| TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, på Søndag, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in the unique, one-of-a-kind bout.
The affair marks the first time since December 31, 2008 that the 5-foot-11, 46-year-old Tamura, recognized for his elite level catch wrestling skills and quick, fluid movements, will see action in combat.
In his last start under MMA rules on the K-1 – Dynamite!! New Year’s Eve mega-card in Saitama, Japan, Tamura earned his third consecutive win, a unanimous decision over Sakuraba.
While competing for the likes of PRIDE, K-1, Rings, DREAM and UWF International, Tamura compiled an extensive resume of conquests, including those over eventual UFC champions Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith og Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie og Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada og Akira Maeda, to eventually become a force in the sport’s middleweight division. In his final bout before retirement, Tamura notched a victory over fellow hybrid MMA star and professional wrestler Josh Barnett, på November 23, 2005.
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In other action on the star-studded fight card, 13-fight UFC veteran and action fighter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expertShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) matche.
In a women’s open weight bout, dekoreret Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinders MMA sværvægter udsigten Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden Pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bjørn" Barnett (14-2) og Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Seneste ricin FF Grand Prix turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil firkantet med den tidligere K-1 mester Jaideep "Heart" uge (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kickboxing) i en 216- pund opsamlingsvægte kamp.
Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil tage på ubesejret, aggressiv-minded angriber og top nordisk perspektiv "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lys sværvægter (205 pounds) tilt.
I en 180-pund MMA regler opsamlingsvægte contest, ødelæggende effekt puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil tage på kolleger efterbehandler Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Vender tilbage til handling for første gang i fem år, elskede sværvægter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil stå seneste RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering runner-up og farlig knockout kunstner George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
I fluevægt (125 pounds) handling, indsendelse ace Allan "Grim" Født (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).
Women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising starNatalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair.
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