| TOKYO - Aibreán 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, a chur chun cinn spóirt a chomhrac faoi stiúir iar-cheannaire PRIDE FC 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, ar Dé Domhnaigh, Aibreán 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) agus 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, An tSeapáin, 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 agus Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie agus Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada agus 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, ar Samhain 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 Ollnóva" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 punt) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, maisithe domhain curadh Brasaíle Jiu-Jitsu agus na mban MMA ionchas trom Gabi Garcia (1-0) Beidh collide le dhá-am Pankration curadh anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) agus Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Déanaí ricin semifinalist tournament FF Grand Prix Theodore Tall (8-3) Beidh cearnach amach le iar K-1 curadh Jaideep "Chroí" seachtain (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO s) i 216- troid catchweight punt.
domhain curadh Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) a ghlacadh ar undefeated, bhuailteoir ionsaitheach-minded agus ionchas Nordach barr "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i trom éadrom (205 punt) Tilt.
I gcomórtas rialacha 180-punt MMA catchweight, pollaire cumhachta devastatingHisaki Kato (5-2) a chur ar finisher eile Yuta "Eile" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Ag filleadh ar ghníomhaíocht den chéad uair i gceann cúig bliana, trom beloved Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Beidh aghaidh le déanaí RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament dara háit agus ealaíontóir knockout contúirteacha George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
i flyweight (125 punt) gníomh, Ace aighneacht Allan "ghruama" Breithe (14-3) Beidh adharca bhfuil curadh dearg-te ghlas 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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