Re'zin FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON Септември 25
ТОКИО - Август 18, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 паунда) Смесени бойни изкуства (MMA) matchup between former PRIDE FC and EliteXC star Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (29-30-2) and K-1 kickboxing KO artist Minoru Kimura (MMA: 0-0, Кикбокс: 21-6-1, 15 Нокаута) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Неделя, Седем. 25.
A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, 5-крак-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (пунш) на Йоширо Маеда at PRIDE Bushido 7 in Tokyo on May 22, 2005.
Bennett’s biggest mark in the sport to date was arguably his one-punch, Първият кръг (3:43), upset KO of former UFC and Strikeforce star K.J. Noons, who went into the matchup a heavy favorite over Bennett. The high-profile bout took place at EliteXC: Destiny, първият, live SHOWTIME televised event in MMA history.
Bennett is coming off a spectacular, 43 second submission (петата кука) на Paul Rodriguez в Кисими, Fla. на Май 14.
Горе: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Септември 25
Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, 5-крак-8, 22-year-old Kimura, who permanently relocated to Japan at the age of three, after being born in Curitiba, Brazil to a fourth generation, Brazilian-Japanese mother and a Brazilian-Italian father, will make his debut under MMA rules.
The feisty Fighting Kairos Gym competitor who has captivated fight fans with his raucous behavior, has defeated a number of noteworthy adversaries in the kickboxing ring, включително иKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki и Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.
В последния си старт, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Юни 24.
The RIZIN FF event will be headlined by the kick-off of the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament.
ММА легенди Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Кикбокс: 23-8, 12 Нокаута) и Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) are amongst the nine competitors that have been announced as tournament participants. The tournament’s first stage matchups will be announced soon.
RIZIN FF Световна Гран При 2016: Opening Round
Обновено Fight Card
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Baruto Kaito vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Jiri Prochazka vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Teodorasu Aukstuolis vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Karl Albrektsson vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Valentine Moldavski vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Amir Aliakbari vs. TBA
Лек: Дарън Cruickshank срещу. Анди Souwer
Тежка категория: Gabi Гарсия срещу. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Кира Batara
Weight TBD: Рена Кубота срещу. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Перо: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura
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