| Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Rezini FF, Kukwezeleza nkhondowo masewera kutsogoleredwa ndi kale mutu KUNYADA 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, pa Sunday, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ndipo 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 ndipo Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie ndipo Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ndipo 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, pa 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 mapaundi) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, chokongoletsedwa Brazil Jiu-Jitsu dziko ngwazi ndi akazi MMA katswiri woposa onse chiyembekezo Gabi García (1-0) adzakhala sizilephereka ndi awiri nthawi Pankration ngwazi Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Nyamuliranani" Barnett (14-2) ndipo Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Recent ricin FF Grand Prix ndime semifinalist Theodore wamtali (8-3) adzakhala lalikulu pa ndi kale ngwazi K-1 Jaideep "Mtima" mlungu (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO wa masewera a nkhonya) mu 216- makilogalamu catchweight nkhondo.
Sambo dziko ngwazi Vadim Nemkov (5-1) chidzathandiza undefeated, aukali okonda kupha ndi pamwamba Masewerera a Nordic chiyembekezo "Mfumu" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) mu katswiri woposa onse kuwala (205 mapaundi) kuweramira.
Mu mpikisano 180 yolemera MMA malamulo catchweight, yowononga mphamvu puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) chidzathandiza wotsirizitsa anzathu Yuta "Other" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Tikaonanso kanthu kwa nthawi yoyamba mu zaka zisanu, katswiri woposa onse wokondedwa Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), amakumana posachedwapa RIZIN FF Grand Prix mpikisano wothamanga-ndi oopsa knockout wojambula George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
mu flyweight (125 mapaundi) kuchitapo, kugonjera Ace Allan Kubadwa "Zodetsa Nkhaŵa" (14-3) adzakhala logwirana nyanga ndi ngwazi red-hot 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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