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BOTH ‘PITBULL BROTHERS’ RECEIVE NEW OPPONENTS AHEAD OF BELLATOR 152 & BELLATOR 153

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SANTA MONICA, SOOS. (April 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Fields en John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) en Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) April 16 en 22 onderskeidelik.

As gevolg daarvan, the Scott Coker-led promotion has put its newest free agent acquisition to work immediately, with the news that Kevin Souza (15-4) will compete against Patricky at 155-pounds, in the first fight of his freshly inked multi-fight contract during the main event of "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza.”

Intussen, in the co-main event of "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov," Patricio will now fight the tenacious Henry Corrales (12-2), who agreed to face the former Bellator MMA Featherweight Champion on less than two weeks notice.

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), wat die gesig staar Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), gevegte Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Ook, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Pink engel in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) en Daniele Scatizzi (6-2) will round out the MMA card with a featherweight showdown.

"Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” is also brimming with must-see mixed martial arts action as well, with the promotional debut of Benson Henderson (23-5), who challenges Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) for the 170-pound strap, Brennan Ward (13-3) goes to battle teen “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "gif" Page (9-0) gesigte Jeremie Holloway (7-1), en Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” die eerste keer uitgestuur op SPIKE Saterdag, April 16 by 10 namiddag. ET / PT, terwyl "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 namiddag. ET / 7 pm. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Skopboks: Torino " by 11:00 namiddag. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture by "Bellator 148: Daley vs. Uhrich” to kickoff 2016, Patricky “Pitbull” will look to extend his current winning streak when he takes on the debuting Kevin Souza.

A member of the Blackzilians, the 31-year-old has been victorious in 10 van sy laaste 11 fights as a professional and put together an impressive 3-1 run with the UFC. The multi-time, post-fight bonus award winner has a knack for the spectacular, met 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 uit 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ telkaarte. The Salvador native has competed exclusively at 145-pounds, but due to the fight being on short notice, Souza will step up and compete against “Pitbull” by liggewig.

Henry Corrales continues his run of never turning down a fight in Bellator MMA, after agreeing to fight Patricio “Pitbull.” The fight will be Corrales’ third in the Viacom-owned promotion, after bouts against current featherweight titlist Daniel Straus and newly re-signed contender Emanuel Sanchez. A former King of the Cage bantamweight champion, “OK” has finished 10 van sy 12 wins as a pro.

Volledige "Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” Main Card:

Bellator MMA Lightweight Main Event: Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) vs. Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Co-Main Event: Alessio Sakara (17-11) vs. Brian Rogers (12-8)

Bellator MMA veertje Feature Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

Bellator MMA Flyweight Feature Bout: Anastasia Yankova (2-0) vs. Pink engel (Debuut)

Bellator MMA Veergewigtitel Kenmerk Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

Volledige "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson” Main Card:

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight wêreldtitel Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Co-Main Event: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Kenmerk Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Kenmerk Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Kenmerk Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Oor Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA is 'n toonaangewende Mixed Martial Arts organisasie met baie van die beste vegters in die wêreld. Onder die leiding van die veteraan stryd promotor Scott Coker, Bellator is beskikbaar vir byna 500 miljoen huise wêreldwyd in meer as 140 lande. In die Verenigde State van Amerika, Bellator kan gesien word op Spike, die MMA televisie leier. Bellator MMA bestaan ​​uit 'n uitvoerende span wat bo die bedryf werksaam in die televisie produksie sluit, lewende gebeurtenis orkestrasie, vegter ontwikkeling / verhoudings, venue verkryging, borgskap skepping / ontwikkeling, internasionale lisensiëring, bemarking, advertensies, publisiteit en kommissie verhoudings. Bellator is gebaseer in Santa Monica, Kalifornië en die besit van vermaak reuse Viacom, die tuiste van die wêreld se voorste vermaak handelsmerke wat aansluit by gehore deur middel van dwingende inhoud oor televisie, rolprent, aanlyn-en mobiele platforms.

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About Oktagon:

Carlo Di Blasi created Oktagon in 1996. At its beginning the show was dedicated to free fight, the name that was given initially to MMA (Mixed Martial Arts). Other disciplines such as Kickboxing, Muay Thai and Savate were gradually added from the early 2000’s onwards. During the last 20 years Oktagon has reached a huge popularity, both in Italy and abroad, creating many superstars in the process including Bellator welterweight Paul Daley as well as The Petrosyan brothers (Giorgio en Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentine Overeem, Rico Verhoeven en Artem Levin.

Grappling, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Re'zin VF, stoei

Risien VF Kondig LEGENDARY MMA PIONEER Kiyoshi Tamura AS Wanderlei Silva Tag Team PARTNERS vir April 17 Hoofren IN NAGOYA, JAPAN

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Tokio - April 4, 2016- Re'zin VF, die vechtsporten bevordering gelei deur die voormalige PRIDE FC kop Nobuyuki Sakakibara, het vandag aangekondig dat legendariese Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) pionier en voormalige professionele stoei opvallende Kiyoshi Tamura (32-13-3), sal kragte saamsnoer met mede versier ikoon Wanderlei Silva(35-12-1, 1 NC) in die spesiale worstel tag span matchup wat sal kop die hoogs verwagte, Sterbelaaide extravaganza in Nagoya Japan, op Sondag, April 17.

Tamura en Silva sal speels stoei met 'n ander all-time groot Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2) in die unieke, een-of-a-soort bout.

Die saak is die eerste keer sedert Desember 31, 2008 dat die 5-voet-11, 46-jarige Tamura, erken vir sy elite vlak te vang stoei vaardighede en vinnige, vloeistof bewegings, sal aksie in 'n geveg te sien.

In sy laaste begin onder MMA reëls op die K-1 - Dinamiet!! Oujaarsaand mega-kaart in Saitama, Japan, Tamura verdien sy derde agtereenvolgende oorwinning, 'n eenparige besluit oor Sakuraba.

Terwyl meeding vir die hou van PRIDE, K-1, ringe, DROOM en UWF International, Tamura saamgestel 'n uitgebreide CV van oorwinnings, insluitend dié oor uiteindelike UFC kampioene Pat Miletich, Maurice Smith en Dave Menne, sowel as supersterre Renzo Gracie en Jeremy Horn.

Tamura is versorg deur befaamde pro stoei afrigters Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada en Akira Maeda, om uiteindelik 'n krag in die sport se middelgewig-afdeling. In sy finale rondte voor aftrede, Tamura gekerfde 'n oorwinning oor mede-hibriede MMA sterre en professionele stoeier Josh Barnett, op November 23, 2005.

Prys van 100,000 jen, kaartjies vir "Top Presents RIZIN Veg Federasie Ek" is te koop en kan aanlyn gekoop word by Ticketbis.com.

In ander aksie op die sterbelaaide stryd kaart, 13-veg UFC veteraan en aksie vegter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) sal bots met die indiening kennerShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in 'n liggewig (155 pond) matchup.

In 'n vrou se oop gewig bout, versier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wêreldkampioen en vroue se Plaasmoorde swaargewig vooruitsig Gabi Garcia (1-0) sal bots met die tweemalige kampioen Pankrasie Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Hard-hitting uitklophou kunstenaars Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) en Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) sal gaan na die oorlog in 'n swaargewig geveg.

Onlangse risien VF Grand Prix toernooi halfeindronde Theodore Tall (8-3) sal vierkante af met die voormalige K-1 kampioen Jaideep "Heart" week (2-1 Plaasmoorde; 40-10, 13 KO se skopboks) in 'n 216- pond catchweight stryd.

Sambo wêreldkampioen Vadim Nemkov (5-1) sal plaasvind op onoorwonne, aggressiewe-gesinde doelskieter en top Nordiese vooruitsig "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in 'n ligte swaargewig (205 pond) kantel.

In 'n 180-pond Plaasmoorde reëls catchweight wedstryd, vernietigende krag ponserHisaki Kato (5-2) sal op mede Voleinder neem Yuta "Ander" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Om terug te kom Aksie vir die eerste keer in vyf jaar, geliefde swaargewig Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), sal in die gesig staar onlangse RIZIN VF Grand Prix toernooi naaswenner en gevaarlike uitklophou kunstenaar George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

in vlieggewig (125 pond) aksie, voorlegging kampioen Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) sal sluit horings met 'n rooi-warm kampioen Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Vroue se amateur stoei kampioen Kanako Murata (0-0) sal maak haar hoogs verwagte, professionele Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) debuut teen stygende sterNatalya Denisova (2-1) in 'n 116-pond catchweight verhouding.

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Bellator, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Spike TV

FANS ATTENDING ‘BELLATOR 153: KORESHKOV VS. HENDERSON’ WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET LEGENDARY BELLATOR MMA FIGHTERS ROYCE GRACIE & WANDERLEI SILVA

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SANTA MONICA, CALIF. (Maart 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " opApril 22 by Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie en Wanderlei Silva.

The two legendary Brazilian superstars will be participating in an exclusive meet and greet for ticketholders on the Mohegan Sun Arena concourse beginning at 6 namiddag. EN.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Glad" Henderson (23-5), as hy daag welterweight kampioen Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vir sy gordel. Voormalige veergewigtitel titlist Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) voldoen aan John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Ierse" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Page (9-0) vegEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) en Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Kaartjies vir "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " begin by net $30 en is te koop by die Bellator.com nou, Ticketmaster.com en die Mohegan Sun Box Office. Die geleentheid die eerste keer uitgestuur lewendige en gratis op pen op 8 namiddag. EN/7 namiddag. CT, terwyl voorlopige Bouts live op sal stroom Bellator.com en Die Bellator Mobile App. Die uitsending sal onmiddellik gevolg word deur die baanbreker, stigtingsvergadering "Bellator Skopboks: Torino " gebeurtenis.

 

Die naam Gracie is sinoniem met MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, die man wat beskou word as uitgevind die sport soos ons dit vandag ken. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie verskeie teenstanders sou breek in 'n enkele nag, van wie baie baie groter as hy. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, vandag, dit is moeilik om 'n MMA vegter wat nie opgelei in die kuns van jiu jitsu-vind. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 miljoen kykers.

 

Having first fought in the sport almost twenty years ago, very few men have a more legendary resume than Wanderlei Silva, who was recently signed to a Bellator MMA contract. “The Axe Murderer” is a Pride and UFC veteran, who brings an intimidating and imposing presence with him every time he steps into the cage. Silva hopes of adding to an already-impressive list of wins that include: Guy Mezger, Dan Henderson, Kazushi Sakuraba, Ricardo Arona, Kazuyuki Fujita, Michael Bisping, Cung Le, Brian Stann and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (2x).

 

Volledige "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Fight Card:

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight wêreldtitel Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Co-Main Event: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Kenmerk Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) vs. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Kenmerk Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Kenmerk Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

 

Voorlopige Card:

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Voorlopige Bout: Chris HONEYCUTT (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Welterweight Voorlopige Bout: Djamil Chan (11-2) vs. Richard Patishnock (6-3)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Voorlopige Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Voorlopige Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Liggewig Voorlopige Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Voorlopige Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator Plaasmoorde lig swaargewig Voorlopige Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator Plaasmoorde veertje Voorlopige Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Middelgewig Voorlopige Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

Bellator Plaasmoorde Pluim Gewichten Voorlopige Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)

gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Re'zin VF, stoei

Re'zin VF: 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 (foto) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Japan op Sondag, April 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin VF, die vechtsporten bevordering gelei deur die voormalige PRIDE FC kop Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced that famed women’s amateur wrestling champion Kanako Murata (0-0) sal maak haar hoogs verwagte, professionele Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) debuut teen stygende ster Natalya Denisova (2-1) in a 116-pound catchweight affair at the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan op Sondag, 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 in die tweede ronde (: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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In die belangrikste gebeurtenis, voormalige PRIDE FC middelgewig-kampioen en produktiewe superster Wanderlei "Die Byl Moordenaar" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) sal span met 'n vegter wat binnekort aangekondig word, in 'n spesiale worstel "tag wedstryd,"En die stryd om 'n duo bestaan ​​van mede-legende, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Prolific striker and 13-fight UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) sal bots met die indiening kenner Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in 'n liggewig (155 pond) matchup.

Hard-hitting uitklophou kunstenaars Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) en Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) sal gaan na die oorlog in 'n swaargewig geveg.

In oop gewig aksie vir vroue, versier Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu wêreldkampioen en vroue se Plaasmoorde swaargewig vooruitsig Gabi Garcia (1-0) sal bots met die tweemalige kampioen Pankrasie Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Onlangse risien VF Grand Prix toernooi halfeindronde Theodore Tall (8-3) sal vierkante af met die voormalige K-1 kampioen Jaideep "Heart" week (2-1 Plaasmoorde; 40-10, 13 KO se skopboks) in 'n 216- pond catchweight stryd.

Sambo wêreldkampioen Vadim Nemkov (5-1) sal plaasvind op onoorwonne, aggressiewe-gesinde doelskieter en top Nordiese vooruitsig "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in 'n ligte swaargewig (205 pond) kantel.

In 'n 180-pond Plaasmoorde reëls catchweight wedstryd, vernietigende krag ponserHisaki Kato (5-2) sal op mede Voleinder neem Yuta "Ander" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Om terug te kom Aksie vir die eerste keer in vyf jaar, geliefde swaargewig Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), sal in die gesig staar onlangse RIZIN VF Grand Prix toernooi naaswenner en gevaarlike uitklophou kunstenaar George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

in vlieggewig (125 pond) aksie, voorlegging kampioen Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) sal sluit horings met 'n rooi-warm kampioen Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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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 VF, die vechtsporten bevordering gelei deur die voormalige PRIDE FC kop Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (Plaasmoorde) groot Wanderlei "Die Byl Moordenaar" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) to a multi-year promotional contract, as well as the first two bouts, one of which will feature Silva, for its second live event that will take place at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan opSondag, April 17.

Prys van 100,000 jen, 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, in 'n spesiale worstel "tag wedstryd,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) en 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.

In 'n 180 pound MMA rules contest, vernietigende krag ponser Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Ander" 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, tweede ronde (:34) KO (punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling by Bellator 139 Junie 26, 2015.

Tot op datum, 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 persent-klaarmaakrekord koers, met 11 van sy 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) voorlegging (agter-naak verstik) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura Julie 20, 2015, a loss that halted a seven-fight win streak for Watanabe.

In two different women’s bouts, Rena Kubota (1-0 Plaasmoorde, 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, egter, 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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Bellator, gemengde martial arts, Plaasmoorde, Spike TV, UFC

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

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

 

SANTA MONICA (Maart 2, 2016) –Bellator MMA is pleased to announce that one of the most popular, recognizable and beloved fighters in the sport of mixed martial arts, Wanderlei "Die Byl Moordenaar" Silva (35-12-1), has signed an exclusive multi-year, multi-fight contract with the promotion. The 39-year-old publicly fielded offers from companies all around the world, but the former Pride FC Middleweight Champion made the decision to take his explosive style to Bellator MMA.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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