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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Abendu. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(Abendua 14, 2017) – Beteranoen “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, Abendua 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japonian.
The Abendu. 29 eta 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 (Abendu. 31 –5:00 a.m. ETA / 2:00 a.m. PT Irteeran) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, bat bakarrik iradoki txikizkako prezioa $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. 29garren 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), Suedian.
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. Kroaziako pisu astuna “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 Abendu. 31stEpaileak txartel. Era, 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 eta 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.
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RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

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K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (irudian) 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, Japonia Igandea, Zazpi. 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 IRAILA 25

Tokio - Abuztua 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 kilo) 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 en) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Igandea, Zazpi. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, 5-oinez-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (zulatu) of 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, lehen txandan (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 (orpo kako) of Paul Rodriguez Kissimmee, Fla. on Maiatza 14.


Above: 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-oinez-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, BarneKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki eta Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

Bere azken hasiera batean, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on June 24.

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

MMA kondairak Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO en) eta 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

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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
Arina: 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
Featherweight: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

Jarraitu Re'zin FF:

Web – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR THREE STAR-STUDDED WOMEN’S MMA BOUTS AT GRAND PRIX EVENT IN TOKYO, IRAILA 25

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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, Japonia Igandea, Zazpi. 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

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

Tokio - Abuztua 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 Igandea, Zazpi. 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 kilo) lehiaketa.

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.

Horrez gain, 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,"King" 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 Ekitaldia.

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

The 6-oinez-2, 30-year-old Garcia of Porto Alege, Hego Rio Grande, Brazil will look for her third consecutive MMA victory following her second round (2:04) aurkezteko (armbar) of Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onApril 17.

Yarbrough of Fresno, Kalifornia. 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 erregistro. 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 (doctor ETEN) on Crystal Parson.


Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (Goian) 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 kilo) lehiaketak.

Las Vegas kanpo Fighting, Nev., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 kilo) zatiketa, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Ameriketan.

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) borroka-.

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 en).

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

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

Miyuu’s son, Asen, egingo dute talka Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

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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
Arina: 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

Jarraitu Re'zin FF:

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

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

GEHIAGO:
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 en) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-Bat, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Igandea, Zazpi. 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 of the 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brasilen, 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 Osteguna, Abendu. 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) Estoniako, 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) eta Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO en) – will collide in a lightweight (155) afera.

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

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Herbehereak, 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, Japonian, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima Lehen txandan bidez (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 kilo) MMA izar Kanako Murata (3-0) of Ehime, Japan will each see action against an opponent to be announced soon.

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

Just 22 urtetik, 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, garaituzMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) OME (punches) etaIlona Wijmans Lehen txandan bidez (1:17) OME (punches), Ekainaren 4 eta uztailaren 7, hurrenez hurren.

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.

Jarraitu Re'zin FF:

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

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Tokio - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru 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, on Igandea, April 17.

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

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

Tasatuak 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 kilo) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, apaindu Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsu munduko txapelduna eta emakumeen MMA heavyweight perspectiva Gabi Garcia (1-0) izango da bi-time Pankration txapeldun talka Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Azken ricin FF Grand Prix Txapelketa Semifinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) off plazan egingo dituzten ohia K-1 txapeldun Jaideep "Heart" aste (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO en kickboxing) batean 216- libra catchweight borrokan.

Sambo munduko txapeldun Vadim Nemkov (5-1) egingo boladan hartu, oldarkorra zabaltasuna aurrelaria eta goi Nordic perspectiva "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) heavyweight argi batean (205 kilo) inklinazio.

180 kiloko MMA arau catchweight lehiaketa batean, suntsitzaileak power puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) egingo ikaskide finisher hartu Yuta "Beste" Watanabe (19-6-4).

ekintza itzuliz, lehen aldiz bost urteetan, maitea heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Duela gutxiko RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa txapeldunorde eta arriskutsua knockout artista aurre egingo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

flyweight In (125 kilo) Ekintza, aurkezteko ace Allan "Grim" Jaiotza (14-3) gori-gori txapelduna adarrak blokeatu 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.

Jarraitu Re'zin FF:

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

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru 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, Japonia Igandea, 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 bigarren txandan (: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.

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

Ekitaldi nagusian, ohia PRIDE FC middleweight txapelduna eta emankorrean Superstar Wanderlei "Axe Hiltzailea" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) sortu taldea borrokalaria laster jakinaraziko da, grappling berezi batean "etiketa Partidu,"Eta duo bat ikaskide kondaira osatutako borroka, Kazushi Sakurabaren, (26-17-1, 2 NC) eta 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 kilo) matchup.

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

emakumeen pisua open ekintza batean, apaindu Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsu munduko txapelduna eta emakumeen MMA heavyweight perspectiva Gabi Garcia (1-0) izango da bi-time Pankration txapeldun talka Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Azken ricin FF Grand Prix Txapelketa Semifinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) off plazan egingo dituzten ohia K-1 txapeldun Jaideep "Heart" aste (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO en kickboxing) batean 216- libra catchweight borrokan.

Sambo munduko txapeldun Vadim Nemkov (5-1) egingo boladan hartu, oldarkorra zabaltasuna aurrelaria eta goi Nordic perspectiva "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) heavyweight argi batean (205 kilo) inklinazio.

180 kiloko MMA arau catchweight lehiaketa batean, suntsitzaileak power puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) egingo ikaskide finisher hartu Yuta "Beste" Watanabe (19-6-4).

ekintza itzuliz, lehen aldiz bost urteetan, maitea heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Duela gutxiko RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa txapeldunorde eta arriskutsua knockout artista aurre egingo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

flyweight In (125 kilo) Ekintza, aurkezteko ace Allan "Grim" Jaiotza (14-3) gori-gori txapelduna adarrak blokeatu Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Jarraitu Re'zin FF:

Web – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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RIZIN FF SEINALEAK Daron CRUICKSHANK ETA "HUGGY BEAR,"Iragartzen FIVE NEW, Star-studded MMA bouts apirilean 17 Ekitaldi Nagoya, JAPAN

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Arina sentsazio Daron Cruickshank (irudian) du ricin FF rekin sinatu, eta bere igandean sustapen debuta egingo du, April 17.

Cruickshank Shinji Sasaki hartzen lehiaketa arina;
Huggy Bear aurpegiak Kirill Sidelnikov heavyweight Showdown

Gehiago:
Emakumeen Open Weight: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound Catchweight: Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Argia Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokio - March 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru Nobuyuki Sakakibara, gaur prentsaurreko batean iragarri, that it has inked five new, star-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bere zain irrikan mega-gertaera Nagoya egiteko bouts, Japonia Igandea, April 17, arin bat barne (155 kilo) sinatu berri den sentsazio deigarria arteko lehiaketaDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) eta aurkezteko aditua Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), baita ikaskide knockout artisten arteko matchup heavyweight gisa Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) eta Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

emakumeen pisua open ekintza batean, apaindu Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsu munduko txapelduna eta emakumeen MMA heavyweight perspectiva Gabi Garcia (1-0) izango da bi-time Pankration txapeldun talka Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Azken ricin FF Grand Prix Txapelketa Semifinalista Theodore Tall (8-3) off plazan egingo dituzten ohia K-1 txapeldun Jaideep "Heart" aste (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO en kickboxing) batean 216- libra catchweight borrokan.

Sambo munduko txapeldun Vadim Nemkov (5-1) egingo boladan hartu, oldarkorra zabaltasuna aurrelaria eta goi Nordic perspectiva "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) heavyweight argi batean (205 kilo) inklinazio.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Wayne Cruickshank, me. oina ezarri beharko RIZIN FF Biribilean lehen aldiz, a 4 urteko honako, 13-borrokatu stint Ultimate Fighting Txapelketan batera (UFC) hori barne arerio izarrak baino garaipen Yves Edwards, Erik Koch eta Anthony Njokuani.

bi-time Adegi Division III borroka nazional Olivet College for promozioko A eta bigarren maila gerriko beltza Tae Kwon Do hasi, 5-oinez-8, 30-Cruickshank urteko miresmena irabazi du zale mundu osoan bere lehergai gaitasunak deigarria multzo batekin.

Hiroshimako Sasaki, 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-oinez-9, 35-urteko nork irabazi du 10 bere 16 karrera irabazi aurkezteko modu, duenean zapaltzaile bat, 40-bigarren TKO Won Sik Park punches ekaitz batekin.

(Above: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, bere sinadura bilduta egoten, gorputz osoko bear palo, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (Ezkerretik) eta Wanderlei Silva (eskuin) 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

eskuak heavy With, Bere gorpuzkera masiboak sinestezina arintasuna eta eszentriko nortasun bat bere "Huggy Bear" moniker abiaraziko, Tampa Barnett, Fla., izan zarata egin MMA berandu munduan.

The 5-oinez-9, 29-urteko nork bere eraztun sarreretan full-gorputz bear jantzita egiten eta bere garaipen ospatzen breakdance mugitzen eta cartwheels eszenikoen Biribilean arabera, irabazi 12 bere 14 karrera eguneratuta irabazi bidez (T)KO. Bere azken hasiera batean, lehen txandan TKO gola lortu zuen (punches) on Shinichi Suzukawa, TokiokoAbendua 31

Stary Oskol of Sidelnikov, Errusiako 5-oinez-11 a da, 27-guztiak-time protégé ohia urteko MMA handia Fedor Emelianenko. On Abendua 29, Bere eraztun bueltan egin zuen bost urteko hiatoak ondoren, suntsitzaile bat Gol, lehen txandan (2:23) OME (punches) on Carlos Toyota Inaugurazio RIZIN FF Saitama ekitaldian, Japonian.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

Sei-denbora Brasilgo Jiu-Jitsu munduko txapelduna eta bederatzigarren maila gerriko beltza, 6-oinez-2, 30-Los Angeles Garcia urteko, Kalifornia. Sao Paulo bidez, Brasilen egingo RIZIN FF eraztun itzuliko bigarren aldiz Lehen txandan bat lortu ondoren (2:36) OME (punches) on Lei'd Tapa on Abendua 31.

Penza of Malyukova, Penza Oblast, Russia is a former collegiate basketball star turned Russian MMA Championship and World Cup of MMA winner. After amassing a near unblemished, amateur ibilbidearen erregistroa 7-1, Malyukova egin zuen debuta profesional irailaren 26, 2015, baino gehiago aho batez erabaki bat irabazten Tatiana portuak.

Theodore Tall Vs.. Jaideep "Heart" aste

The 6-oinez, 24-Ukmergė of Aukstuolis urteko, Lituaniako nazio Judo txapelduna nor izan bikoiztutako "Euskara Werewolf" fans Japoniako lekuko izan duten gazteak borrokalaria erabili bere estilo oldarkorra erronda behar da (zulatu) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza lehen txandan (3:32) du RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa borroka-etapa laurdenetako abenduaren gainean 29, 2015, ari balizko Txapelketa txapelduna ousted lehenago "King Mo" Lawal finalerdia txandan

Guztiak Aukstuolis 'garaipen bat baizik, beraz, orain arte, Izan bidez etorriko (T)KO edo aurkezteko.

Punjab Singh, India 6-oinez-6 bat da, 28-urteko, ohia K-1 eta igoera heavyweight kickboxing Txapelketa txapeldun bere arriskurik handiena hartu duten data denean zapaldu zuen Biribilean Emelianenko batera RIZIN FF sakea gertaera ekitaldi nagusia orrian ere Abendua 31, Lehenengo txandan bidez ikoniko Russian borrokalaria galdu (3:02) OME (punches).

Singh altuena profila data garaipena K-1 World Grand Prix zenean 2010 Tokyo azken ekitaldia, Japonian aurreneko txandan gola lortu zuen (2:58) KO Russian Superstar on Sergei Kharitonov eskuineko kako batekin.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Emelianenko protégé Another eta M-1 argi Global heavyweight kingpin anaia gazteagoa Viktor Nemkov, Vadim 23 urteko Stary Oskol of the da hiru-time nazionala eta 2014 Mundu Borroka Sambo txapeldun.

Nemkov finalerdia RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa lain onAbendua 29, akabera Goran Reljic Lehen txandan bidez (2:58) OME (punches) ari zortzi gizon playoff ousted aurretik Jiri Prochazka.

The 6-oinez-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, erraza hauste estiloa, Pancrase Gimnasioa Taldekide bi txandatan barrutik guztiak bere aurkaria profesionaleko lau amaitu du, bidez (T)KO edo aurkezteko.

Tasatuak 100,000 yen, "Top Presents sarrerak RIZIN Federazioak I Fighting,"Gertatzen Nippon Gaishi Hall at, salgai daude eta online eros daitezke Ticketbis.com at.

Ekitaldi nagusian, ohia PRIDE FC middleweight txapelduna eta emankorrean SuperstarWanderlei "Axe Hiltzailea" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) sortu taldea borrokalaria laster jakinaraziko da, grappling berezi batean "etiketa Partidu,"Eta duo bat ikaskide kondaira osatutako borroka, Kazushi Sakurabaren, (26-17-1, 2 NC) eta Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

180 kiloko MMA arau catchweight lehiaketa batean, suntsitzaileak power puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) egingo ikaskide finisher hartu Yuta "Beste" Watanabe (19-6-4).

ekintza itzuliz, lehen aldiz bost urteetan, maitea heavyweight Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Duela gutxiko RIZIN FF Grand Prix Txapelketa txapeldunorde eta arriskutsua knockout artista aurre egingo George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

flyweight In (125 kilo) Ekintza, aurkezteko ace Allan "Grim" Jaiotza (14-3) gori-gori txapelduna adarrak blokeatu 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

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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. Photo kreditu: Re'zin FF

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

Tokio - March 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru Nobuyuki Sakakibara, gaur prentsaurreko batean iragarri, 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, Japonia Igandea, April 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 kilo) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Jaiotza (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-oina, 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 eta 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) OME (corner stoppage) of“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, Lehen txandan bat (8:25) KO (zulatu) of 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) OME (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) OME (retirement) irabazi Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (zulatu) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 Izan bidez etorriko (T)KO eta 2 aurkezteko bidez.

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 of the 14 opponents he has conquered, egindako ukitu.

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.

The 5 metroko 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.

Bere azken Irteeran ere Abendua 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, ordea, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Ekitaldi nagusian, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "Axe Hiltzailea" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) sortu taldea borrokalaria laster jakinaraziko da, grappling berezi batean "etiketa Partidu,"Eta duo bat ikaskide kondaira osatutako borroka, Kazushi Sakurabaren, (26-17-1, 2 NC) eta Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Batean 180 pound MMA rules contest, suntsitzaileak power puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Beste" 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, Borroka kirolak sustatzeko ohia PRIDE FC burua buru Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) handia Wanderlei "Axe Hiltzailea" 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, JaponiaIgandea, April 17.

Tasatuak 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, grappling berezi batean "etiketa Partidu,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakurabaren, (26-17-1, 2 NC) eta 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.

Batean 180 pound MMA rules contest, suntsitzaileak power puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Beste" 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, bigarren txandan (:34) KO (zulatu) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling Bellator at 139 Ekainaren 26, 2015.

Orain arte, 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 ehuneko akabera tasa, batera 11 bere 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) aurkezteko (atzerako biluzik choke) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura Uztailaren 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, ordea, 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 MMA itzuliko da, Aurre egingo OHIA SUMO STAR KAIDO HOOVELSON AT Urteberri sakea ikuskizun Tokyo

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Tokio - Abendua 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, antzinako PRIDE FC burua zuzentzen duen borroka sustapena guztiak-berria Nobuyuki Sakakibara, gaur iragarri all-time itzulera Jerome LeBanner handia kickboxing, Mixed Martial Arts den (MMA) arauak lehiaketa, sumo ohia borroka izar matchup super heavyweight batean Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, on Osteguna, Abendu. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO en) kickboxing) Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Frantzia MMA arau pean bere lehenengo manifestazioa egingo geroztik 2010 denean aho batez erabaki bat galduta Judo dominaren zuen Satoshi Ishii. Porrota Aurretik, LeBanner partiduko hiru knockouts e in MMA arauak bouts, guztiak K-1 sustatzeko azpian.

42 urte ditu LeBanner du, Nork du aurrean, eta bere belaunaldiko arerio nagusienetan garaitu kickboxing Biribilean bere 20-plus urteko ibilbide profesionalean zehar, aurten bere hasten bietan garaile izan zen, Bigarren txandan Gol (:52) KO on Claudiu Istrate belauna gorputzaren greba bere Iska atxikitzen dituzten. Mundu super heavyweight K-1-arauak izenburuan April 25, eta aho batez erabaki bat baino gehiago irabazten Karl Roberson on Abuztua 4.

6 metroko 6, 425 kilo, 31 urte ditu Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 sumo) Estonia artean duten sumo profesional gisa lehiatu Japonian a munstroantzeko ale da 2004 eta 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Just bi urte bere ibilbidean sartu, Hoovelson goiko bera iritsi kirola, azkenean txapelketa bat irabazi 2012 eta bost sari borroka espiritua for irabazten.

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