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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Rezine FF, tse holisang thibela ho rekisoa ha lipapali tataisoang ke pele e neng e hlooho boikakaso FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) e khōlō Wanderlei "The Axe molai" 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, Japane ka laSontaha, April 17.

Turu ho 100,000 twilight, 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, ka ho betana khethehileng "tag tsa dumellane teng,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) le 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.

A le 180 pound MMA rules contest, senyang matla puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Tse ling" 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, bobeli pota (:34) KO (ka litebele) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling kwa Bellator 139 ka June 26, 2015.

Ho fihla joale, 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 lekholong fihlela qetellong le joalo, le 11 ea hae 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) ho ikokobelletsa (ka morao-hlobotse a bipetsa) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura ka 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, leha ho le joalo, 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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