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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
Dec. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
CITY NEW YORK(Desanm 14, 2017) – Veteran “Konfwontasyon” 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 jandam” Filipovic, Desanm 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Japon.
Nan Dec. 29 ak 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 appfree to download from iTunes and Google Playand 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 (Dec. 315:00 a.m. AK / 2:00 a.m. PT kòmansman) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, pou yon pri sijere Yo Vann an Detay nan sèlman $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 JiriDenisaProchazka(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Syèd.
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 jandam” 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 Dec. 31stkat. Epitou, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight TakanoriThe Fireball KidGomi(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 ShinjuJujuAuclair (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 ak Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 Ko) Tenshine Nasukawa vs. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
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RIZIN AddsKrazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (foto) will make his MMA rules debut against CharlesKrazy HorseBennett at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round event in Tokyo, Japon sou Dimanch, Sèt. 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 SEPTANM 25

Tokyo - Out 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 liv) Melanj 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, Kikboksin: 21-6-1, 15 KO nan) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Dimanch, Sèt. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, -5 nan pye-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (kout pyen) nan 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, premye tou (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 (talon pye zen) nan Paul Rodriguez nan Kissimmee, Fla. sou Me 14.


Pi wo pase: Charles “Krazy HorseBennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Septanm 25

Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, -5 nan pye-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, Ki gen ladanKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki ak Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

Nan kòmansman dènye l ', Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Jen 24.

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

Lejand mma Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (Mma: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kikboksin: 23-8, 12 KO nan) ak 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

À goumen Kat

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
Lejè: Daron CRUICKSHANK vs. Andy Souwer
Lour: 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
Plum: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

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

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

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

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

Tokyo - Out 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 Dimanch, Sèt. 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 liv) Konkou.

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.

Anplis de sa, 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,"Wa" 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 Septanm 25 evènman.

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

6 nan-pye-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) soumèt (armbar) nan Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onAvril 17.

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

A lifelong athlete, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onAvril 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (doktè estopaj) sou Crystal Parson.


Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (pi wo a) 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 (pwenson), in flyweight (125 liv) konpetisyon.

Goumen soti nan Las Vegas, Nev., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 liv) divizyon, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Amerik.

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) nan batay.

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 nan).

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

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 ane fin vye granmoun, and subsequently defended it four straight years. At age 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

Miyuu’s son, Asen, pral kolizyon ak Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

À goumen Kat

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
Lejè: Daron CRUICKSHANK vs. Andy Souwer
Lour: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga

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

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

PLIS:
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; Kikboksin: 23-8, 12 KO nan) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-youn, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Dimanch, Sèt. 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 nan la 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brezil, 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 Jedi, Dec. 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) nan Estoni, 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 Septanm 25, two striking sensationsDaron CRUICKSHANK (17-8, 1 NC) ak Andy Souwer (Mma: 1-0, Kikboksin: 159-19, 98 KO nan) – will collide in a lightweight (155) zafè.

CRUICKSHANK nan Wayne, m '. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ch) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on Avril 17, ki fè nòt yon premye tou (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Netherlands, 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, Japon, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima pa fason pou premye tou (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 liv) Mma zetwal 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, ki fè nòt yon premye tou (2:36) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Desanm 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on Avril 17.

Jis 22 ane ki gen laj, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on Avril 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, batMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) akIlona Wijmans pa fason pou premye tou (1:17) KI MOUN KI (pwenson), sou jen 4 ak jiyè 7, respektivman.

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

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

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

Tokyo - Avril 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today that legendary Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) pioneer and former professional wrestling standout Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), will join forces with fellow decorated icon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in the special grappling tag team matchup that will headline the highly-anticipated, star-studded extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, sou Dimanch, Avril 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ak 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, sou Novanm 23, 2005.

Soti nan pwi 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 liv) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dekore brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak mma pwa loud Prospect fanm Gabi Garcia (1-0) pral kolizyon ak de-tan Pankration chanpyon Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Dènye risen FF Grand Prix konpetisyon semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) pral kare koupe ak ansyen chanpyon K-1 Jaideep "kè" Semèn (2-1 Mma; 40-10, 13 Kikboksin KO nan) nan yon 216- catchweight liv batay.

Sambo chanpyon nan lemonn Vadim Nemkov (5-1) ap pran sou undefeated, agresif-èspri atakan ak tèt Prospect Nòdik "Wa" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nan yon pwa loud limyè (205 liv) enklinezon.

Nan yon konpetisyon règ 180-liv mma catchweight, devastatè pouvwa pèrswaHisaki Kato (5-2) ap pran sou parèy eFinisyon Yuta "Lòt" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Lè yo retounen a aksyon la pou premye fwa nan senk ane, renmen anpil pwa loud Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ap fè fas a ki sot pase RIZIN FF Grand Prix konpetisyon moun kap kouri-up ak danjere atis pentch George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

nan mouch (125 liv) aksyon, soumèt ace Allan "sinistr" Nesans (14-3) pral fèmen kat kòn ak wouj-cho chanpyon Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) debut against rising starNatalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair.

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

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) will make her highly-anticipated, professional Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) debut against rising star Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japon sou Dimanch, Avril 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 onSeptanm 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova nan wonn nan dezyèm (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

Nan evènman an prensipal, ansyen PRIDE FC middleweight chanpyon ak prolific sipèsta Wanderlei "ansasen an ach" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) pral ekip moute ak yon avyon de gè yo dwe te anonse byento, nan yon débats espesyal "matche ak tag,"Ak batay yon duo ki fòme ak parèy lejand, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak 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 liv) matchup.

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

Nan aksyon louvri pwa fanm, dekore brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak mma pwa loud Prospect fanm Gabi Garcia (1-0) pral kolizyon ak de-tan Pankration chanpyon Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Dènye risen FF Grand Prix konpetisyon semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) pral kare koupe ak ansyen chanpyon K-1 Jaideep "kè" Semèn (2-1 Mma; 40-10, 13 Kikboksin KO nan) nan yon 216- catchweight liv batay.

Sambo chanpyon nan lemonn Vadim Nemkov (5-1) ap pran sou undefeated, agresif-èspri atakan ak tèt Prospect Nòdik "Wa" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nan yon pwa loud limyè (205 liv) enklinezon.

Nan yon konpetisyon règ 180-liv mma catchweight, devastatè pouvwa pèrswaHisaki Kato (5-2) ap pran sou parèy eFinisyon Yuta "Lòt" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Lè yo retounen a aksyon la pou premye fwa nan senk ane, renmen anpil pwa loud Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ap fè fas a ki sot pase RIZIN FF Grand Prix konpetisyon moun kap kouri-up ak danjere atis pentch George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

nan mouch (125 liv) aksyon, soumèt ace Allan "sinistr" Nesans (14-3) pral fèmen kat kòn ak wouj-cho chanpyon Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF SiYEN Daron CRUICKSHANK AK "Huggy BEAR,"ANONSE FIVE NEW, Etwal-kloure mma epizod POU AVRIL 17 MEGA-evènman nan Nagoya, JAPAN

Ki lejè sansasyon Daron CRUICKSHANK (foto) te siyen ak risen FF, epi yo pral fè premye pou chanje klas l 'sou Dimanch, Avril 17.

CRUICKSHANK pran sou Shinji Sasaki nan konpetisyon ki lejè;
Huggy Bear ap fè fas Kirill Sidelnikov nan pwa loud konfwontasyon

Plis:
Fanm Open Pwa: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound Catchweight: Theodore Tall vs. Jaideep Singh
Limyè lour: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - Mas 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anonse pandan yon konferans pou laprès jodi, that it has inked five new, etwal-kloure Arts Melanj Martial (Mma) epizod pou anpil-antisipe mega evènman-li yo nan Nagoya, Japon sou Dimanch, Avril 17, ki gen ladan yon ki lejè (155 liv) konkou ant fèk siyen sansasyon travyèDaron CRUICKSHANK (16-8, 1 NC) ak soumèt ekspè Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), menm jan tou yon matchup pwa loud ant atis pentch parèy Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) ak Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

Nan aksyon louvri pwa fanm, dekore brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak mma pwa loud Prospect fanm Gabi Garcia (1-0) pral kolizyon ak de-tan Pankration chanpyon Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Dènye risen FF Grand Prix konpetisyon semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) pral kare koupe ak ansyen chanpyon K-1 Jaideep "kè" Semèn (2-1 Mma; 40-10, 13 Kikboksin KO nan) nan yon 216- catchweight liv batay.

Sambo chanpyon nan lemonn Vadim Nemkov (5-1) ap pran sou undefeated, agresif-èspri atakan ak tèt Prospect Nòdik "Wa" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nan yon pwa loud limyè (205 liv) enklinezon.

Daron CRUICKSHANK vs. Shinji Sasaki

CRUICKSHANK nan Wayne, m '. pral mete pye nan bag la RIZIN FF la pou premye fwa, apre yon 4-ane, 13-goumen misyonè ak Goumen Ultimate koup la (Ch) ki te gen ladan ranport sou zetwal rival li Yves Edwards, Erik Koch ak Anthony Njokuani.

Yon de-tan NCAA Divizyon III lit nasyonal kalifye pou Oliv Preparasyon pou kolèj ak yon dezyèm degre senti nwa nan Tae kwon do, -5 nan pye-8, 30-ane-fin vye granmoun CRUICKSHANK te pran admirasyon soti nan fanatik atravè lemond ak mete li nan konpetans eksplozif travyè.

Sasaki nan Iwochima, 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 nan pye-9, 35-ane a fin vye granmoun ki te touche 10 nan l ' 16 karyè ranport pa fason pou soumèt, yon etourdisan bay nòt, 40-dezyèm TKO sou Won Sik Park ak yon tanpèt nan pwenson.

(Pi wo pase: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, revèti siyati l ', kostim lous plen kò, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (kite) ak Wanderlei Silva (dwat) 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

Avèk men lou, enkwayab ladrès pou fizik masiv l ', li yon pèsonalite inik ki anjandre li "Huggy Bear" moniker, Barnett nan Tampa, Fla., ki te fè bri nan mond lan mma nan anreta.

-5 nan pye-9, 29-ane-fin vye granmoun ki moun ki fè antre gwo bag ki te mete yon kostim lous plen kò ak selebre viktwa l 'pa fè mouvman Breakdance ak rou nan bag la, te touche 12 nan l ' 14 karyè ranport nan dat pa fason pou (T)KO. Nan kòmansman dènye l ', li bay nòt yon premye TKO wonn (pwenson) sou Shinichi Suzukawa, nan Tokyo souDesanm 31

Sidelnikov nan Stary Oskol, Larisi se yon 5-pye-11, 27-ane-fin vye granmoun protégé ansyen nan tout tan tout tan-mma gwo Fedor Emelianenko. Sou Desanm 29, li te fè li te tounen an nan bag la apre yon lakun senk ane, ki fè nòt yon devastatè, premye tou (2:23) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) sou Carlos Toyota nan inogirasyon evènman an RIZIN FF nan Saitama, Japon.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

Yon sis-tan brezilyen jyu-jitsu chanpyon nan lemonn ak nevyèm degre senti nwa, 6 a-pye-2, 30-ane-fin vye granmoun Garcia nan Los Angeles, Kalifòni. via Sao Paulo, Brezil va tounen vin jwenn bag la RIZIN FF pou yon dezyèm fwa apre ki fè nòt yon premye tou (2:36) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) sou Lei'd Tapa sou Desanm 31.

Malyukova nan 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, amatè dosye karyè nan 7-1, Malyukova te fè premye pwofesyonèl li sou Sèptanm 26, 2015, touche yon desizyon inanim sou Tatiana pò.

Theodore Tall vs. Jaideep "kè" Semèn

6-pye nan, 24-ane-fin vye granmoun Aukstuolis nan Ukmerge, Lityani se yon sitwayen chanpyon judo ki te ame "Lithuanian Lougarou nan" pa fanatik Japonè ki temwen avyon de gè nan jèn sèvi ak style agresif l 'yo frape soti (kout pyen) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza nan premye tou an (3:32) nan etap kar konpetisyon an RIZIN FF Grand Prix a nan batay sou Desanm 29, 2015, avan ke yo te te ranvèse pa evantyèlman chanpyon konpetisyon "Wa Mo" Lawal nan wonn nan semifinal

Tout men se yon sèl nan ranport Aukstuolis ', konsa byen lwen, te vini pa fason pou (T)KO oswa soumèt.

Singh de Punjab, Peyi Zend se yon 6-pye-6, 28-ane-fin vye granmoun, ansyen K-1 ak monte pwa loud chanpyon kikboksin konpetisyon ki te pran pi gwo risk li nan dat lè li te demisyone nan bag la ak Emelianenko nan evènman an prensipal nan choute-off evènman an RIZIN FF sou Desanm 31, pèdi avyon de gè a Iconiţă Ris pa fason pou premye tou (3:02) KI MOUN KI (pwenson).

pi wo pwofil genyen Singh a nan dat te vin nan K-1 Mondyal Grand Prix a 2010 Final evènman nan Tokyo, Japon lè li bay nòt yon premye tou (2:58) KO sou Ris sipèsta Sergei Kharitonov ak yon zen dwat.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "Wa" Albrektsson

Yon lòt protégé nan Emelianenko ak frè a pi piti nan M-1 Global limyè pwa loud pivo Viktor Nemkov, Vadim la 23-ane-fin vye granmoun nan Stary Oskol se yon twa-tan nasyonal ak 2014 mond konba Sambo chanpyon.

Nemkov rive sèn nan semifinal nan konpetisyon an RIZIN FF Grand Prix souDesanm 29, fini Goran Reljic pa fason pou premye tou (2:58) KI MOUN KI (pwenson) avan ke yo te chase soti nan faz eliminatwa an uit-nonm pa Jiří Prochazka.

6 nan-pye-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, dwat style nan ofans, te manm nan ekip Pancrase Gym fini tout kat nan opozan pwofesyonèl l 'andedan nan de jij, atravè (T)KO oswa soumèt.

Soti nan pwi 100,000 Yen, tikè pou "prezante Top RIZIN Goumen Federasyon mwen,"Ki pran plas nan nipon Gaishi Hall, yo sou vant ak yo ka achte sou entènèt la nan Ticketbis.com.

Nan evènman an prensipal, ansyen PRIDE FC middleweight chanpyon ak prolific sipèstaWanderlei "ansasen an ach" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) pral ekip moute ak yon avyon de gè yo dwe te anonse byento, nan yon débats espesyal "matche ak tag,"Ak batay yon duo ki fòme ak parèy lejand, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nan yon konpetisyon règ 180-liv mma catchweight, devastatè pouvwa pèrswaHisaki Kato (5-2) ap pran sou parèy eFinisyon Yuta "Lòt" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Lè yo retounen a aksyon la pou premye fwa nan senk ane, renmen anpil pwa loud Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), ap fè fas a ki sot pase RIZIN FF Grand Prix konpetisyon moun kap kouri-up ak danjere atis pentch George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

nan mouch (125 liv) aksyon, soumèt ace Allan "sinistr" Nesans (14-3) pral fèmen kat kòn ak wouj-cho chanpyon Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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

Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, Avril 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 kredi: Re'zin FF

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

Tokyo - Mas 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anonse pandan yon konferans pou laprès jodi, 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, Japon sou Dimanch, Avril 17.

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

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiří Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, 6-pye a, 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 jandam, Wanderlei Silva ak 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) KI MOUN KI (corner stoppage) nan“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, yon premye tou (8:25) KO (kout pyen) nan James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (Ch) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mak 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) KI MOUN KI (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) KI MOUN KI (retirement) genyen plis pase Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (kout pyen) at the hands of superstar "Wa Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 te vini pa fason pou (T)KO ak 2 pa fason pou soumèt.

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 nan la 14 opponents he has conquered, nan tiyo soti.

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.

5-an pye-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.

Nan kòmansman dènye l 'sou Desanm 29, Motoya faced off with Filip Efrayim 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, sepandan, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

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

Nan evènman an prensipal, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "ansasen an ach" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) pral ekip moute ak yon avyon de gè yo dwe te anonse byento, nan yon débats espesyal "matche ak tag,"Ak batay yon duo ki fòme ak parèy lejand, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nan yon 180 pound MMA rules contest, devastatè pouvwa pèrswa Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Lòt" 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, pwomosyon nan konba espò ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (Mma) gwo Wanderlei "ansasen an ach" 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, Japon souDimanch, Avril 17.

Soti nan pwi 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, nan yon débats espesyal "matche ak tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ak 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.

Nan yon 180 pound MMA rules contest, devastatè pouvwa pèrswa Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Lòt" 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, dezyèm tou (:34) KO (kout pyen) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling nan la ap 139 sou jen 26, 2015.

Pou dat, 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 pousantaj pousan fini, ak 11 nan l ' 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) soumèt (dèyè-toutouni toufe) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura sou Jiye 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, sepandan, 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 retounen nan mma, Ap fè fas a ANVAN SUMO STAR Kaido HOOVELSON AT fantezi choute-off nouvèl ane a nan Tokyo

Tokyo - Desanm 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, pwomosyon nan batay tout nouvo-ki te dirije pa ansyen tèt PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anonse jodi a retounen nan tout tan tout tan-kikboksin gwo Jerome LeBanner, Melanj Arts masyal (Mma) règ konpetisyon, nan yon matchup super pwa loud ak ansyen sumo lit zetwal Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, sou Jedi, Dec. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 Mma; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO nan) kikboksin) a Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Lafrans ap fè premye aparisyon l anba lwa mma depi 2010 lè li te pèdi yon desizyon inanim judo medaye Satoshi Ishii. Anvan yo fè defèt la, LeBanner te bay nòt twa debouchur youn apre lòt nan mma règ epizod, tout anba pwomosyon nan K-1.

LeBanner a 42-zan, ki moun ki te fè fas, yo bat chak rival li pi gwo nan moun k'ap viv koulye l 'nan bag la kikboksin sou kou a nan 20-plis ane karyè pwofesyonèl l', te viktorye nan tou de nan kòmanse li ane sa a, ki fè nòt yon dezyèm tou (:52) KO sou Claudiu Istrate ak yon grèv jenou nan kò a kenbe l 'ISKA. mond super pwa loud K-1 règ tit sou Avril 25, ak touche yon desizyon inanim sou Karl Roberson sou Out 4.

Nan 6-pye-6, 425 liv, 31-zan la Hoovelson (0-0 Mma, 431-213-102 sumo) nan Estoni se yon echantiyon kolosal ki konpetisyon kòm yon sumo pwofesyonèl nan Japon ant 2004 ak 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Jis de ane nan karyè li, Hoovelson rive divizyon nan tèt nan espò a, evantyèlman genyen yon chanpyona nan 2012 ak touche senk prim pou lespri batay.

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