| Tokio - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru 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, on Igandea, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakurabaren, (26-17-1, 2 NC) eta 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, Japonian, 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 eta Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie eta Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada eta 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, Azaroan 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 kilo) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, apaindu Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsu munduko txapelduna eta emakumeen MMA heavyweight perspectiva Gabi Garcia (1-0) izango da bi-time Pankration txapeldun talka Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) eta Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Azken ricin FF Grand Prix Txapelketa Semifinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) off plazan egingo dituzten ohia K-1 txapeldun Jaideep "Heart" aste (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO en kickboxing) batean 216- libra catchweight borrokan.
Sambo munduko txapeldun Vadim Nemkov (5-1) egingo boladan hartu, oldarkorra zabaltasuna aurrelaria eta goi Nordic perspectiva "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) heavyweight argi batean (205 kilo) inklinazio.
180 kiloko MMA arau catchweight lehiaketa batean, suntsitzaileak power puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) egingo ikaskide finisher hartu Yuta "Beste" Watanabe (19-6-4).
ekintza itzuliz, lehen aldiz bost urteetan, maitea heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Duela gutxiko RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa txapeldunorde eta arriskutsua knockout artista aurre egingo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
flyweight In (125 kilo) Ekintza, aurkezteko ace Allan "Grim" Jaiotza (14-3) gori-gori txapelduna adarrak blokeatu 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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