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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, Abril 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. Photo credit: Rezin FF

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

Tokyo - Marso 16, 2016- Rezin FF, ang combat sports promosyon nga gipangulohan ni kanhi PRIDE FC sa ulo Nobuyuki Sakakibara, mipahibalo atol sa usa ka press conference karong adlawa, 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 sa Sa Domingo, Abril 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 libra) matchup between submission ace Allan "Makalilisang nga" Pagkatawo (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, ang 6-foot, 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 ug 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) KINSA (corner stoppage) sa“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, sa usa ka una nga round (8:25) KO (sukmag) sa Santiago 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) KINSA (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) KINSA (retirement) modaog sa ibabaw sa Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (sukmag) at the hands of superstar "Hari Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 mianhi pinaagi sa (T)KO ug 2 pinaagi sa pagpasakop.

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 sa 14 opponents he has conquered, sa Sun.Star sa.

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.

Ang 5-foot-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.

Sa iyang katapusan nga pagsugod sa Disyembre 29, Motoya faced off with Felipe 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, Apan, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

Nagkantidad gikan sa 100,000 yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

Sa main event, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "Ang Axe Mamumuno" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ang team sa usa ka fighter nga gipahibalo sa dili madugay, diha sa usa ka espesyal nga nakiglayog "tag match,"Ug sa pagpakig-away sa usa ka duha nga naglangkob sa mga kauban sa sugilanon, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ug Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Sa usa ka 180 pound MMA rules contest, malaglagong gahum puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ang ubang mga" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

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BELLATOR MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

Bellator President Scott Coker and Wanderlei Silva (Credit: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

Santa Monica (Marso 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "Ang Axe Mamumuno" Silva (35-12-1), nagpirma usa ka eksklusibo nga daghang tuig, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

“The Axe Murderer” has fought in some of the most memorable feuds and battles the sport has ever seen. His wars with Quinton "ob" Jackson, Tito Ortiz, Mirko Cro Cop, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Chuck Liddell, and Michael Bisping are the stuff of legend – but Silva is far from ready to close the book on his illustrious career.

 

In addition to his Pride FC Middleweight World Championship, Silva’s packed trophy case of accolades includes awards for Fight of the Year (2003, 2004, 2007), KO sa Tuig (2008), and multiple Fight of the Night awards including one for each of his last three fights, just to name a few. He now looks to continue to provide his award-winning, entertaining fights inside the Bellator cage.

 

Silva has several options for his first fight with Bellator. Although he has spent the majority of his career at 185-pounds, one of the things that his fans love most about him has been Wanderlei’s willingness to fight the best of the best – even if it was up two weight classes at heavyweight – as proven by his heavyweight wars against guys like Mark Hunt, Gilbert Yvel, Kazuyuki Fujita and Cro Cop; Or, his battles against light heavyweights like Ortiz, and his most recent opponent, Brian Stann, who he knocked out in the second frame.

 

Silva is the latest in a long line of recent free agent signings made by Scott Coker and Bellator MMA. The former Chute Box competitor joins: Josh Thomson, Phil Davis, Benson Henderson, Sergei Kharitonov ug Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Kabubut-on Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary ugVitaly Minakov,