Tag Archives: Re'zin FF

blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

Efterlad en kommentar
PRESSEMEDDELELSE
Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
December. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(December 14, 2017) – Veteran “Showdown” Joe Ferraro and former MMA fighter John Trigg have been named announcers for RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix twin shows, highlighted by the return of combat sports superstar Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, December 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japan.
Den December. 29 og 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide (excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE app – free to download from iTunes and Google Play – and then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch the fights live on the FITE website atwww.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s Eve (December. 31 –5:00 a.m. OG / 2:00 a.m. PT begyndelse) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, til en vejledende udsalgspris på kun $19.95.
Ferraro will handle blow-by-blow responsibilities, while Trigg serves as color commentator. Ferraro has called multiple RIZIN events leading up to the conclusion of its World Grand Prix. Trigg, who is working this RIZIN twin-bill the same month as he made his debut as a UFC referee, was a popular fighter at the highest level of international competition, UFC and PRIDE.
The Dec. 29th winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31stwomen’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals. The Special Added Attraction on that card is a light heavyweight clash between Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Sverige.
The finals of the RIZIN World-Grand Prix kickboxing, women’s super-atomweight and men’s bantamweight championships will be preceded by three entertaining matches. Croatian heavyweight “Cro Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) takes on Japanese favorite Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) in a Special Added Attraction on the December. 31stkort. Også, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countryman Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). A women’s match between American flyweights Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31st between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita og Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 KOS) Tenshine Nasukawa vs. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
Alle kampe og krigere kan ændres.
INFORMATION:
Twitter: @FiteTV, @IntegratedPPV
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

Efterlad en kommentar
K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (afbilledet) will make his MMA rules debut against Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round event in Tokyo, Japan på Søndag, Syv. 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 SEPTEMBER 25

TOKYO - August 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 pounds) 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 s) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Søndag, Syv. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, 5-fods-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (dorn) af 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, første runde (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 (hæl krog) af Paul Rodriguez i Kissimmee, Fla. på Maj 14.


Over: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on September 25

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

I sin sidste start, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Juni 24.

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

MMA legender Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO s) og 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

Opdateret 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
Letvægts: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Heavyweight: 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
Fjervægt: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

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

Efterlad en kommentar
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 på Søndag, Syv. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate Americas star Kyra Batara.

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

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

TOKYO - August 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 Søndag, Syv. 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 pounds) konkurrence.

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.

Desuden, 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,"Konge" 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 September 25 begivenhed.

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

Den 6-fods-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) indsendelse (armbar) af Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onApril 17.

Yarbrough of Fresno, Calif. 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 (læge arbejdsnedlæggelse) på Crystal Parson.


Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (ovenfor) 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 pounds) konkurrencer.

Bekæmpelse af Las Vegas, Nev., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 pounds) division, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Amerika.

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) af slaget.

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 s).

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

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 år, and subsequently defended it four straight years. I en alder 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

Miyuu’s son, Asen, vil kollidere med Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Opdateret 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
Letvægts: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Heavyweight: 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

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

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

Efterlad en kommentar

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

MERE:
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 s) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-en, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Søndag, Syv. 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 af 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) af Curitiba, Parana, Brasilien, 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 Torsdag, December. 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) Estlands, 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 September 25, two striking sensations – Daron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) og Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO s) – will collide in a lightweight (155) affære.

Cruickshank for Wayne, mig. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on April 17, at udføre en første runde (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Holland, 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 ved hjælp af første runde (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 pounds) MMA stjerne 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, at udføre en første runde (2:36) WHO (punches) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on December 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on April 17.

Bare 22 år, 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, besejreMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) WHO (punches) ogIlona Wijmans ved hjælp af første runde (1:17) WHO (punches), juni 4 og juli 7, henholdsvis.

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.

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Grappling, blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF, brydning

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

Efterlad en kommentar
TOKYO - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved 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, på Søndag, April 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada og 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, på November 23, 2005.

Prissat fra 100,000 yen, 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 pounds) matche.

In a women’s open weight bout, dekoreret Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinders MMA sværvægter udsigten Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden Pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Seneste ricin FF Grand Prix turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil firkantet med den tidligere K-1 mester Jaideep "Heart" uge (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kickboxing) i en 216- pund opsamlingsvægte kamp.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil tage på ubesejret, aggressiv-minded angriber og top nordisk perspektiv "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lys sværvægter (205 pounds) tilt.

I en 180-pund MMA regler opsamlingsvægte contest, ødelæggende effekt puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil tage på kolleger efterbehandler Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vender tilbage til handling for første gang i fem år, elskede sværvægter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil stå seneste RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering runner-up og farlig knockout kunstner George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

I fluevægt (125 pounds) handling, indsendelse ace Allan "Grim" Født (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester 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.

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF, brydning

Re'zin FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved 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 på Søndag, 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 onSeptember 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova i anden runde (: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.

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

I main event, tidligere PRIDE FC mellemvægt mester og frodig superstjerne Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil gå sammen med en fighter at blive annonceret snart, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,"Og kæmp en duo bestående af kolleger legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og 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 pounds) matche.

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

I kvindernes åbne vægt handling, dekoreret Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinders MMA sværvægter udsigten Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden Pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Seneste ricin FF Grand Prix turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil firkantet med den tidligere K-1 mester Jaideep "Heart" uge (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kickboxing) i en 216- pund opsamlingsvægte kamp.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil tage på ubesejret, aggressiv-minded angriber og top nordisk perspektiv "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lys sværvægter (205 pounds) tilt.

I en 180-pund MMA regler opsamlingsvægte contest, ødelæggende effekt puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil tage på kolleger efterbehandler Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vender tilbage til handling for første gang i fem år, elskede sværvægter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil stå seneste RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering runner-up og farlig knockout kunstner George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

I fluevægt (125 pounds) handling, indsendelse ace Allan "Grim" Født (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

RIZIN FF UNDERSKRIVER DARON Cruickshank OG "Huggy BEAR,"OFFENTLIGGØR fem nye, Stjernespækket MMA anfald for april 17 MEGA-EVENT i Nagoya, JAPAN

Efterlad en kommentar

Letvægts sensation Daron Cruickshank (afbilledet) har indgået med ricin FF, og vil gøre hans salgsfremmende debut på søndag, April 17.

Cruickshank tager på Shinji Sasaki i letvægts contest;
Huggy Bjørn ansigter Kirill Sidelnikov i sværvægter opgør

Mere:
Kvinders Open Vægt: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound opsamlingsvægte: Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
TOKYO - Marts 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, annonceret under en pressekonference i dag, that it has inked five new, stjerne-besat Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) anfald for sin længe ventede mega-begivenhed i Nagoya, Japan på Søndag, April 17, herunder en letvægts (155 pounds) Konkurrencen mellem nyligt underskrevet slående sensationDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) og indsendelse ekspert Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), samt en sværvægter matchup mellem kolleger knockout kunstnere Chris "Huggy Bjørn" Barnett (14-2) og Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

I kvindernes åbne vægt handling, dekoreret Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og kvinders MMA sværvægter udsigten Gabi Garcia (1-0) vil kollidere med to-tiden Pankration mester Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Seneste ricin FF Grand Prix turnering semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) vil firkantet med den tidligere K-1 mester Jaideep "Heart" uge (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO s kickboxing) i en 216- pund opsamlingsvægte kamp.

Sambo verdensmester Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vil tage på ubesejret, aggressiv-minded angriber og top nordisk perspektiv "Konge" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i en lys sværvægter (205 pounds) tilt.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank for Wayne, mig. vil sætte foden i RIZIN FF ringen for første gang, efter en 4-årig, 13-kæmpe tørn med Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) der omfattede vinder over rivaliserende stjerner Yves Edwards, Erik Koch og Anthony Njokuani.

En to-tiden NCAA Division III wrestling national kvalifikationskamp til Olivet College og en anden grad sort bælte i Tae Kwon Do, 5-fods-8, 30-årige Cruickshank har vundet beundring fra fans over hele verden med sin sæt af eksplosive slående færdigheder.

Sasaki af Hiroshima, 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-fods-9, 35-årige, der har opnået 10 sin 16 karriere vinder i form af indsendelse, scorede et tordnende, 40-anden TKO på Vandt Sik Park med en storm af slag.

(Over: Chris “Huggy Bjørn” Barnett, klædt i hans underskrift, full-body bear suit, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (venstre) og Wanderlei Silva (højre) 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

Med tunge hænder, utrolig adræthed for hans massive fysik og en excentrisk personlighed, der opfostrede hans "Huggy Bjørn" moniker, Barnett of Tampa, Fla., har gjort støj i MMA verden af ​​sene.

Den 5-fods-9, 29-årige som stiller sine ring indgange iført en full-body bear suit og fejrer hans sejre ved at udføre breakdance bevægelser og vejrmøller i ringen, har opnået 12 sin 14 karriere vinder til dato i form af (T)KO. I sin sidste start, han scorede en første runde TKO (punches) på Shinichi Suzukawa, i Tokyo denDecember 31

Sidelnikov Stary Oskol, Rusland er en 5-fods-11, 27-årige tidligere protegé af all-time MMA stor Fedor Emelianenko. På December 29, han gjorde sin tilbagevenden til ringen efter en fem års pause, udføre en ødelæggende, første runde (2:23) WHO (punches) på Carlos Toyota på den konstituerende RIZIN FF begivenhed i Saitama, Japan.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

En seks-tiden Brasiliansk Jiu-Jitsu verdensmester og niende grad sort bælte, Den 6-fods-2, 30-årige Garcia i Los Angeles, Calif. via Sao Paulo, Brasilien vil vende tilbage til RIZIN FF ringen for anden gang efter at udføre en første runde (2:36) WHO (punches) på Lei'd Tapa på December 31.

Malyukova af 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, amatør karriere referat af 7-1, Malyukova gjort hendes professionelle debut på September 26, 2015, tjener en enstemmig beslutning i løbet af Tatiana porte.

Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep "Heart" uge

Den 6-fods, 24-årige Aukstuolis af Ukmerge, Litauen er et nationalt judo mester, der er blevet kaldt "litauiske Werewolf" af japanske fans, der var vidne til unge fighter bruge sin aggressive stil til knock out (dorn) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza i første runde (3:32) af RIZIN FF Grand Prix turneringens kvartfinalen fase af slaget på December 29, 2015, før bliver udkonkurreret af eventuel turnering mester "Kong Mo" Lawal i semifinalen runde

Alle undtagen en af ​​Aukstuolis 'vinder, hidtil, er kommet i form af (T)KO eller indsendelse.

Singh fra Punjab, Indien er et 6-fods-6, 28-årige, tidligere K-1 og RISE sværvægter kickboxing turnering mester der tog sin største risiko til dato, da han trådte i ringen med Emelianenko i de vigtigste tilfælde af RIZIN FF kick-off arrangement på December 31, tabe til den ikoniske russiske jagerfly ved hjælp af første runde (3:02) WHO (punches).

Singh højeste profil sejr til dato kom i K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Afsluttende arrangement i Tokyo, Japan, da han scorede et første runde (2:58) KO på russisk superstjerne Sergei Kharitonov med ret krog.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

En anden protegé af Emelianenko og lillebror til M-1 Global lys sværvægter kingpin Viktor Nemkov, Den 23-årige Vadim af Stary Oskol er en tre-tiden nationale og 2014 verden kamp Sambo mester.

Nemkov nåede semifinalen fase af RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering påDecember 29, efterbehandling Goran Reljic ved hjælp af første runde (2:58) WHO (punches) før bliver fortrængt fra otte mand playoff ved Jiri Prochazka.

Den 6-fods-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, ligetil stil lovovertrædelse, Den Pancrase Gym medarbejder har afsluttet alle fire af sine faglige modstandere inde i to runder, via (T)KO eller indsendelse.

Prissat fra 100,000 yen, billetter til "Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I,", Som finder sted på Nippon Gaishi Hall, er der tilbud og kan købes online på Ticketbis.com.

I main event, tidligere PRIDE FC mellemvægt mester og frodig superstjerneWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil gå sammen med en fighter at blive annonceret snart, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,"Og kæmp en duo bestående af kolleger legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I en 180-pund MMA regler opsamlingsvægte contest, ødelæggende effekt puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) vil tage på kolleger efterbehandler Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Vender tilbage til handling for første gang i fem år, elskede sværvægter Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), vil stå seneste RIZIN FF Grand Prix turnering runner-up og farlig knockout kunstner George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

I fluevægt (125 pounds) handling, indsendelse ace Allan "Grim" Født (14-3) vil låse horn med rødglødende mester Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

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

Efterlad en kommentar

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 kredit: Re'zin FF

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

TOKYO - Marts 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, annonceret under en pressekonference i dag, 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 på Søndag, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 pounds) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Født (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-fods, 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 og 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 (corner stoppage) af“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, en første runde (8:25) KO (dorn) af 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) vinde over Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (dorn) at the hands of superstar "Kong Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 er kommet i form af (T)KO og 2 i form af indsendelse.

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 af 14 opponents he has conquered, til at trykke ud.

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.

Den 5-fods-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.

I sin sidste start på December 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, dog, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

I main event, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) vil gå sammen med en fighter at blive annonceret snart, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,"Og kæmp en duo bestående af kolleger legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

I en 180 pound MMA rules contest, ødelæggende effekt puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Andet" Watanabe (19-6-4).

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

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Bellator, blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

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

Efterlad en kommentar

(CLICK ON THE IMAGE ABOVE TO BE RE-DIRECTED TO A VIDEO)

TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, den kampsport fremme ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) stor 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 påSøndag, April 17.

Prissat fra 100,000 yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at TicketBis.com.

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, i en særlig kæmper "tag match,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) og 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.

I en 180 pound MMA rules contest, ødelæggende effekt puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Andet" 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, anden runde (:34) KO (dorn) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling på Bellator 139 juni 26, 2015.

Til dato, 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 procent færdig sats, med 11 sin 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) indsendelse (bageste nøgne choker) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura på juli 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, dog, 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.

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
blandet kampsport, MMA, Re'zin FF

Re'zin FF: JEROME LeBanner VENDER TILBAGE TIL MMA, Vil stå TIDLIGERE SUMO STAR Kaido HOOVELSON PÅ NYTÅR'S KICK-OFF udstyrsstykke IN TOKYO

Efterlad en kommentar

TOKYO - December 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, den helt nye kamp kampagne ledet af den tidligere PRIDE FC hoved Nobuyuki Sakakibara, meddelte i dag tilbagelevering af all-time kickboxing stor Jerome LeBanner, til Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Konkurrenceregler, i en super sværvægter matchup med den tidligere sumobrydning stjerne Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, på Torsdag, December. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO s) kickboxing) af Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Frankrig vil gøre sin første optræden under MMA regler siden 2010 da han mistede en enstemmig beslutning om at Judo medallist Satoshi Ishii. Forud for nederlaget, LeBanner havde scoret tre på hinanden følgende knockouts i MMA regler anfald, alle under fremme af K-1.

Den 42-årige LeBanner, der har stået over for, og besejrede alle større rival i hans generation i kickboxing ringen i løbet af hans 20-plus år professionelle karriere, sejrede i begge sine starter i år, at udføre en anden runde (:52) KO om Claudiu Istrate med et knæ strejke for at kroppen til at beholde sit Iska. verden super sværvægter K-1 regler titel på April 25, og tjene en enstemmig afgørelse i løbet af Karl Roberson på August 4.

Ved 6-mund-6, 425 pounds, den 31-årige Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 sumo) Estlands er en uhyrlig eksemplar, der konkurrerede som professionel sumo i Japan mellem 2004 og 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Blot to år inde i sin karriere, Hoovelson nåede toppen opdeling i sporten, til sidst at vinde et mesterskab i 2012 og tjene fem priser for kampånd.

Følg Re'zin FF:

Websted – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR