Re'zin FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON Medi 25
TOKYO - Awst 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 bunnoedd) Crefftau Ymladd Cymysg (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 yn) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Dydd Sul, Saith. 25.
A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, y 5-droed-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (punch) o 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, rownd gyntaf (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 (bachyn sawdl) o Paul Rodriguez yn Kissimmee, Fla. ar Mai 14.
Uchod: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Medi 25
Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, y 5-droed-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, Gan gynnwysKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki ac Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.
Yn ei gychwyn diwethaf, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Mehefin 24.
The RIZIN FF event will be headlined by the kick-off of the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament.
Chwedlau MMA Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 CC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO yn) ac Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 CC) 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
Cerdyn Ymladd Diweddarwyd
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Baruto Kaito vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Jiri Prochazka vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Teodorasu Aukstuolis vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Karl Albrektsson vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Valentine Moldavski vs. I'w drefnu
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Amir Aliakbari vs. I'w drefnu
Ysgafn: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Pwysau trwm: 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
Pwysau plu: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura
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