כעוויווייט: גאַבי גאַרסיאַ ווס. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. קיראַ באַטאַראַ
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
מער: Five fighters added to the 16-man, open weight tournament that kicks off at the September extravaganza
טאָקיאָ - ויגוסט 16, 2016 - רע'זין FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss נאָבויוקי סאַקאַקיבאַראַ, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts (ממאַ) bouts slated for the highly-anticipated Grand Prix event in Tokyo on זונטיק, זיבן. 25.
Facing off with previously announced, undefeated MMA rising star and ninth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt גאַבי גאַרסיאַ (2-0) will be fellow unbeaten prospect and professional football standout Destanie Yarbrough (1-0).
Three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated MMA upstart Kanako Murata (3-0) will square off with Combate Americas MMA star קיראַ "מאָגוואַי" באַטאַראַ (5-3) in a strawweight (115 פונט) קאָנקורס.
Renowned shoot boxing champion Rena Kubota (1-0) will make her second start under MMA rules against famed women’s freestyle wrestling pioneer Miyuu Yamamoto (0-0), who will make her long-awaited MMA debut on the same card as her son, Asen יאַמאַמאָטאָ (0-1). The weight limit of the Kubota-Yamamoto matchup will be announced soon.
דערצו, it was announced that five new fighters – heavyweights דזשארזש "דעניסע" פּראָטשאַזקאַ (17-3-1) of the Czech Republic and Amir Aliakbari (2-0) of Iran, and light heavyweights Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) of Lithuania,"מלך" קארל אַלברעקצסאָן (5-0) of Sweden and Valentine Moldavski (3-0) of Russia – have all been added to the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament that will kick off and headline the סעפּטעמבער 25 געשעעניש.
The five fighters join previously announced MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (ממאַ: 31-11-1, 1 נק; קיקקבאָקסינג: 23-8, 12 קאָ ס), fellow PRIDE FC veteran and combat sports fan favorite Kazuyuki Fujita (15-11) and former sumo wrestling champion Baruto Kaito (1-0) in the multi-event, single-elimination affair.
The tournament’s first stage matchups will be announced soon.
גאַבי גאַרסיאַ ווס. Destanie Yarbrough
די 6-פֿיס-2, 30-year-old Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look for her third consecutive MMA victory following her second round (2:04) סאַבמישאַן (אַרמבאַר) פון אננא מאַליוקאָוואַ at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onאַפּריל 17.
Yarbrough of Fresno, קאַליף. is a 5-foot-7, 28-year-old running back for the Women’s Football Alliance squad, the Central Cal War Angels, which finished its 2016 season with a perfect, 7-0 רעקאָרד. The stocky powerhouse led the league last season in both touchdowns and rushing yards.
A lifelong athlete, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onאַפּריל 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (דאָקטער סטאַפּידזש) אויף Crystal Parson.
Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (העכער) will make her RIZIN FF debut against Kanako Murata
Kanako Murata vs. קיראַ באַטאַראַ
The 5-foot-1, 23-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will make her debut at strawweight following three consecutive wins, the last two of which came by way of TKO (פּאַנטשיז), in flyweight (125 פונט) קאַנטעס.
קאַמף פון לאַס וועגאַס, נעוו., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 פונט) אָפּטייל, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, קאָמבאַטע אמעריקע.
In her last start, Batara finished Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio in unprecedented fashion – a ground and pound version of Eddie Bravo’s patented “twister” – that earned Batara, a protégé of Bravo, a TKO in the second round (4:13) פון שלאַכט.
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
The 5-foot-3, 25-year-old Kubota of Osaka, Japan is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who boasts a stellar, career kickboxing record of 25-5-1 (6 קאָ ס).
Kubota made her much-anticipated MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event on דעצעמבער 31, submitting Jleana Valentino with a brilliantly executed flying armbar in the second round (3:31) פון קאַמף.
The daughter of Olympic wrestler Ikuei Yamamoto and elder sister of MMA superstar and 2005 K-1 HERO’s Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, the 5-foot-1, 42-year-old Miyuu of Kanagawa, Japan will enter a new chapter in her career and family legacy when she steps in the RIZIN FF squared circle for the first time.
Miyuu earned her first national wrestling championship when she was 13 יאר אַלט, and subsequently defended it four straight years. At age 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.
Miyuu’s son, Asen, וועט קאַלייד מיט Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.
RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round
ופּדאַטעד קאַמף קאָרט
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. טבאַ
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. טבאַ
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Baruto Kaito vs. טבאַ
לייטווייט: דאַראָן קרויקקשאַנק ווס. אַנדי סאָוווער
כעוויווייט: גאַבי גאַרסיאַ ווס. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. קיראַ באַטאַראַ
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
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