| Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori 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, lori Sunday, April 17.
Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati 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 ati Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie ati Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ati 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, lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 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 poun) matchup.
In a women’s open weight bout, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) ati Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.
Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.
Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju 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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