Dec. 31 –5:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT isiqalo) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, for a intengo wasikisela okudayisa kuphela $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,” umongameli Integrated Ezemidlalo Media 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. 31stikhadi. Futhi, 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 futhi 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), Brazil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Germany
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine Gun” Petshi (12-3-0), France
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. Irene “La 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

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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. Photo credit: URezini FF

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

TOKYO - March 16, 2016- URezini FF, ukukhuthazwa combat yezemidlalo abaholwa ngu owabe Ukuziqhenya FC ikhanda Nobuyuki Sakakibara, umemezele ngesikhathi sabezindaba namuhla, 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, eJapan Sunday, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Ukuzalwa (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, the-foot 6, 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 futhi 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) of“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, a emzuliswaneni wokuqala (8:25) KO (Punch) of 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) ukuzuza Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (Punch) at the hands of superstar "INkosi Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 sebefikile ngendlela (T)KO futhi 2 ngendlela yokuzithoba.

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 of the 14 opponents he has conquered, ukuze phuma.

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.

The 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.

In isiqalo bokugcina elapha 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, Nokho, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

In the umcimbi main, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "umbulali Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ngeke umshungu nge fighter amenyezelwa ngokushesha, in a Grappling ekhethekile "tag nomdlalo,"Futhi ngilwa duo elinabantu legend esikanye, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) futhi Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Phakathi ku 180 pound MMA rules contest, okwadala umonakalo amandla puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Okunye" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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URezini FF umemezela mqhudelwano kubakaki, Matchups for Eight-Man wesibhakela Tournament ngoDisemba 29 futhi 31

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

TOKYO, EJAPANE (Nov. 30, 2015) -A Drawing ukucacisa kubakaki mqhudelwano futhi isigaba sokuqala matchups for the RIZIN UKULWA OMKHULU-Prix 2015 nesishiyagalombili man, mqhudelwano wesibhakela ezizokwenzeka phakathi kwezinsuku ezimbili – December 29 futhi December 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA wesibhakela Champion Mark Godbeer, ngubani kulindeleke ukuba bancintisane kulo mqhudelwano, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Ngaphambi umdwebo, Usihlalo Nobuyuki Sakakibara washo, "Lokhu mqhudelwano kuyoba Isici esivelele RIZIN. Fighters abavela emhlabeni wonke abazidlayo ukumela ukukhuthazwa zabo futhi izwe, futhi ezimisele ukusebenzisa leli yesikhulumi zokuthuthukisa career abo ukwenza igama zibuthene kulo mqhudelwano. Iningi abezindaba ababebuthene namuhla angase angazi kakhulu ngalezi abasubathi, kodwa lapho kuqala K-1 iqale ngo 1993, akekho wayazi mayelana Branko Cikatić noma Mike Bernardo. The fighters ngubani ukuvula izivalo emisha kulabo idlule abakulindele. "

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 = “King Mo” Lawal – ezikhethiwe Slot A

"Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ukulwela RIZIN. Ngijabule sikhangise amakhono ami phambi abalandeli Japanese futhi athole umsebenzi. Ngiyajabula ukukwazi sithathe inombolo eyodwa. Ngihlale inombolo eyodwa. Ngingumfana in a isikhundla lapho abanye Anokubutha me, umsebenzi wami ukuchoboza noma wubani umi eduze kwami. "

“"I Okwamanje awunawo umbheke, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi BAMMA uzothumela ukulwa okuhle ngami. Kodwa ngeshwa noma ubani ongena uzoyithola sephulwe ngakho kangcono uzilungiselele. Ngicabanga Ishii wenza smart choice ngokugwema kwami ​​ubakaki yami. Good for kuye. "

"Lokho imali eningi! Ngingathanda ukuthenga kweqembu ice cream, izingubo nice, futhi uye Disney World bese ubona bunch of movies. Ngingathanda ukuya Vegas futhi iqembu, futhi uthenge amathani igolide izesekeli. "
– 2nd Khetha = Theodore Tall (Bushido Europe Champion) – Slot akhethiwe C

"Ngiyambonga banikwe enjalo ithuba. Kuleli zinga wokuncintisana, kufanele sikulungele ukulwa ubani ukuze anginandaba ngubani esitheni sami siyoba. Ngikholwa mina futhi am ilungela ukulwa ubani. "

"Kwami, ekubeni ingqwele in ebaluleke ngaphezu imali. Imali kuzolandela ngenxa yokuba iqhawe weqiniso. Ingqondo yami isethwe ukunqoba mqhudelwano. "

"Isizathu ukuthi kungani ngilapha yingoba ngikholelwa ngedwa. I ezolwa ukumela izwe lami elincane. Umphikisi My ine yesiteleka zasendle kodwa akukho isizathu esenza ngingaphelelwa. Ngiyakufaka on a show futhi baphume enqobile.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Owabe KSW Light wesibhakela Champion) – Slot akhethiwe G

"Anginandaba olwela kimi. Iphupho My kusukela ngineminyaka izinyane kwaba ukulwa eJapane, mina ngihlala the dream manje, Umgomo wami iwukubonisa ukusebenza yami umhlabeleli on New Years Eve. "

"Ngithanda matchup. Bengilokhu ukuqeqesha kanye Sambo nezwe iqhawe Blagoi Ivanov futhi am ujwayelene Sambo mpi isitayela. Ngiyazi ukuthi livela iqembu elikhulu, kodwa mina uzolunga ukuthatha lutho anakho ukunikela kuyoba ukulwa okuhle kangaka. "

"Ngihlala a isifiso enganginaso kusukela ebuntwaneni. I am begxile kakhulu ukuba aqhubeke nohambo lwami phezu iphupho lami ukuba abe iqhawe in Japan. I bazothini ukuthi kufanele enzeni imali once I ukufeza umgomo wami. "

– 4Pick th = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympic Judo Gold medalist) – Slot akhethiwe E

"Ukulungiselela muhle. I ngeke uzizwe ukuthi impi a fight, usuqalile nje impi on Nye. "

"Plan wami izimali kwesigamu semali umklomelo ukugembula futhi ngeke nginikele ukuphumula."

"Lokhu kwaba sipho esihle ukuthi angikwazanga phansi. An mqhudelwano MMA, Izimbangi Good, imali enhle umklomelo. Angifuni ukuba agxile kakhulu ngokuwina lo mqhudelwano ngoba lokho kuyoba nomthelela umdlalo wami engqondo, kanjalo mina sizogxila asilwe ngesikhathi. "

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

"Angazi ngempela ukwazi yimiphi le fighters lapha namuhla, kanjalo mina ayoyikhetha esitheni sami futhi banethemba Ngingumfana lucky. "

"Lokho uhlobo imali enkulu zizoshintsha ukuphila kwami ​​futhi ukuphila komkhaya wami. Futhi wokuba iqhawe. Lezo zici ezimbili kuyoba akufezile omkhulu kimi.”

"Bekulokhu kuyiphupho lami ukuba balwe eJapane. Angazi kakhulu mayelana esitheni sami, kodwa ngiyaqiniseka sizobe kokubili zilungiselele mpi ethokozisayo. Ngicabanga lokhu kuyoba yinto fight omuhle. "

– 6Pick th = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union wesibhakela Champion) – Slot akhethiwe H

"I uzobe ezimele Sambo. Ngingathanda ukukubonisa ubuhle Sambo ubuciko Sambo.”

– 7Pick th = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech Light wesibhakela Champion) – akhethiwe Slot F "Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba bakwazi ukukhombisa amakhono ami ezweni lapho Samurai wazalelwa. I ngete nawe. "

"Wonke umuntu lapha kunzima. Kusukela I uzobe ukulwa intandokazi langakubo, impi yami oyozibutha ukunakwa. Ngithanda ukusebenzisa leli thuba futhi lokhu inselele babe entweni enkulu elandelayo. "

"Kuyinto imali engaka angazi ukuthi ngiqalephi. Ngikholelwa ukuthi imali kuyofika kamuva. Ngakho njengoba manje, ingqondo yami ukuba iwunike konke enginakho ukuze enze RIZIN aziqhenye ngokuthi bakhetha kimi umhlanganyeli. "

Umphathi Ovamile Nobuhiko Takada wathatha microphone emva umdwebo, "I am ozwa ajwayelekile, ukhululekile emkhathini kodwa esishubile manje. I am nje ejabulile bezobona ukuzalwa izinkanyezi esizayo. Ngithemba Ishii ongenza ngendlela lapho uyokwenza us abalandeli Japanese siziqhenye. Okufezayo lokuqala Ishii BakaJehova yabhaliswa ngokuwina indondo yegolide, kodwa thina asizange ubabone Imiphumela ubhedu kuye MMA. Nginethemba angasebenzisa leli thuba ukuba kuzuzwe wenziwe enkulu career yakhe.”