| Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap 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, fuq Il-Ħadd, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) u 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, Ġappun, 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 u Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie u Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada u 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, ta 'Novembru 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 liri) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, imżejjen champion tad-dinja Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu u MMA prospett heavyweight tan-nisa Gabi Garcia (1-0) se jikkonfliġġu ma żewġ time Pankration champion Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) u Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Riċenti ricin FF Grand Prix kampjonat semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) se kwadru off mal-eks K-1 champion Jaideep "Qalb" ġimgħa (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO ta) fil 216- ġlieda catchweight lira.
champion tad-dinja Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) se tieħu fuq undefeated, attakkant aggressivi b'moħħhom u prospett Nordiku quċċata "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) fil heavyweight dawl (205 liri) tilt.
F'kompetizzjoni regoli MMA 180-lira catchweight, zgħir qawwa devastantiHisaki Kato (5-2) se tieħu fuq finisher sħabi Yuta "Oħrajn" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Jirritornaw lejn azzjoni għall-ewwel darba fil-ħames snin, heavyweight għeżież Kazuyuki "ol" Ironhead "Fujita (15-10), se jiffaċċjaw riċenti RIZIN FF Grand Prix kampjonat runner-up u artist eliminatorja perikolużi George "Denise" Procházka (16-3-1).
fil flyweight (125 liri) azzjoni, ass sottomissjoni Allan "Grim" Twelid (14-3) se lock qrun ma ċampjin aħmar jaħraq 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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