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

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SANTA MONICA, SIN MAR. (Aibreán 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Réimsí agus John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "PitBull" Freire (15-7) agus Patricio "PitBull" Freire (24-3) Aibreán 16 agus 22 faoi ​​seach.

Mar thoradh air sin, 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.”

Idir an dá linn, 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), atá os comhair Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), troideanna Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Chomh maith leis sin, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) agus 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 aghaidh “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Venom" Page (9-0) aghaidheanna JEREMIE Holloway (7-1), agus Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: PitBull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, Aibreán 16 ag 10 p.m. ET / PT, cé go "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Cosdornálaíochta: Torino " ag 11:00 p.m. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture ag "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 de chuid caite 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, le 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 as 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scórchártaí. 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” ag lightweight.

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 de chuid 12 wins as a pro.

Comhlánaigh "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 featherweight Bout Gné: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight Feature Bout: Daniele Miceli (2-0) vs. Daniele Scatizzi (6-2)

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight Domhanda Teideal Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Co-Príomh Imeacht: Patricio "PitBull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Michael Leathanach (9-0) vs. JEREMIE Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

Maidir Bellator MMA:

Is Bellator MMA eagraíocht le rá Measctha Martial Arts featuring go leor de na trodaithe is fearr sa domhan. Faoi stiúir an veteran tionscnóir troid i Scott Coker, Is Bellator ar fáil do beagnach 500 milliún tithe ar fud an domhain i níos mó ná 140 tíortha. Sna Stáit Aontaithe, Is féidir Bellator le feiceáil ar Spike, an ceannaire teilifíse MMA. Bellator MMA comhdhéanta d'fhoireann feidhmiúcháin go n-áirítear daoine gairmiúla tionscal is fearr i dtáirgeadh teilifíse, orchestration ócáid ​​beo, Forbairt Trodaire / Caidreamh, soláthar ionad, cruthú urraíochta / forbairt, ceadúnú idirnáisiúnta, margaíochta, fógraíocht, caidreamh poiblíochta agus coimisiún. Bellator lonnaithe i Santa Monica, California agus úinéireacht ag fathach siamsaíochta Viacom, baile chun an domhain brandaí premier siamsaíochta a nascadh le lucht féachana tríd an ábhar láidre ar fud an teilifís, pictiúr reatha, ardáin ar líne agus soghluaiste.

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Tá Spike ar fáil i 98.7 milliún tithe agus is rannán de Viacom Líonraí Meáin. Aonad Viacom (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), Tá Viacom Líonraí Meáin cheann de na domhan na príomhchúiseanna le creators clár agus ábhar ar fud gach ardán meáin. Spike’s internet address is spike.com agus ar feadh suas-chun-an-nóiméad agus eolas preasa cartlainne agus grianghraif, tabhair cuairt ar láithreán preasa Spike ag spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, taobh thiar-na pictiúir-eolas agus grianghraif.

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 (Martial Arts Measctha). 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 agus Armen), Spideog Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven agus Artem Levin.

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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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TOKYO - Aibreán 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, a chur chun cinn spóirt a chomhrac faoi stiúir iar-cheannaire 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, ar Dé Domhnaigh, Aibreán 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada agus 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, ar Samhain 23, 2005.

Phraghas ó 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 Ollnóva" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 punt) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, maisithe domhain curadh Brasaíle Jiu-Jitsu agus na mban MMA ionchas trom Gabi Garcia (1-0) Beidh collide le dhá-am Pankration curadh anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Déanaí ricin semifinalist tournament FF Grand Prix Theodore Tall (8-3) Beidh cearnach amach le iar K-1 curadh Jaideep "Chroí" seachtain (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO s) i 216- troid catchweight punt.

domhain curadh Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) a ghlacadh ar undefeated, bhuailteoir ionsaitheach-minded agus ionchas Nordach barr "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i trom éadrom (205 punt) Tilt.

I gcomórtas rialacha 180-punt MMA catchweight, pollaire cumhachta devastatingHisaki Kato (5-2) a chur ar finisher eile Yuta "Eile" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ag filleadh ar ghníomhaíocht den chéad uair i gceann cúig bliana, trom beloved Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Beidh aghaidh le déanaí RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament dara háit agus ealaíontóir knockout contúirteacha George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i flyweight (125 punt) gníomh, Ace aighneacht Allan "ghruama" Breithe (14-3) Beidh adharca bhfuil curadh dearg-te ghlas 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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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. (Márta 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " arAibreán 22 ag MOHEGAN Sun Arena i UNCASVILLE, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie agus 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 p.m. AGUS.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), mar dúshláin sé curadh welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) as a chrios. Iar titlist featherweight Patricio "PitBull" Freire(24-3) Buaileann John "Macapa" Teixeira (19-1-2) in the co-main event while other bouts on the card include Connecticut’s own "Irish" Brennan Ward (13-3) and British striking sensation Michael Leathanach (9-0) troidEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) agus JEREMIE Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Ticéid le haghaidh "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " tosú ag díreach $30 agus atá ar díol anois ag Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com agus Oifig Mohegan Sun Bosca. Bíonn an ócáid ​​beo agus saor in aisce ar spíce ag 8 p.m. AGUS/7 p.m. CT, cé go mbeidh réamh babhtaí sruth beo ar Bellator.com agus An Bellator Mobile App. Beidh an craoladh bheidh le leanúint láithreach groundbreaking, tionscnaimh "Bellator Cosdornálaíochta: Torino " imeacht.

 

Is é an t-ainm Gracie shamhlaítear le MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, an fear a mheastar a bheith invented an spórt mar is eol dúinn é sa lá atá inniu. The winner of the first several UFC events, Bheadh ​​Gracie dismantle opponents il i oíche amháin, go leor díobh a bhí i bhfad níos mó ná mar a dó. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, lá atá inniu ann, tá sé deacair a fháil ar Trodaire MMA nach bhfuil oiliúint i ealaín na jiu jitsu-. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 milliún lucht féachana.

 

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).

 

Comhlánaigh "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Cárta comhrac:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Domhanda Teideal Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Co-Príomh Imeacht: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight Bout Gné: Michael Leathanach (9-0) vs. JEREMIE Holloway (7-1)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Gné Bout: Brent Primus (6-0) vs. Gleristone "Toninho Furia" Santos (27-5)

 

Réamh Cárta:

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

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

Bellator MMA Lightweight Réamh Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Déan Hancock (2-0)

Bellator MMA featherweight Réamh Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) vs. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Réamh Bout: jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator MMA featherweight Réamh Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) vs. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Solas Heavyweight Réamh Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator MMA featherweight Réamh Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) vs. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Réamh Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

Bellator MMA bantamweight Réamh Bout: Blair Tugman (7-6) vs. Jay Perrin (2-1)

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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 (sa phictiúr) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, tSeapáin ar Dé Domhnaigh, Aibreán 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, a chur chun cinn spóirt a chomhrac faoi stiúir iar-cheannaire 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, tSeapáin ar Dé Domhnaigh, Aibreán 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 onMeán Fómhair 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova sa dara babhta (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

Sa an imeacht is mó, iar curadh i mBoston PRIDE FC agus superstar bisiúil Wanderlei "An Murderer tua" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) Beidh foireann suas le Trodaire ar le fógairt go luath, i grappling speisialta "cluiche tag,"Agus cath a duo comhdhéanta de finscéal eile, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) agus 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 Ollnóva" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 punt) matchup.

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

I measc na mban le gníomhaíocht meáchan oscailte, maisithe domhain curadh Brasaíle Jiu-Jitsu agus na mban MMA ionchas trom Gabi Garcia (1-0) Beidh collide le dhá-am Pankration curadh anna Malyukova (1-0).

Déanaí ricin semifinalist tournament FF Grand Prix Theodore Tall (8-3) Beidh cearnach amach le iar K-1 curadh Jaideep "Chroí" seachtain (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO s) i 216- troid catchweight punt.

domhain curadh Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) a ghlacadh ar undefeated, bhuailteoir ionsaitheach-minded agus ionchas Nordach barr "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) i trom éadrom (205 punt) Tilt.

I gcomórtas rialacha 180-punt MMA catchweight, pollaire cumhachta devastatingHisaki Kato (5-2) a chur ar finisher eile Yuta "Eile" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ag filleadh ar ghníomhaíocht den chéad uair i gceann cúig bliana, trom beloved Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), Beidh aghaidh le déanaí RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament dara háit agus ealaíontóir knockout contúirteacha George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

i flyweight (125 punt) gníomh, Ace aighneacht Allan "ghruama" Breithe (14-3) Beidh adharca bhfuil curadh dearg-te ghlas 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 FF, a chur chun cinn spóirt a chomhrac faoi stiúir iar-cheannaire PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) mór Wanderlei "An Murderer tua" 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, tSeapáin arDé Domhnaigh, Aibreán 17.

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

Silva, the former PRIDE middleweight champion and 2003 PRIDE Grand Prix middleweight champion, will team up with a fighter to be determined, i grappling speisialta "cluiche tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) agus Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Following the April contest, Silva, who held several records under the PRIDE banner, including longest win streak and most KO’s, will compete under MMA rules in future RIZIN FF events.

I 180 pound MMA rules contest, pollaire cumhachta devastating Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Eile" 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, an dara babhta (:34) KO (Punch) on American star Joe "Stitch 'Em Up" Schilling ag Bellator 139 ar Meitheamh 26, 2015.

Go dtí seo, 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 Ráta bailchríoch faoin gcéad, le 11 de chuid 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) aighneacht (chúl-naked choke) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura Iúil 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, áfach, 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 MMA IS THE NEW FIGHTING HOME OF WANDERLEI ‘THE AXE MURDERER’ SILVA

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

 

SANTA MONICA (Márta 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 "An Murderer tua" 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 na Bliana (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; Or, 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 agus Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary agusVitaly Minakov,