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RIZIN AddsKrazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (na slici) will make his MMA rules debut against CharlesKrazy HorseBennett at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round event in Tokyo, Japan na Nedjelja, Sedam. 25. Photo courtesy of (C)M-1 Sports Media.

Re'zin FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON Septembar 25

TOKYO - Avgust 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 funti) Mixed Martial Arts (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, Kickboxing: 21-6-1, 15 KO-a) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Nedjelja, Sedam. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, 5-foot-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (punč) od Yoshiro Maeda at PRIDE Bushido 7 in Tokyo on May 22, 2005.

Bennett’s biggest mark in the sport to date was arguably his one-punch, Prva runda (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, the first-ever, live SHOWTIME televised event in MMA history.

Bennett is coming off a spectacular, 43 second submission (peta hook) od Paul Rodriguez u Kissimmee, Fla. na Maj 14.


Iznad: Charles “Krazy HorseBennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Septembar 25

Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, 5-foot-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, uključujućiKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki i Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

U svojoj zadnjoj Početak, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Jun 24.

The RIZIN FF event will be headlined by the kick-off of the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament.

MMA legende Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO-a) i 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 World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Ažurirano 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
Lak: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Teška kategorija: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Pero: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR THREE STAR-STUDDED WOMEN’S MMA BOUTS AT GRAND PRIX EVENT IN TOKYO, Septembar 25

Pictured (from left to right): RIZIN FF stars Miyuu Yamamoto, Rena Kubota and Kanako Murata were on hand at a press conference in Japan today to discuss their matchups at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF event in Tokyo, Japan na Nedjelja, Sedam. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate Americas star Kyra Batara.

Teška kategorija: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

Više: Five fighters added to the 16-man, open weight tournament that kicks off at the September extravaganza

TOKYO - Avgust 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts slated for the highly-anticipated Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Nedjelja, Sedam. 25.

Facing off with previously announced, undefeated MMA rising star and ninth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gabi Garcia (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 Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) in a strawweight (115 funti) takmičenje.

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 Yamamoto (0-1). The weight limit of the Kubota-Yamamoto matchup will be announced soon.

Dodatno, it was announced that five new fighters – heavyweights George "Denise" Prochazka (17-3-1) of the Czech Republic and Amir Aliakbari (2-0) of Iran, and light heavyweights Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) of Lithuania,"Kralj" Karl Albrektsson (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 Septembar 25 događaj.

The five fighters join previously announced MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO-a), 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.

Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough

U 6-noga-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) podnošenje (armbar) od Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onApril 17.

Yarbrough of Fresno, Kalif. 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 rekord. The stocky powerhouse led the league last season in both touchdowns and rushing yards.

A lifelong athlete, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onApril 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (liječnik zastoj) na Crystal Parson.


Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (iznad) will make her RIZIN FF debut against Kanako Murata

Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara

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 (punches), in flyweight (125 funti) nagradne igre.

Borba iz Las Vegas, Nevada, the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 funti) podjela, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Americas.

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) bitke.

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 KO-a).

Kubota made her much-anticipated MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event on Decembar 31, submitting Jleana Valentino with a brilliantly executed flying armbar in the second round (3:31) djelovanja.

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 godina star, and subsequently defended it four straight years. At age 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

Miyuu’s son, Asen, će se sudariti s Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Ažurirano 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
Lak: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Teška kategorija: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga

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Re'zin FF: MIRKO CRO COP EMERGES FROM RETIREMENT FOR 16-MAN, OPEN WEIGHT TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25!

WANDERLEI SILVA, KAZUYUKI FUJITA, AND BARUTO KAITO
ALL TABBED FOR ACTION IN MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT

VIŠE:
DARON CRUICKSHANK FACES ANDY SOUWER,
AND GABI GARCIA AND KANAKO MURATA RETURN TO ACTION

TOKYO – July 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO-a) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-jedan, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Nedjelja, Sedam. 25.

A former PRIDE and K-1 Grand Prix tournament champion, Filipovic earned his place as one of the greatest martial arts combatants in history with an elite set of striking skills that helped him earn the most first round finishes as well as the most head kick knockouts in PRIDE history.

It was also announced today that 4 od 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, will receive a bye in the first stage, and automatically advance to the tournament’s second, or quarterfinal stage, which will take place at a location to be announced on Četvrtak, Decembar. 29.

Joining Sakakibara, Filipovic and Silva at the press conference were veteran warhorse Kazuyiki Fujita (15-11) of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan and former sumo wrestling champion turned MMA upstart Baruto Kaito (1-0) Estonije, both of whom have been tabbed for battle in the first stage of the tournament.

The round of 16 matchups will be announced at the end of July.

In other, single-fight action on Septembar 25, two striking sensationsDaron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) i Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO-a) – will collide in a lightweight (155) afera.

Cruickshank Wayne, mene. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, postigao je prvi krug (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Holandija, is a two-time winner of the K-1 World Max tournament and a four-time Shootboxing world champion. On December 31, 2015, he made his long-awaited MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event in Saitama, Japan, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima putem prvog kruga (5:29) KO with an onslaught of punches.

Unbeaten women’s light heavyweight and nine-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gabi Garcia (2-0) and three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated flyweight (125 funti) MMA zvijezda Kanako Murata (3-0) of Ehime, Japan will each see action against an opponent to be announced soon.

Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil made quick work of both of her MMA opponents to date, postigao je prvi krug (2:36) WHO (punches) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Decembar 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on April 17.

Upravo 22 godina starosti, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on April 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, porazivšiMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (punches) iIlona Wijmans putem prvog kruga (1:17) WHO (punches), juna 4 i julu 7, odnosno.

Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Osaka, Japan will take on fellow upstartAsen Yamamoto at a weight to be determined.

Women’s shoot boxing champion and unbeaten MMA competitor Rena Kubota (1-0) of Osaka, Japan will make her second start under MMA rules against an opponent to be announced.

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER KIYOSHI TAMURA AS WANDERLEI SILVA TAG TEAM PARTNER FOR APRIL 17 MAIN EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef 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, na Nedjelja, April 17.

Tamura and Silva will tussle with another all-time great Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i 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 i Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie i Jeremy Horn.

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada i 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, novembra 23, 2005.

Po cijeni od 100,000 jen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

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 funti) Matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, uređen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu svjetski prvak i ženska MMA u teškoj kategoriji izglede Gabi Garcia (1-0) će se sudariti sa dva-put Pankration prvak Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) i Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

Nedavni ricin FF Grand Prix turnir polufinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) će kvadrat off sa bivšim K-1 prvak Jaideep "Srce" sedmica (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO je kickboxing) u 216- Pound catchweight borbu.

Sambo svjetski prvak Vadim Nemkov (5-1) će se na neporažena, agresivno-minded napadač i top Nordic Prospect "Kralj" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) u poluteškoj (205 funti) nagib.

U pravila 180-pound MMA Catchweight takmičenje, razorne snage puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) će se na kolege za završnu obradu Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vraćajući se na akciju po prvi put u pet godina, voljeni teškoj kategoriji Kazuyuki "Ol 'IronHead" Fujita (15-10), će se suočiti sa nedavnom rižin FF Grand Prix turnir runner-up i opasne nokaut umjetnik George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

u muva (125 funti) akcija, podnošenje ace Allan "Grim" Rođen (14-3) će ukrstiti koplja sa usijanim prvak 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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Re'zin FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (na slici) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Japan na Nedjelja, April 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) debut against rising star Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan na Nedjelja, April 17.

The 5-foot-1, 22-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will compete under MMA rules for the first time after amassing a collection of accolades as an amateur wrestler, including three junior Olympic medals.

Murata’s most impressive achievement came in 2011 when she nearly defeated three-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

An MMA student since 2015, Murata has been training under the command of DEEP Featherweight Champion Kazunori Yokota and former DREAM competitor Takeshi Yamazaki, and has been sparring predominantly with male fighters.

Denisova of Cheboksary, Russia will seek her third consecutive win in what will mark her first appearance under the RIZIN FF banner. In her last start onSeptembar 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova u drugom krugu (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

The 25-year-old Denisova gained worldwide recognition for the first time four years ago after video surfaced of her defeating a male opponent in an MMA bout.

Po cijeni od 100,000 jen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

U glavni događaj, bivši PRIDE FC prvak u srednjoj i plodan superstar Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) će udružiti sa borca ​​da uskoro biti raspisan, u posebnom grappling "tag utakmici,"I bore se duo koji se sastoji od kolega legenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Prolific striker and 13-fight UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 funti) Matchup.

Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) i Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.

U ženskoj otvoren težina akciji, uređen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu svjetski prvak i ženska MMA u teškoj kategoriji izglede Gabi Garcia (1-0) će se sudariti sa dva-put Pankration prvak Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Nedavni ricin FF Grand Prix turnir polufinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) će kvadrat off sa bivšim K-1 prvak Jaideep "Srce" sedmica (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO je kickboxing) u 216- Pound catchweight borbu.

Sambo svjetski prvak Vadim Nemkov (5-1) će se na neporažena, agresivno-minded napadač i top Nordic Prospect "Kralj" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) u poluteškoj (205 funti) nagib.

U pravila 180-pound MMA Catchweight takmičenje, razorne snage puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) će se na kolege za završnu obradu Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vraćajući se na akciju po prvi put u pet godina, voljeni teškoj kategoriji Kazuyuki "Ol 'IronHead" Fujita (15-10), će se suočiti sa nedavnom rižin FF Grand Prix turnir runner-up i opasne nokaut umjetnik George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

u muva (125 funti) akcija, podnošenje ace Allan "Grim" Rođen (14-3) će ukrstiti koplja sa usijanim prvak Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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Rižin FF ZNACI Daron cruickshank I "Huggy BEAR,"OBJAVLJUJE pet novih, STAR-okovan klincima MMA mečeva za April 17 MEGA-event u Nagoji, JAPAN

Lagana senzacija Daron Cruickshank (na slici) potpisala sa ricin FF, i da će se njegov promotivni debi u nedjelju, April 17.

Cruickshank preuzima Shinji Sasaki u laganom takmičenju;
Huggy Bear suočava Kirill Sidelnikov u teškoj kategoriji showdown

Više:
Ženske Open Weight: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound Catchweight: Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
TOKYO - Mart 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, najavio tijekom konferenciji za novinare danas, that it has inked five new, zvijezda-okovan klincima Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) borbama za svoj dugo očekivani mega-događaj u Nagoya, Japan na Nedjelja, April 17, uključujući i lagan (155 funti) Spor između nedavno potpisali upečatljiv osjećajDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) i stručnih podnošenje Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), kao i teškoj kategoriji Matchup između kolega nokaut umjetnika Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) i Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

U ženskoj otvoren težina akciji, uređen Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu svjetski prvak i ženska MMA u teškoj kategoriji izglede Gabi Garcia (1-0) će se sudariti sa dva-put Pankration prvak Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Nedavni ricin FF Grand Prix turnir polufinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) će kvadrat off sa bivšim K-1 prvak Jaideep "Srce" sedmica (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO je kickboxing) u 216- Pound catchweight borbu.

Sambo svjetski prvak Vadim Nemkov (5-1) će se na neporažena, agresivno-minded napadač i top Nordic Prospect "Kralj" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) u poluteškoj (205 funti) nagib.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank Wayne, mene. će kročiti u rižin FF prsten po prvi put, nakon 4 godine, 13-bore ograničenje sa Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) koja je uključivala pobjede nad rivalom zvezdica Yves Edwards, Erik Koch i Anthony Njokuani.

A dva puta NCAA Division III hrvanja nacionalnih kvalifikacija za Olivet College i drugog stepena crnog pojasa u Tae Kwon Do, 5-foot-8, 30-godina Cruickshank je stekao divljenje od fanova diljem svijeta sa svojom skup eksplozivnih upečatljiv vještina.

Sasaki Hirošime, Japan is a former Shooto Pacific Rim champion in the midst of a three-fight win streak. In his last start on March 12, 5-noga-9, 35-godišnjak koji je zaradio 10 njegovog 16 pobeda u karijeri putem podnošenja, postigao gromoglasnim, 40-Drugi TKO na Pobjeda Sik Park sa oluja udaraca.

(Iznad: Kris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, odjeven u svoj potpis, full-body Bear odijelo, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (lijevo) i Wanderlei Silva (pravo) at a press conference in Japan before Barnett’s first round TKO victory over Shinichi Suzukawa on New Year’s Eve 2014)

Chris Barnett vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Sa teškim rukama, neverovatno agilnost za svoje masivne građe i ekscentričnog ličnost koja je rodila njegova "Huggy Bear" nadimak, Barnett Tampa, Florida, je pravi buku u MMA svijetu kasno.

U 5-noga-9, 29-godišnjak, koji čini njegova ulaza prsten nosi pune tijelo medvjeda odijelo i slavi pobjeda obavljanjem breakdance poteze i Cartwheels u ringu, je zaradio 12 njegovog 14 pobeda u karijeri do sada putem (T)KO. U svojoj zadnjoj Početak, on je postigao prvi krug TKO (punches) na Shinichi Suzukawa, u TokijuDecembar 31

Sidelnikov od Belgorod, Rusija je 5-noga-11, 27-godišnji bivši štićenik svih vremena MMA veliki Fedor Emelianenko. Na Decembar 29, on je svoj povratak u ring nakon pauze od pet godina, postigao razorne, Prva runda (2:23) WHO (punches) na Carlos Toyota na inauguralnoj rižin FF događaj u Saitama, Japan.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

A šest puta Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu svjetski prvak i deveti stupanj crnog pojasa, 6-stopala-2, 30-godišnji Garcia Los Angeles, Kalif. preko Sao Paulo, Brazil će se vratiti na rižin FF prsten po drugi put postigao prvi krug nakon (2:36) WHO (punches) na Lei'd Tapa na Decembar 31.

Malyukova Penza, Penza oblast, Russia is a former collegiate basketball star turned Russian MMA Championship and World Cup of MMA winner. After amassing a near unblemished, amaterske karijere rekord 7-1, Malyukova ju je profesionalni debi u septembru 26, 2015, zarađuju jednoglasnom odlukom nad tatiana lukama.

Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep "Srce" sedmica

U 6-noga, 24-godina Aukštuolis od Ukmerge, Litva je nacionalni Judo prvak koji je nazvan "litvanski Werewolf" japanski fanova koji su prisustvovali mladi borac koristiti svoj agresivni stil u knock out (punč) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza u prvom krugu (3:32) četvrtfinala faze rižin FF Grand Prix turnira borbe u decembru 29, 2015, prije nego što je izgubila od eventualnog turnira šampiona "Kralj Mo" Lawal u polufinalu kolu

Sve osim jedne od Aukštuolis 'pobjeda, do sada, su došli putem (T)KO ili podnošenje.

Singh Punjab, Indija je 6-noga-6, 28-godina, bivši K-1 i RISE šampion u teškoj kategoriji kickboxing turnir koji je njegov najveći rizik do danas, kada je ušao u ring sa Emelianenko u glavni događaj u rižin FF kick-off događaj Decembar 31, gubi na kultni ruski borac putem prvog kruga (3:02) WHO (punches).

Singh je najviši profil pobeda do sada je na K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Završni događaj u Tokiju, Japan, kada je postigao prvi krug (2:58) KO na ruski superstar Sergei Kharitonov s desnicom.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "Kralj" Albrektsson

Još jedan štićenik Emelianenko i mlađi brat M-1 Global poluteškoj bosa Viktor Nemkov, 23-godišnji Vadim od Belgorod je tri puta nacionalni i 2014 borbene svijet Sambo prvak.

Nemkov Dostigli polufinale fazi rižin FF Grand Prix turnir naDecembar 29, dorada Goran Reljić putem prvog kruga (2:58) WHO (punches) prije nego što su izbačeni iz osam-man razigravanju po Jiri Prochazka.

U 6-noga-2, 22-year-old Abrektsson of Sweden will make his RIZIN FF promotional debut as one of the hottest emerging forces in Europe. With a fearless, jednostavan stil djela, član Pancrase Gym tim je završio sve četiri svoje profesionalne protivnika unutar dva kruga, preko (T)KO ili podnošenje.

Po cijeni od 100,000 jen, ulaznice za "Top Presents rižin Fighting Rusija I,"Koji se održava u Nippon Gaishi Hall, nude popust i mogu se kupiti online na Ticketbis.com.

U glavni događaj, bivši PRIDE FC prvak u srednjoj i plodan superstarWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) će udružiti sa borca ​​da uskoro biti raspisan, u posebnom grappling "tag utakmici,"I bore se duo koji se sastoji od kolega legenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

U pravila 180-pound MMA Catchweight takmičenje, razorne snage puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) će se na kolege za završnu obradu Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vraćajući se na akciju po prvi put u pet godina, voljeni teškoj kategoriji Kazuyuki "Ol 'IronHead" Fujita (15-10), će se suočiti sa nedavnom rižin FF Grand Prix turnir runner-up i opasne nokaut umjetnik George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

u muva (125 funti) akcija, podnošenje ace Allan "Grim" Rođen (14-3) će ukrstiti koplja sa usijanim prvak Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF KAZUYUKI FUJITA; WILL FACE NEW YEAR’S EVE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP JIRI PROCHAZKA IN NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 17

Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, April 17. Fujita held up a poster board with an image of his opponent, recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up Jiri Prochazka, at a press conference today to announce his matchup. Foto: Re'zin FF

Više: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

TOKYO - Mart 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, najavio tijekom konferenciji za novinare danas, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "Ol 'IronHead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan na Nedjelja, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 funti) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Rođen (14-3) and red-hot championYuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, 6-stopala, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva i Mark Coleman, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.

Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) WHO (zaustavljanje ugla) od“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, prvom krugu (8:25) KO (punč) od James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mark Kerr.

The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) WHO (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii in the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.

Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) WHO (retirement) zadobiti Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (punč) at the hands of superstar "Kralj Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 su došli putem (T)KO i 2 putem podnošenja.

Allan Nascimento vs.Yuki Motoya

Touted as a miniature version of all-time great Anderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 od 14 opponents he has conquered, da ukucati.

At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.

U 5-noga-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.

U svojoj zadnjoj start na Decembar 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Ephraim at the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, međutim, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

Po cijeni od 100,000 jen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

U glavni događaj, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) će udružiti sa borca ​​da uskoro biti raspisan, u posebnom grappling "tag utakmici,"I bore se duo koji se sastoji od kolega legenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

U 180 pound MMA rules contest, razorne snage puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, borbenih sportova promociju koju je predvodio bivši šef PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) velik Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan naNedjelja, April 17.

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Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, u posebnom grappling "tag utakmici,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) i Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

U 180 pound MMA rules contest, razorne snage puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ostalo" Watanabe (19-6-4).

A former HEAT middleweight title holder, the 33-year-old Kato made an explosive debut before a live U.S. television audience on Spike when he scored what was later named “Knockout of the Month”a crushing, drugi krug (:34) KO (punč) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling u Bellator 139 juna 26, 2015.

Do danas, all of Kato’s professional victories have come by way of (T)KO.

Watanabe is a 31-year-old grappling ace who boasts a splendid 84 posto Finish stopa, sa 11 njegovog 19 career wins to date having come by way of submission and another 6 victories having come by way of (T)KO.

The number 10 ranked welterweight in Japan, Watanabe will make his first appearance of 2016 and look to rebound from a first round (2:00) podnošenje (zadnja-naked čok) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura jula 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 MMA, 31-5-1 shoot boxing) will square off an opponent to be named under shoot boxing rules, while decorated wrestler Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated MMA debut against an opponent to be announced soon.

The 24-year-old Kubota is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who made her much-anticipated MMA debut in stunning fashion at the RIZIN FF New Year’s Eve extravaganza, where she notched a second round (3:31) submission victory over Jleana Valentino with a flying armbar.

The 22-year-old Murata’s impressive resume includes three junior Olympic medals. Her most impressive feat, međutim, came in 2011 when Murata nearly defeated four-time Olympic gold medalist Saori Yoshida during the All-Japan championships.

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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Re'zin FF: JEROME Lebanner VRAĆA U MMA, Će se suočiti BIVŠI SUMO STAR kaido HOOVELSON u novogodišnjoj kick-off EXTRAVAGANZA u Tokiju

TOKYO - decembar 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, potpuno novu borbu promocija na čelu sa bivšim PRIDE FC glavu Nobuyuki Sakakibara, objavila je danas povratak svih vremena kickboxing veliki Jerome Lebanner, da Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pravila konkurencije, u super teškoj kategoriji Matchup sa bivšim sumo hrvanja zvijezda Kaido "Baruto kaido" Hoovelson, na Četvrtak, Decembar. 31.

Lebanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO-a) kickboxing) od Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Francuska će učiniti svoj prvi nastup pod MMA pravilima od 2010 kada je izgubio jednoglasnu odluku da Judo medalja Satoshi Ishii. Prije poraza, Lebanner je postigao tri uzastopna nokauta u MMA pravilima Bouts, a sve pod promociju K-1.

42-godišnji Lebanner, koji je suočen i porazio svakom većem rivala njegove generacije u kik-boksu prsten tokom njegovog 20-plus godina profesionalne karijere, bio je pobjednik u oba svoja počinje ove godine, postigao drugi krug (:52) KO na Claudiu Istrate s koljena štrajk u tijelu da zadrži svoj ISKA. svijet super teškoj kategoriji naslov K-1 pravilima o April 25, i zarađuje jednoglasnom odlukom nad Karl Roberson na Avgust 4.

Na 6-foot-6, 425 funti, 31-godišnji Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 Sumo) Estonija je monstruozan primjerak koji su se takmičili kao profesionalni sumo u Japanu između 2004 i 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Samo dvije godine u karijeri, Hoovelson stigao na vrh podjela u sportu, na kraju osvoji prvenstvo u 2012 i zarađuju pet nagrada za borbenost.

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Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. SAPP II na NOVOGODIŠNJI; “KING MO” Da bi se suočili BRETT MCDERMOTT u osam-MAN GRAND PRIX TURNIR

Dva K-1 pravilima napadi najavio za dugo očekivani,
tri dana od lansiranja rižin FF u Tokiju, Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN - decembar 9, 2015 - Rižin FF zvaničnici saopštili su danas da je dugo očekivani revanš između Akebono i Bob Sapp će biti osporena pod Shoot Boxing pravila o Četvrtak, Decembar. 31, I to bamma borac Brett McDermott je imenovan za novog protivnika za "Kralj Mo" Lawal u osam-man u teškoj kategoriji Grand Prix eliminacija turnir, nakon povlačenja bamma prvaka Mark Godbeer prošle nedelje zbog povrede.

U K-1 pravilima akcije, najavljeno je da Hiroya Kawabe će se suočiti upečatljiv Phenom Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura na Utorak, Decembar. 29, i Takeru Segawa će kvadrat off sa kineskim Muay Thai prvak Yang Ming na Decembar 31.
Shoot Boxing osnivač i direktor, Takeshi Caesar joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, General Manager Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, i producent Kensaku Maeda na konferenciji za novinare u Tokiju da najavama.

"Ja sam traži savjet o tome koja se pravila dugo očekivani revanš treba držati pod, i g. Cezar me je upoznao na ideju gdje će oba borca ​​moći kako bi se povećala svoje potencijale,"Rekao je Sakakibara.

"Nova K-1", nastavio je Sakakibara, "Je postao popularan u takvom brzinom, i ja sam sretan da će se šalju svoje top, mladih talenata u našem Ring. Željeli bismo da se slaže i K-1 predstavnika sa teškim protivnicima. "

Sakakibara je napomenuo da Nam Jin Jo je povredio koleno na treningu i bio prisiljen da se povuče, tako Philip Ephraim iz Shoot Boxe Akademija će se suočiti Yuki Motoya.

Sakakibara Zatvorio je najava opisuju detalje o tri dana, free-of-charge borbe expo, koji će početi na Decembar 29, i uključuju amaterski MMA mečeva i otvorenog Grappling turnir.

U revanš između Akebono i Sapp i borbu između Segawa i Ming pridruže Borba između Yuichiro Nagashima i Andy Souwer, iAsen Yamamoto i Kron Gracie na dan 31st.

Komentari:

Bob Sapp:

"Prošlo je dosta vremena od kada sam zadnji borio na NYE, i vrlo uzbuđen. I da se još jednom okrenuti moj neprijatelj. Zadnji put smo se borili, smo napravili povijest, i to je bila velika čast. Ja bih da cilj za izradu ponovo povijest, i ja Uvjeravam vas da će to biti uzbudljiva borba. "

Akebono:

"Živim od tuge i poraza u zadnjih 12 godina. Ja sam nosio misao izbavljenja duboko i dobio je ponudu u pravom trenutku. Ja nikad ne želim da ponovo osjetiti taj način, tako da želim da svi dođu gledati novu Akebono. Idem tamo za pobjedu. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Bio sam frustriran jer sam želio da se borim još ove godine, ali drago mi je za ovo savršena prilika. Postoji mnogo MMA borbe na kartici, ali ja bih da pokažem da je K-1 borbi su najuzbudljivije. Želim da svi budu govorili o najlakši borac je bio najuzbudljiviji od svih rižin borbi. "

Re'zin FF Generalni direktor Nobuhiko Takada:

"Ja sam previše uzbuđen. Jedan od razloga je da je borba kartica je u blizini potpuna, ali više tako zbog činjenice da ćemo biti u mogućnosti da udarac naših događaja na dan gdje ljudi gledaju televiziju najviše. To mora biti svečanost. Mi smo stavili zajedno razne bori za široku publiku. Željeli bismo nastaviti da promoviše veličinu ovog događaja. "

Takada nastavio u opisivanju svakog borca. "Hiroya ima izgled i sposobnosti, koji vlada kao vrhunski borac u K-1. Vidim zašto on ima mnogo fanova ženski. Međutim, kada se zvono, on pokazuje svoje agresivnosti i moć. To je uvijek iritira kada znate vrlo malo o svom protivniku, ali on je odlučan da pokaže veličini K-1, bez obzira na svog protivnika. "

On je nastavio o legendarnom borbi, "Rejtinzi za tu borbu je nestvarno. I ta ista borba će se vratiti. Postoji mnogo mišljenja o ovoj borbi, ali to je ono što ga čini tako uzbudljivo. Mnogi borci će biti motivirani da se okupe svu pažnju što će dovesti do bolje performanse. Ova borba ima mnogo značenja iza toga. "Takada dodao,"Ako Akebono osvaja, možda sljedeće godine?"I zadirkivali svi o mogućim gumeni meč. Takada je najavio da Cezar Takeshi je dobio kao sudija za ovu borbu i zamolio ga da ne trip tokom borbe.

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