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

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Santa Monica, BI ELEYI. (April 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Fields ati John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "maluiwoile" Freire (15-7) ati Patricio "maluiwoile" Freire (24-3) lori April 16 ati 22 lẹsẹsẹ.

Nitorina na, 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: Maluiwoile la. Souza.”

Nibayi, 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: Maluiwoile la. Souza” will also include the promotional debut of Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara (17-11), ti o dojukọ Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), njà Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Bakannaa, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) ati 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 lodi si “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Oró" Page (9-0) oju Jérémie Holloway (7-1), ati Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

"Bellator 152: Maluiwoile la. Souza” airs on SPIKE Saturday, April 16 ni 10 p.m. Et / PT, nigba ti "Bellator 153: Henderson vs. Koreshkov” airs at a special start time of 8 p.m. Et / 7 fi aidunnu. CT, which is immediately followed by the debut of "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " ni 11:00 p.m. Et / PT.

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Kutuo ni "Bellator 148: Daley la. 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 ti re kẹhin 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, pẹlu 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 jade ti 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 “Maluiwoile” ni 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 ti re 12 wins as a pro.

Pari "Bellator 152: Maluiwoile la. Souza” Main Card:

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

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

Bellator MMA Featherweight ẹya ara ẹrọ ija: A.J. McKee (3-0) la. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) la. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main ti oyan: Patricio "maluiwoile" Freire (24-3) la. Henry Corrales (12-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) la. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Michael Page (9-0) la. Jérémie Holloway (7-1)

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

About Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA jẹ asiwaju a ADALU ologun Arts agbari ifihan ọpọlọpọ awọn ti awọn ti o dara ju awọn onija ni aye. Labẹ awọn itọsọna ti oniwosan ija olugbeleke Scott Coker, Bellator wa si fere 500 milionu ile agbaye ni lori 140 awọn orilẹ-ede. Ni awọn United States, Bellator le wa ni ri lori Spike, awọn MMA tẹlifisiọnu olori. Bellator MMA ti wa ni agbajo ti ẹya executive egbe ti o ni oke ile ise akosemose ni tẹlifisiọnu gbóògì, ifiwe ìṣẹlẹ orchestration, Onija idagbasoke / ajosepo, ibi isere igbankan, igbowo ẹda / idagbasoke, okeere asẹ ni, tita, ìpolówó, sagbaye ati Igbimo ajosepo. Bellator ti wa ni orisun ni Santa Monica, California ati ohun ini nipasẹ Idanilaraya omiran Viacom, ile si aye di Giwa Idanilaraya burandi ti o sopọ pẹlu olugbo nipasẹ ọranyan akoonu kọja tẹlifisiọnu, išipopada aworan, online ati ki o mobile awọn iru ẹrọ.

About Spike:

Spike ti o wa ni 98.7 milionu ile ati ki o jẹ kan pipin ti Viacom Media Awọn nẹtiwọki. A kuro ti Viacom (NASDAQ: Nipasẹ, VIAB), Viacom Media Awọn nẹtiwọki jẹ ọkan ninu awọn ile aye asiwaju creators ti siseto ati akoonu kọja gbogbo media awọn iru ẹrọ. Spike’s internet address is spike.com ati fun soke-si-ni-iṣẹju ati iṣẹju archival tẹ alaye ati awọn fọto wà, be Spike ká tẹ sii ni spike.com/press. Follow us on Twitter @SpikeTVPR for the latest in breaking news updates, sile-ni-sile alaye ati awọn fọto.

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 (Adalu ologun 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 ati Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven ati Artem Levin.

Grappling, adalu ti ologun ona, MMA, Rizin FF, gídígbò

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 - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori 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, lori Sunday, April 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada ati 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, lori Kọkànlá Oṣù 23, 2005.

Owole lati 100,000 yeni, 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 poun) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.

Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.

Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju 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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Bellator, adalu ti ologun ona, 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. (March 30, 2016) – Fans attending "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " loriApril 22 ni Mohegan Sun Arena ni Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie ati 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. ATI.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Dan" Henderson (23-5), bi o ti laya welterweight asiwaju Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) fun rẹ igbanu. Tele featherweight titlist Patricio "maluiwoile" Freire(24-3) pàdé 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) ijaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) ati Jérémie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Tiketi fun "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " bẹrẹ ni o kan $30 ki o si wa lori tita bayi ni Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com ati awọn Mohegan Sun Àpótí Office. Awọn iṣẹlẹ airs ifiwe ati ki o free lori Spike ni 8 p.m. ATI/7 p.m. CT, nigba ti alakoko bouts yoo san ifiwe lori Bellator.com ati The Bellator Mobile App. Awọn igbohunsafefe yoo wa ni lẹsẹkẹsẹ atẹle nipa awọn groundbreaking, ìdánilẹkọọ "Bellator Kickboxing: Torino " ìṣẹlẹ.

 

Awọn orukọ Gracie jẹ bakannaa pẹlu MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, awọn ọkunrin ti o ba ka lati ti a se ni idaraya bi a ti mo o loni. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie yoo fọọ si ọpọ awọn alatako ni a nikan night, ọpọlọpọ awọn ti ẹniti o wà Elo o tobi ju u. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, loni, o soro lati ri ohun MMA Onija ti o ti ko oṣiṣẹ ni awọn aworan ti jiu-jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 milionu awọn oluwo.

 

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).

 

Pari "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Ija Card:

Bellator MMA Welterweight World Title Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) la. Benson Henderson (23-5)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Co-Main ti oyan: Patricio Freire (24-3) la. John Teixeira (19-1-2)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Brennan Ward (13-3) la. Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16)

Bellator MMA Welterweight ẹya ara Bout: Michael Page (9-0) la. Jérémie Holloway (7-1)

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

 

Alakoko Kaadi:

Bellator MMA Welterweight Alakoko Bout: Chris Honeycutt (6-1) la. Matt Secor (7-2)

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

Bellator MMA Lightweight Alakoko Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) la. Dean Hancock (2-0)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Chris Foster (8-4) la. Felipe Lavandoski (5-0)

Bellator MMA Lightweight Alakoko Bout: Jason Bakanowski (3-2) la. T.J. Hepburn (4-2)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Pete Rogers (2-3) la. Mike Mangan (0-3)

Bellator MMA Light Heavyweight Alakoko Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) la. Joe Cronin (19-16)

Bellator MMA Featherweight Alakoko Bout: Matt Bessette (17-7) la. Keith Richardson (14-6)

Bellator MMA Middleweight Alakoko Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) la. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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

adalu ti ologun ona, MMA, Rizin FF, gídígbò

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 (aworan) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Japan on Sunday, April 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori 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, Japan on Sunday, 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 onKẹsán 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova ni keji yika (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

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

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

Ni awọn akọkọ iṣẹlẹ, tele Igberaga FC middleweight asiwaju ati ki prolific gbajumọ Wanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yoo egbe soke pẹlu kan Onija lati wa ni kede laipe, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,"Ati ogun a duo wa ninu elegbe Àlàyé, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati 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 poun) matchup.

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

Ni obirin ìmọ àdánù igbese, dara Brazil Jiu-Jitsu aye asiwaju ati obirin MMA heavyweight afojusọna Gabi Garcia (1-0) yoo collide pẹlu meji-akoko Pankration asiwaju Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix figagbaga semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) yoo square si pa pẹlu tele K-1 asiwaju Jaideep "Heart" ọsẹ (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO ká kickboxing) ni a 216- iwon catchweight ija.

Sambo aye asiwaju Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yoo ya lori undefeated, ibinu-afe striker ati oke Nordic afojusọna "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ni a ina heavyweight (205 poun) tẹ.

Ni a 180-iwon MMA ofin catchweight idije, pupo agbara puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yoo gba lori elegbe alasepe Yuta "Miiran" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Pada si igbese fun igba akọkọ ni odun marun, olufẹ heavyweight Kazuyuki "OL 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yoo koju to šẹšẹ RIZIN FF Grand Prix figagbaga olusare-soke ati ki o lewu knockout olorin George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ni flyweight (125 poun) igbese, ifakalẹ Oga Allan "koro" Ìbí (14-3) yoo tii iwo pẹlu pupa-gbona asiwaju Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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Bellator, adalu ti ologun ona, 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, JAPAN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, awọn ija idaraya igbega mu nipa ogbologbo Igberaga FC ori Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nla Wanderlei "The Axe apaniyan" 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 onSunday, April 17.

Owole lati 100,000 yeni, 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, ni pataki kan grappling "tag baramu,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) ati 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.

Ni a 180 pound MMA rules contest, pupo agbara puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Miiran" 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, keji yika (:34) KO (Punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling ni Bellator 139 lori June 26, 2015.

Titi di akoko yi, 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 ogorun pari oṣuwọn, pẹlu 11 ti re 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) ifakalẹ (ru-ìhoho choke) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura on July 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, sibẹsibẹ, 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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Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Bellator, adalu ti ologun ona, 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 (Ike: Bellator / Lucas Noonan)

 

Santa Monica (March 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 "The Axe apaniyan" 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 ti Odun (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 ati Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvao, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary atiVitaly Minakov,