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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

Yau - Afrilu 4, 2016- Re'zin JJu, da fama wasanni gabatarwa jagorancin tsohon girman FC kai 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, a kan Lahadi, Afrilu 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) da kuma 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 da kuma Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie da kuma Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada da kuma 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, a kan Nuwamba 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 fam) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, ado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu zakaran duniya da kuma mata MMA matakin matsakaicin nauyi mai yiwuwa Gabi Garcia (1-0) za yi karo da biyu lokaci Pankration Zakaran Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) da kuma Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

Recent ricin JJu Grand Prix gasar semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) za Square kashe tare da tsohon K-1 Zakaran Jaideep "Zuciya" mako (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ta kickboxing) a cikin wani 216- kore catchweight yaki.

Sambo zakaran duniya Vadim Nemkov (5-1) Za dauka a kan undefeated, m shiryayye dan wasan da kai Nordic hange "Sarki" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) a cikin wani haske matakin matsakaicin nauyi (205 fam) karkatar.

A cikin wata 180-laba MMA dokoki catchweight hamayya, yankunan da ikon puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) za dauka a kan 'yan'uwanmu finisher Yuta "Other" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Komowa zuwa mataki na farko a cikin shekaru biyar, ƙaunataccen matakin matsakaicin nauyi. Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), za ta fuskanci 'yan RIZIN JJu Grand Prix gasar tsere-up da kuma kawo hadari knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

a flyweight (125 fam) mataki, biyayya ace Allan "m" Haihuwa (14-3) za kulle ƙaho tare da ja-zafi Zakaran 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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