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

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Santa Monica, NJENGE. (April 11, 2016) – Injuries to both Derek Fields futhi John Teixeira have forced Bellator MMA to find replacements to compete against brothers Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (15-7) futhi Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (24-3) ngo-Ephreli 16 futhi 22 ngokulandelana.

Ngenxa yalokho, 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.”

Khonamanjalo, 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), obhekene Brian Rogers (12-8) in a light heavyweight matchup, while one of MMA’s most promising young prospects, A.J. McKee (3-0), ukulwa Danilo Belluardo (5-1) at 145-pounds. Futhi, Anastasia Yankova (2-0) will make her promotional debut against Anjela Pink in MMA flyweight action and Oktagon competitors Daniele Miceli (2-0) futhi 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 ngokumelene “Cyborg” Santos (20-16), Michael "Venom" Page (9-0) ubuso Jérémie Holloway (7-1), futhi Brent Primus (6-0) meets “Toninho Furia” (27-5).

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

Fresh off an emphatic knockout of Ryan Couture at "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 of wakhe wokugcina 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, kanye 10 finishes coming in the opening round and 13 koku 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” at engasindi.

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 of yakhe 12 wins as a pro.

Qedela "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 Isici Bout: A.J. McKee (3-0) vs. Danilo Belluardo (5-1)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight Isici Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jérémie Holloway (7-1)

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

About Bellator MMA:

Bellator MMA kuyinto ekuholeni Mixed Martial Arts inhlangano enesihloko eziningi fighters best in the world. Ngaphansi kokuqondisa esingumakadebona impi umgqugquzeli Scott Coker, Bellator kuyatholakala cishe 500 amakhaya million emhlabeni kuka 140 amazwe. In the United States, Bellator kungabonwa Spike, the MMA umholi ithelevishini. Bellator MMA sakhiwe yiqembu executive oluhlanganisa top emkhakheni ukukhiqizwa ithelevishini, live umcimbi orchestration, ukuthuthukiswa fighter / ubudlelwano, kwempahla kwenkundla yokudlalela, Indalo uxhaso / ukuthuthukiswa, kwamalayisensi international, marketing, ukukhangisa, emphakathini kanye nobudlelwane ikhomishana. Bellator isekelwe Santa Monica, California futhi ephethwe ukuzijabulisa giant Viacom, ekhaya UNdunankulu ukuzijabulisa brand zezwe ukuxhuma izilaleli kokuqukethwe esicindezelayo yonkana ithelevishini, motion picture, intanethi and mobile.

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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 and Armen), Robin Van Roosmalen, Valentijn Overeem, Rico Verhoeven and Artem Levin.

Grappling, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, Rizin FF, wrestling

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

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TOKYO - April 4, 2016- URezini FF, ukukhuthazwa combat yezemidlalo abaholwa ngu owabe Ukuziqhenya FC ikhanda 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, on Sunday, April 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada futhi 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, on November 23, 2005.

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

In other action on the star-studded fight card, 13-fight UFC veteran and action fighter Daron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) will collide with submission expertShinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 amakhilogremu) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, ahlobisa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu iqhawe emhlabeni futhi MMA nethemba yabesifazane sosondonzima gabi Garcia (1-0) zishayisane ezimbili-time Awe-Pankration iqhawe Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix mqhudelwano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) ngeke Square off nalowo abasolwa naye owayeyinhloko K-1 iqhawe Jaideep isonto "Inhliziyo" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO sika) phakathi ku 216- iphawundi catchweight impi.

Sambo iqhawe emhlabeni Vadim Nemkov (5-1) uzothatha on Ezingakanqotshwa, Umgadli nolaka enhle top themba Nordic "INkosi" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) enyakazayo.

In a umncintiswano imithetho 180-ganda MMA catchweight, okwadala umonakalo amandla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) izohlangana nomphelelisi esikanye Yuta "Okunye" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ukubuyela isenzo ngokokuqala ngqá eminyakeni emihlanu, wesibhakela bathandekayo Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), abayobhekana nabo yamuva RIZIN FF Grand Prix mqhudelwano umgijimi-up futhi iyingozi Knockout umculi George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) action, ukuzithoba ace Allan "Grim" Ukuzalwa (14-3) izokhiya izimpondo ne iqhawe red-hot 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, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, 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 " onApril 22 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. will be able to meet two of the sport’s most popular athletes:Royce Gracie futhi 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. KANYE.

 

The highly anticipated event features the debut of Benson "Smooth" Henderson (23-5), njengoba ephonsa inselele iqhawe welterweight Andrey Koreshkov (18-1) ngoba ibhande lakhe. Owabe titlist featherweight Patricio "Pitbull" Freire(24-3) ihlangana 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) ukulwaEvangelista "Cyborg" Santos (20-16) futhi Jérémie Holloway (7-1) respectively in welterweight attractions.

 

Amathikithi "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson " ukuqalisa nje $30 futhi ezisendalini manje Bellator.com, Ticketmaster.com kanye neHhovisi Mohegan Sun Box. Lo mcimbi Akazikhukhumezi bukhoma futhi free on spike at 8 p.m. KANYE/7 p.m. CT, kanti izikhathi zokudakwa sokuqulwa kwecala kuyobe usakaze bukhoma ku Bellator.com futhi I Bellator Mobile App. Ukusakaza uzobe ngokushesha olandelwa yila groundbreaking, ozobanjwa "Bellator sokulwa: Torino " umcimbi.

 

Igama Gracie kuyinto yinye MMA, and that is largely in part to Royce Gracie, umuntu owenza kubhekwa owasungula sport njengoba esiwaziyo. The winner of the first several UFC events, Gracie kwakuyoba ahlukanisa izimbangi multiple ngobusuku obubodwa, abaningi babo ababengebona emikhulu kakhulu kunalokho kuye. For many years there was no answer for the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu technique that he brought into a fight, namuhla, kunzima ukuthola i fighter MMA ongazange waqeqeshwa ubuciko jiu-Jitsu. This past February, Gracie defeated Ken Shamrock in a record-shattering fight that was witnessed on Spike by over 3.5 million ababukeli.

 

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).

 

Qedela "Bellator 153: Koreshkov vs. Henderson "Ukulwa Card:

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Welterweight Isici Bout: Michael Page (9-0) vs. Jérémie Holloway (7-1)

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

 

IKhadi Preliminary:

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

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

Bellator MMA uHlelo Preliminary Bout: Sam Watford (1-0) vs. Dean Hancock (2-0)

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

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

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

Bellator MMA Light wesibhakela Preliminary Bout: Mike Zichelle (7-4) vs. Joe Cronin (19-16)

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

Bellator MMA middleweight Preliminary Bout: Tim Caron (3-0) vs. Justin Sumter (0-0)

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

ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA, Rizin FF, wrestling

URezini FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, EJAPANE

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- URezini FF, ukukhuthazwa combat yezemidlalo abaholwa ngu owabe Ukuziqhenya FC ikhanda 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, eJapan 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 onSeptember 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova e emzuliswaneni wesibili (: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.

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

In the umcimbi main, zangaphambili Ukuziqhenya FC middleweight iqhawe futhi superstar kwande Wanderlei "umbulali Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ngeke umshungu nge fighter amenyezelwa ngokushesha, in a Grappling ekhethekile "tag nomdlalo,"Futhi ngilwa duo elinabantu legend esikanye, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) futhi 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 amakhilogremu) matchup.

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

In yabesifazane evulekile isisindo isenzo, ahlobisa Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu iqhawe emhlabeni futhi MMA nethemba yabesifazane sosondonzima gabi Garcia (1-0) zishayisane ezimbili-time Awe-Pankration iqhawe Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Recent ricin FF Grand Prix mqhudelwano semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) ngeke Square off nalowo abasolwa naye owayeyinhloko K-1 iqhawe Jaideep isonto "Inhliziyo" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO sika) phakathi ku 216- iphawundi catchweight impi.

Sambo iqhawe emhlabeni Vadim Nemkov (5-1) uzothatha on Ezingakanqotshwa, Umgadli nolaka enhle top themba Nordic "INkosi" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in a wesibhakela ekukhanyeni (205 amakhilogremu) enyakazayo.

In a umncintiswano imithetho 180-ganda MMA catchweight, okwadala umonakalo amandla puncherHisaki Kato (5-2) izohlangana nomphelelisi esikanye Yuta "Okunye" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Ukubuyela isenzo ngokokuqala ngqá eminyakeni emihlanu, wesibhakela bathandekayo Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), abayobhekana nabo yamuva RIZIN FF Grand Prix mqhudelwano umgijimi-up futhi iyingozi Knockout umculi George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

In flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) action, ukuzithoba ace Allan "Grim" Ukuzalwa (14-3) izokhiya izimpondo ne iqhawe red-hot Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Landela uRezini FF:

Iwebhusayithi – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Bellator, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, 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, EJAPANE

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- URezini FF, ukukhuthazwa combat yezemidlalo abaholwa ngu owabe Ukuziqhenya FC ikhanda Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) omkhulu Wanderlei "umbulali 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, eJapanSunday, April 17.

Ontengo yakhe yayinqunyiwe kusuka 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, in a Grappling ekhethekile "tag nomdlalo,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) futhi 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.

Phakathi ku 180 pound MMA rules contest, okwadala umonakalo amandla puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Okunye" 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, round yesibili (:34) KO (Punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling at Bellator 139 on June 26, 2015.

Kuze kube manje, 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 Amaphesenti angu sekugcineni rate, kanye 11 of yakhe 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) ukuzithoba (okukhulisa-naked binda) 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, Nokho, 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.

Landela uRezini FF:

Iwebhusayithi – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Twitter – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
Bellator, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, 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 (Credit: 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 "umbulali 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 "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 of the Year (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 futhi Anastasia Yankova on a roster with champions the likes of: Marcos Galvão, Daniel Straus, Will Brooks, Andrey Koreshkov, Rafael Carvalho, Liam McGeary futhiUVitaly Minakov,