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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, Nyiv

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Tokyo - Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau 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, rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada thiab 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, nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 23, 2005.

Luv nqi los ntawm 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 phaus) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej 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, Nyiv

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Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (pictured) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau 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, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 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 onCuaj hlis 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig (: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.

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Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, yav tas los muaj nuj nqis FC middleweight yeej thiab muaj menyuam coob coob superstar Wanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yuav team nrog ib tug fighter yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm tsis ntev, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,"Thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug duo muaj khub lus dab neeg, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab 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 phaus) matchup.

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

Nyob rau hauv cov poj niam txoj kev qhib hnyav txiav txim, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF Tej yam tshwm sim DARON CRUICKSHANK THIAB "HUGGY Xyooj,"Announces TSIB TSHIAB, STAR-studded MMA bouts RAU TIM 17 MEGA-kev tshwm sim HAUV Nagoya, Nyiv

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Hnav nov ntawm nqaij tawv Daron Cruickshank (pictured) tau kos npe nrog ricin FF, thiab yuav ua kom nws promotional debut rau hnub Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

Cruickshank yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Shinji Sasaki nyob rau hauv sib contest;
Huggy Xyooj ntsib Kirill Sidelnikov nyob rau hauv heavyweight showdown

Ntau:
Cov poj niam lub Qhib Nyhav: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 phaus Catchweight: Theodore Siab Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Lub teeb Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - Lub peb hlis ntuj 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau Nobuyuki Sakakibara, tshaj tawm thaum lub sij hawm ib tug xovxwm rooj sab laj hnub no, that it has inked five new, lub hnub qub-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts rau nws npaum li cas-ntseg mega-kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Nagoya, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, xws li ib tug khaub-ncaws nyias (155 phaus) contest ntawm tshiab khiv kos npe tawm nov ntawm nqaij tawvDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) thiab kev mloog lus cov kws muaj txuj Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), raws li zoo raws li ib tug heavyweight matchup ntawm cov khub knockout ntxias Chris "Huggy Xyooj" Barnett (14-2) thiab Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

Nyob rau hauv cov poj niam txoj kev qhib hnyav txiav txim, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank ntawm Wayne, kuv. yuav teem ko taw nyob rau hauv lub RIZIN FF nplhaib rau thawj lub sij hawm, nram qab no ib tug 4-xyoo, 13-sib ntaus sib tua stint nrog qhov kawg sib ntaus Championship (UFC) uas muaj yeej tshaj rival hnub qub Yves Edwards, Erik Koch thiab Anthony Njokuani.

Ib tug ob-lub sij hawm NCAA Division III wrestling teb chaws qualifier rau Olivet College thiab ib tug thib ob degree dub siv nyob rau hauv Tae Kwon Do, lub 5-ko taw-8, 30-xyoo-laus Cruickshank muaj gained admiration ntawm cov kiv cua thoob ntiaj teb nrog nws set ntawm heev tawm kev txawj ntse.

Sasaki ntawm 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, lub 5-ko taw-9, 35-xyoo-laus uas tau nyiaj 10 ntawm nws 16 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus, tua nkag ib tug thunderous, 40-thib ob TKO rau Yeej sik Park nrog ib tug cua daj cua dub ntawm punches.

(Saum toj no: Chris “Huggy Xyooj” Barnett, clad nyob rau hauv nws kos npe, full-lub cev Xyooj ce, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (tshuav) thiab Wanderlei Silva (txoj cai) 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

Nrog hnyav ob txhais tes, zoo kawg agility rau nws loj heev physique thiab ib tug eccentric tus uas spawned nws "Huggy Xyooj" moniker, Barnett ntawm Tampa, Fla., tau raug ua suab nrov nyob rau hauv lub MMA ntiaj teb no ntawm lig.

Lub 5-ko taw-9, 29-xyoo-laus uas ua rau nws lub nplhaib entrances hnav ib daim ntawv qhia txog lub cev Xyooj ce thiab celebrates nws yeej los ntawm kev ua breakdance xyaum thiab cartwheels nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, tau khwv 12 ntawm nws 14 hauj lwm yeej rau hnub tim los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round TKO (punches) rau Shinichi Suzukawa, nyob rau hauv Tokyo rauKaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31

Sidelnikov ntawm Stary Oskol, Zog ntawm Guj kuj yog ib tug 5-ko taw-11, 27-xyoo-laus yav tas los protégé ntawm tag nrho cov sij hawm MMA zoo Fedor Emelianenko. Rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, nws ua nws rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tom qab ib tug tsib-xyoo hiatus, tw ib tug ntsoog loj heev, thawj round (2:23) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Carlos Toyota nyob rau inaugural RIZIN FF kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Saitama, Nyiv.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

Ib tug rau-lub sij hawm Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cuaj degree dub siv, 6-taw-2, 30-xyoo-laus Garcia ntawm Los Angeles, California. ntawm Sao Paulo, Brazil yuav rov qab mus rau lub RIZIN FF nplhaib rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm tom qab tw ib tug thawj round (2:36) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Lei'd Tapa rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31.

Malyukova ntawm 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, pib xyaum ua hauj lwm cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 7-1, Malyukova ua nws tus kws debut rau Cuaj hlis 26, 2015, ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab tshaj Tatiana ports.

Theodore Siab Vs.. Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam

Lub 6-taw, 24-xyoo-laus Aukstuolis ntawm Ukmerge, Lithuania yog ib lub teb chaws judo yeej uas tau raug dubbed tus "Lithuanian Werewolf" los ntawm Japanese kiv cua uas pom cov tub ntxhais fighter siv nws txhoj puab heev style mus khob tawm (punch) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig (3:32) ntawm lub RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw txoj kev quarterfinal theem sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 29, 2015, ua ntej ousted los ntawm eventual kev sib tw tau zus ib "King Mo" Lawal nyob rau hauv lub semifinal round

Tag nrho tab sis ib tug ntawm Aukstuolis 'yeej, deb deb li no, tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Singh ntawm Punjab, Is Nrias teb yog ib tug 6-taw-6, 28-xyoo-laus, yav tas los K-1 thiab sawv heavyweight kickboxing kev sib tw yeej uas muab nws biggest kev pheej hmoo rau hnub thaum nws tshaj nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog Emelianenko nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub RIZIN FF kick-off kev tshwm sim rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31, poob mus rau lub iconic Lavxias teb sab fighter los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (3:02) LEEJ TWG (punches).

Singh lub siab tshaj plaws profile yeej rau hnub tim tuaj nyob rau K-1 ntiaj teb Grand Prix 2010 Kawg kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Tokyo, Nyiv thaum nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round (2:58) KO rau Lavxias teb sab superstar Sergei Kharitonov nrog ib txoj cai nuv.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Lwm protégé ntawm Emelianenko thiab cov kwv yau ntawm M-1 ntiaj teb no teeb heavyweight kingpin Viktor Nemkov, 23-xyoo-laus Vadim ntawm Stary Oskol yog ib tug peb-lub sij hawm lub teb chaws thiab 2014 ntiaj teb no kev sib ntaus los Sambo yeej.

Nemkov mus txog lub semifinal theem ntawm lub RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw nyob rau hauvKaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, finishing Goran Reljic los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (2:58) LEEJ TWG (punches) ua ntej ousted los ntawm lub yim-txiv neej playoff los ntawm Jiri Prochazka.

Lub 6-taw-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, straightforward style ntawm ua txhaum, lub Pancrase Gym pab neeg tau tas tag nrho plaub ntawm nws kev tw hauv ob rounds, ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Luv nqi los ntawm 100,000 yen, daim pib rau "Top Pib RIZIN Sib ntaus sib tua Federation kuv,"Uas yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Nippon Gaishi Hall, yog ntawm kev muag khoom thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet ntawm Ticketbis.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, yav tas los muaj nuj nqis FC middleweight yeej thiab muaj menyuam coob coob superstarWanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yuav team nrog ib tug fighter yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm tsis ntev, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,"Thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug duo muaj khub lus dab neeg, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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Re'zin FF Announces kev sib tw nkhaus, Matchups rau Yim-txiv neej Heavyweight kev sib tw rau lub Kaum Ob Hlis 29 thiab 31

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Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize

Tokyo, Nyiv (Nov. 30, 2015) -Ib Tug nqus los mus txiav txim cov kev sib tw nkhaus thiab thawj theem matchups rau lub RIZIN sib ntaus sib tua GRAND-PRIX 2015 yim-txiv neej, heavyweight kev sib tw uas yuav muab qhov chaw nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm ob hnub – Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29 thiab lub Kaum Ob Hlis 31 – and will award its winner a grand prize of $300,000, was held today in Tokyo.

BAMMA Heavyweight zus Mark Godbeer, uas tau teem tseg los sib tw nyob rau hauv cov kev sib tw, was forced to withdraw due to a neck injury sustained in training. BAMMA will announce a replacement fighter for the tournament soon.

Ua ntej mus rau lub kos duab, Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara hais, "Qhov no kev sib tw yuav tsum yog tus highlight ntawm RIZIN. Tua hluav taws los nyob ib ncig ntawm lub ntiaj teb no uas yog txaus siab los sawv cev rau lawv cov qib thiab lub teb chaws, thiab yog xav ua kom siv no platform rau boost lawv ua hauj lwm rau ua ib lub npe rau lawv tus kheej tau sau nyob rau hauv cov kev sib tw. Feem ntau ntawm cov xov xwm uas sau niaj hnub no tej zaum yuav tsis paub ntau npaum li cas txog cov kev sib tw tau, tab sis thaum K-1 thawj ncaws tawm nyob rau hauv 1993, tsis muaj leej twg paub txog Branko Cikatić los yog Mike Bernardo. Cov neeg tua hluav taws uas qhib tau lub qhov rooj tshiab yog cov neeg uas ntau tshaj lawv xav. "

The seven contestants slated for tournament action appeared at the press conference. Each drew an envelope numbered one through seven, and those who drew numbers one through four received the opportunity to choose their respective places in the tournament draw.

The first stage tournament matchups will be as follows:

Bout # 1: Lawal vs BAMMA fighter
Bout # 2: Aukstuolis vs Cappelozza,
Bout # 3 Ishii vs Prochazka,
Bout # 4: Reljic vs Nemkov.

A tournament reserve bout between Valentine Moldovsky and Yuta Uchida was also announced during the press conference.

Fighter Quotes:

– 1st De = “King Mo” Lawal – xaiv qhov A

"Kuv zoo siab uas kuv mus tua rau RIZIN. Kuv pog mus yuav showcase kuv txawj nyob rau hauv pem hauv ntej ntawm lub Japanese kiv cua thiab tau hauj lwm ua. Kuv zoo siab yuav tsum tau mus de tus naj npawb ib. Kuv yeej ib txwm naj npawb ib. Kuv nyob rau hauv ib txoj hauj lwm qhov twg lwm leej lwm tus yuav tuaj tos kuv, kuv txoj hauj lwm yog los tsoo leej twg sawv tom ntej no rau kuv. "

“"Kuv tam sim no tsis muaj tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis kuv paub tseeb tias BAMMA yuav xa ib tug zoo fighter rau kuv. Tiam sis hmoov tsis leej twg los yuav tau smashed ces nws yuav tsum tau ua npaj. Kuv xav hais tias Ishii ua ib tug ntse xaiv los ntawm kev zam rau kuv thiab kuv bracket. Zoo rau nws. "

"Qhov ntawd yog ib tug ntau ntawm cov nyiaj! Kuv xav yuav ib Rev ntawm cov mis nyuj khov, ib co zoo khaub ncaws, thiab mus rau Disney ntiaj teb thiab pom ib Rev ntawm cov tsos. Kuv yuav mus rau Vegas thiab tog, thiab yuav tons ntawm kub accessories. "
– 2nd De = Theodore Siab (BUSHIDO cov teb chaws Europe tau zus ib) – xaiv qhov C

"Kuv xav thov ua tsaug rau yuav muab ib lub sij hawm xws. Nyob rau theem no ntawm kev sib tw, koj yuav tsum tau npaj kom txhij los sib ntaus sib tua leej twg li ntawd, kuv tsis tu leej twg kuv tus nrog sib ntaus yuav tsum. Kuv ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej thiab yog npaj txhij mus tua leej twg. "

"Rau kuv, ua tus tau zus ib nyob rau hauv ntau tshaj ib qho tseem ceeb cov nyiaj. Nyiaj yuav ua raws li raws li ib tug tshwm sim ntawm kev ua ib tug yeej muaj tseeb zus. Kuv lub siab yog muab los yeej muaj cov kev sib tw. "

"Yog vim li cas vim li cas kuv yuav nyob ntawm no yog vim hais tias kuv ntseeg hais tias nyob rau hauv kuv tus kheej. Kuv yuav sib ntaus sib tua los sawv cev rau kuv me me lub teb chaws. Kuv tus nrog sib ntaus muaj qus tawm, tiam sis yog tsis muaj yog vim li cas vim li cas kuv yuav poob. Kuv yuav muab tso rau hauv ib tug yeeb yam thiab yuav tawm los yeej xwb.”

– 3rd Pick = Goran Reljic (Yav tas los KSW teeb Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov G

"Kuv tsis tu leej twg fights kuv. Kuv npau suav txij thaum kuv yog ib tug me nyuam yog mus sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Nyiv, thiab kuv nyob hauv tus npau suav txoj cai tam sim no, kuv lub hom phiaj yog los qhia kuv zoo tshaj plaws ua tau zoo rau Tshiab Xyoo Eve. "

"Kuv nyiam lub matchup. Kuv twb tau kawm nrog Sambo lub ntiaj teb champion Blagoi Ivanov thiab paub nrog lub Sambo sib ntaus style. Kuv paub tias nws los ntawm ib tug zoo kawg pab neeg, tiam sis kuv yuav npaj txhij mus rau noj dab tsi nws muaj los mus muaj li ntawd nws yuav tsum yog ib tug zoo sib ntaus. "

"Kuv nyob ib thaum yau npau suav. Kuv yog ntau focused rau txuas ntxiv kuv cov lus rau kuv tus npau suav los ua ib tug tau zus ib nyob rau hauv Nyiv. Kuv yuav xav seb yuav ua li cas nrog rau cov nyiaj ib zaug kuv ua tau kuv lub hom phiaj. "

– 4th De = Satoshi Ishii (Beijing Olympics judo Kub medalist) – xaiv qhov E

"Kev Npaj yog zoo. Kuv yuav tsis xav tias kev sib ntaus yog ib tug sib ntaus, lub sib ntaus sib tua nyob nye tau nyuam qhuav pib. "

"Kuv txoj kev npaj no yog los sib piv cov nqi ib nrab ntawm cov nqi zog nyiaj nyob rau hauv kev twv txiaj thiab yuav pub tus so."

"Qhov no yog ib tug zoo kev uas kuv yuav tsis tig. Ib MMA kev sib tw, Zoo tw, zoo nqi zog nyiaj. Kuv tsis xav kom koj tsom ntau heev rau winning cov kev sib tw vim tias yuav muaj feem xyuam rau kev puas siab ntsws kev ua si kuv, li ntawd kuv thiaj yuav kub siab rau ib tug sib ntaus ntawm ib lub sij hawm. "

– 5th De = Bruno Cappelozza (Zoov nuj txeeg sib ntaus 100kg zus) – xaiv qhov D

"Kuv yeej tsis paub ib yam ntawm cov neeg tua hluav taws hnub no, li ntawd, kuv yuav xaiv kuv tus nrog sib ntaus thiab cia siab Kuv muaj hmoo. "

"Qhov ntawd hom loj nyiaj yuav hloov kuv lub neej thiab kuv tsev neeg lub neej. Thiab kuj ua ib tug tau zus ib. Cov ob yam yuav loj loj ua tiav rau kuv.”

"Nws tau kuv tus npau suav mus tua nyob rau Nyiajpoom Teb. Kuv tsis paub ntau heev txog kuv tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis kuv paub tseeb tias peb yuav ob leeg yuav npaj rau ib qho exciting sib ntaus. Kuv xav tias qhov no yuav ua tau ib tug zoo heev sib ntaus. "

– 6th De = Vadim Nemkov (MMA Union Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov H

"Kuv yuav tsum sawv cev rau Sambo. Kuv xav qhia kev zoo nkauj ntawm Sambo thiab kos duab rau ntawm Sambo.”

– 7th De = Jiri Prochazka (GCF Czech teeb Heavyweight zus) – xaiv qhov F "Kuv pog heev yuav tsum tau mus qhia kuv txawj nyob rau hauv ib lub teb chaws uas Samurai tau yug los. Kuv yuav tsis tu siab rau koj. "

"Txhua leej txhua tus ntawm no yog tawv. Txij li thaum kuv yuav tau sib ntaus sib tua lub hometown nyiam, kuv sib ntaus yuav tsum sib sau ua ke xim. Kuv xav siv lub sij hawm no thiab no kev sib tw los ua tus tom ntej loj tshaj plaws. "

"Nws yog heev npaum li cas nyiaj Kuv tsis paub pib qhov twg. Kuv ntseeg hais tias cov nyiaj yuav los tom. Yog li ntawd raws li ntawm tam sim no, kuv ua kom pom tseeb yog muab tag nrho nws kuv tau mus ua RIZIN zoo siab tias lawv xaiv kuv rau ib tug neeg. "

General Manager Nobuhiko Takada coj lub microphone tom qab ntawm daim duab, "Kuv thiaj li hnov ​​ib tug paub, xis tsis tau tense cua txoj cai tam sim no. Kuv cia li pog ua tim khawv rau kev yug me nyuam rau yav tom ntej cov hnub qub. Kuv vam thiab cia siab Ishii yuav ua tau nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev twg nws yuav ua rau peb Japanese kiv cua zoo siab. Ishii tus thawj accomplishment twb yeej kub puav pheej, tab sis peb tsis tau pom tej koj tau los ntawm nws nyob rau hauv MMA. Kuv yeej vam nws yuav siv lub sij hawm no mus cuag cov biggest accomplishment ntawm nws cov hauj lwm.”