Arkivji Tag: Wanderlei Silva

Bellator, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Spike TV

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

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

Bħala riżultat, 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.”

Sadanittant, 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), li qed tiffaċċja Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), tissielet Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Wkoll, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) u 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 kontra “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "velenu" Page (9-0) uċuħ Jeremie Holloway (7-1), u Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Pitbull vs. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, April 16 fi 10 p.m. ET / PT, filwaqt "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 Kickboxing: Torino " fi 11:00 p.m. ET / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan couture fi "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 tal-aħħar tiegħu 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, ma 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 minn 15 victories ending before reaching the judges’ scorecards. 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” fil ħfief.

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 ta 'dmirijietu 12 wins as a pro.

Tlesti "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 Karatteristika: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA welterweight dinja Titolu Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Ko-Main Event: Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) vs. Henry Corrales (12-2)

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

Bellator MMA welterweight Bout Karatteristika: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

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

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Bellator MMA huwa Imħallat organizzazzjoni Martial Arts ewlieni ikkaratterizzata ħafna mill-ġellieda aħjar fid-dinja. Taħt id-direzzjoni ta 'promotur ġlieda veteran Scott coker, Bellator hija disponibbli għal kważi 500 djar miljun madwar id-dinja f'aktar minn 140 pajjiżi. Fl-Istati Uniti, Bellator jistgħu jidhru fuq Spike, il-mexxej tat-televiżjoni MMA. Bellator MMA huwa magħmul minn tim eżekuttiv li jinkludi l-aqwa professjonisti tal-industrija fil-produzzjoni tat-televiżjoni, orkestrazzjoni avveniment ħajjin, żvilupp ġellied / Relazzjonijiet, akkwist post, ħolqien sponsorship / iżvilupp, liċenzjar internazzjonali, marketing, reklamar, pubbliċità u relazzjonijiet ta ’kummissjoni. Bellator huwa bbażat f'Santa Monica, California u proprjetà ġgant divertiment Viacom, dar għall-marki fid-dinja ta 'divertiment premier li jgħaqqdu ma' udjenzi permezz tal-kontenut konvinċenti madwar televiżjoni, stampa mozzjoni, pjattaformi mobbli u online.

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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 (Martial Arts Imħallat). 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 u Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven u Artem Levin.

Grappling, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Rizin FF, lotta

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

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Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap 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, fuq Il-Ħadd, April 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada u 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, ta 'Novembru 23, 2005.

Pprezzati minn 100,000 ¥, 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 liri) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, imżejjen champion tad-dinja Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu u MMA prospett heavyweight tan-nisa Gabi Garcia (1-0) se jikkonfliġġu ma żewġ time Pankration champion Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Riċenti ricin FF Grand Prix kampjonat semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) se kwadru off mal-eks K-1 champion Jaideep "Qalb" ġimgħa (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO ta) fil 216- ġlieda catchweight lira.

champion tad-dinja Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) se tieħu fuq undefeated, attakkant aggressivi b'moħħhom u prospett Nordiku quċċata "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) fil heavyweight dawl (205 liri) tilt.

F'kompetizzjoni regoli MMA 180-lira catchweight, zgħir qawwa devastantiHisaki Kato (5-2) se tieħu fuq finisher sħabi Yuta "Oħrajn" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Jirritornaw lejn azzjoni għall-ewwel darba fil-ħames snin, heavyweight għeżież Kazuyuki "ol" Ironhead "Fujita (15-10), se jiffaċċjaw riċenti RIZIN FF Grand Prix kampjonat runner-up u artist eliminatorja perikolużi George "Denise" Procházka (16-3-1).

fil flyweight (125 liri) azzjoni, ass sottomissjoni Allan "Grim" Twelid (14-3) se lock qrun ma ċampjin aħmar jaħraq 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.

Segwi Re'zin FF:

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Bellator, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, 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. (Marzu 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " fuqApril 22 fi Mohegan Sun Arena fil UNCASVILLE, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie u 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. U.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Lixx" Henderson (23-5), dan jikkontesta ċampjin welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) għall ċinturin tiegħu. Ex titlist featherweight Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) jissodisfa 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 Page (9-0) ġliedEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) u Jeremie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Biljetti għal "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " tibda fi ftit $30 u jinsabu għall-bejgħ issa fil Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com u l-Uffiċċju Mohegan Ħad Box. L-avveniment arijiet ħajjin u b'xejn fuq Spike fil 8 p.m. U/7 p.m. CT, filwaqt li bouts preliminari se stream live fuq Bellator.com u Il-Mobile App Bellator. Ix-xandira se tkun segwita immedjatament mill-revoluzzjonarju, inawgurali "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " avveniment.

 

L-isem Gracie huwa sinonimu ma MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, il-bniedem li huwa kkunsidrat li jkun vvinta l-isport kif nafuha llum. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie se iżarma avversarji multipli fil-lejl wieħed, li ħafna minnhom kienu ħafna akbar milli lilu. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, illum, huwa diffiċli li ssib ġellied MMA li ma mħarrġa fl-arti tal Jiu-Jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 miljun telespettaturi.

 

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).

 

Tlesti "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Ġlieda Card:

Bellator MMA welterweight dinja Titolu Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) vs. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA featherweight Ko-Main Event: Patricio Freire (24-3) vs. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

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

Bellator MMA welterweight Bout Karatteristika: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jeremie Holloway (7-1)

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

 

Card preliminari:

Bellator MMA welterweight Preliminari Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) vs. Matt Secor (7-2)

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

Bellator MMA irqiq Preliminari Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dekan Hancock (2-0)

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

Bellator MMA irqiq Preliminari Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) vs. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

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

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

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

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

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

arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Rizin FF, lotta

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

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap 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, Ġappun dwar Il-Ħadd, 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 onSettembru 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova fit-tieni rawnd (: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.

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

Fil-avveniment prinċipali, eks PRIDE FC middleweight champion u superstars prolifiku Wanderlei "L assassini Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) se jingħaqdu ma qlubija li jitħabbru dalwaqt, fi jitħabtu speċjali "taqbila tikketta,"U battalja duo li jikkonsisti minn sħabi leġġenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) u 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 liri) matchup.

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

Fir-rikors piż miftuħa tan-nisa, imżejjen champion tad-dinja Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu u MMA prospett heavyweight tan-nisa Gabi Garcia (1-0) se jikkonfliġġu ma żewġ time Pankration champion Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Riċenti ricin FF Grand Prix kampjonat semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) se kwadru off mal-eks K-1 champion Jaideep "Qalb" ġimgħa (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO ta) fil 216- ġlieda catchweight lira.

champion tad-dinja Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) se tieħu fuq undefeated, attakkant aggressivi b'moħħhom u prospett Nordiku quċċata "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) fil heavyweight dawl (205 liri) tilt.

F'kompetizzjoni regoli MMA 180-lira catchweight, zgħir qawwa devastantiHisaki Kato (5-2) se tieħu fuq finisher sħabi Yuta "Oħrajn" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Jirritornaw lejn azzjoni għall-ewwel darba fil-ħames snin, heavyweight għeżież Kazuyuki "ol" Ironhead "Fujita (15-10), se jiffaċċjaw riċenti RIZIN FF Grand Prix kampjonat runner-up u artist eliminatorja perikolużi George "Denise" Procházka (16-3-1).

fil flyweight (125 liri) azzjoni, ass sottomissjoni Allan "Grim" Twelid (14-3) se lock qrun ma ċampjin aħmar jaħraq Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Segwi Re'zin FF:

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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Bellator, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, Rizin FF

WANDERLEI SILVA RETURNS TO JAPAN! RIZIN FF SIGNS LEGENDARY PRIDE CHAMPION; ANNOUNCES SEVEN FIGHTERS, INCLUDING SILVA, FOR APRIL 17 LIVE EVENT IN NAGOYA, ĠAPPUN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kbira Wanderlei "L assassini Axe" 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, Ġappun dwarIl-Ħadd, April 17.

Pprezzati minn 100,000 ¥, 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, fi jitħabtu speċjali "taqbila tikketta,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) u 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.

Fi 180 pound MMA rules contest, zgħir qawwa devastanti Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Oħrajn" 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, tieni rawnd (:34) KO (punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling fil Bellator 139 dwar Ġunju 26, 2015.

Sal-lum, 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 rata finitura mija, ma 11 ta 'dmirijietu 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) sottomissjoni (ċowk wara-naked) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura fuq Lulju 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, madankollu, 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.

Segwi Re'zin FF:

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Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
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Bellator, arti marzjali mħallta, MMA, 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 (Kreditu: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

SANTA MONICA (Marzu 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 "L assassini Axe" 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 "rewwixta" 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 tas-Sena (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 u Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary uVitaly Minakov,