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-Nokuba. 10-RANKED BELLATOR LIGHTWEIGHT GADZHI RABADANOV WILL REPRESENT THE PROMOTION AT THE HISTORICAL BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN EVENT AGAINST JAPAN’S KOJI TAKEDA ON NEW YEAR’S EVE

I-Los Angeles— BELLATOR MMA has announced that its fifth participant for the New Year’s Eve spectacle against RIZIN Fighting Federation opponents will be No. 10-ranked lightweightGadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2), taking on 27-year-old Japanese standoutKoji Takeda(15-3) in a compelling matchup between two competitors riding high on the strength of consecutive victories.

A first-of-its-kind blockbuster co-promotionBELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN takes place inside the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday, December 31, and can be seen in the United States on SHOWTIME at 8 p.m. ET/PT on New Year’s Eve.

Rabadanov versus Takeda will join a star-studded five-fightBELLATOR MMA vs. RIZINikhadi main, which is stacked from top to bottom with current and former champions competing in the four-sided ring under RIZIN’s unique rules. Headlining the event will be a dream matchup between RIZIN lightweight championRoberto “Satoshi” de Souza(14-1) against No. 3 BELLATOR pound-for-pound talentFuthi "i-" mercenary "McKEEE(19-1), with BELLATOR and RIZIN featherweight championsPatricio Pitbull(34-5) futhiKleber Koike(31-5-1) co-headlining the must-see event.

Former BELLATOR championsJuan “The Spaniard” Archuleta(26-4) futhiUKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) will round out the unparalleled main card, facing off with RIZIN’sSoo Chul Kim(18-6-1) futhiHiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2), ngokulandelana.

Gadzhi Rabadanov, 29, signed with BELLATOR in 2021 after capturing the Eagle FC lightweight title, and has made an immediate impact on the promotion’s remarkably deep lightweight division. He announced his arrival in thunderous fashion atBELLATOR 263with an emphatic viral knockout of Daniel Carey, which he followed up with back-to-back dominant unanimous decision victories over Jay Jay Wilson and Bobby King in 2022. The product of the renowned Club Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov’s School in Dagestan and the prestigious American Kickboxing Academy, Rabadanov’s pedigree is world-class. On New Year’s Eve, Rabadanov will look to continue building upon his momentum with an impressive performance against Koji Takeda.

“It is a childhood dream come true to fight in Japan at the legendary Saitama Super Arena,” said Rabadanov. “I’m very excited and I know I have a tough opponent, who always leaves everything in the ring. Expect a masterpiece from me, it will be a memorable fight.”

A former DEEP lightweight champion, Japan’sKoji Takedahas been an active fighter since his 2017 DEBUT professional. Takeda boasts a compelling case for inclusion on this historic fight card, winning seven of his last ten and three of his last four outings under the RIZIN and DEEP banners. Takeda is also familiar with BELLATOR foes; he has previously fought Spike Carlyle and submitted Zach Zane by armbar, both of whom fought recently for the Scott Coker-led promotion. Takeda will look to add a third straight win to his resume against the highly-touted Rabadanov in his hometown of Saitama, Japan, ngoDisemba 31.

BELLATOR MMA VS. RIZIN MAIN CARD:

ISIKHATHI SOMBUKISO

Saturday, December 31 — 8 PM ET/PT

Lightweight Non-Title Main EventFuthi mckee(19-1) vs.Roberto de Souza(14-1)

Featherweight Non-Title Main EventPatricio Pitbull(34-5) vs.Kleber Koike(31-5-1)

Bantamweight Feature BoutJuan Artuleta(26-4) vs.Soo Chul Kim(18-6-1)

Flyweight Isici se-bout: UKyoji Horiguchi(30-5) vs.Hiromasa Ougikubo(25-6-2)

Lightweight Feature BoutGadzhi Rabadanov(18-4-2) vs.Koji Takeda(15-3)

For more information on this and other upcomingBellator mma izenzakalo, UkuvakashelaBellator.com.

Isheduli ebuyekeziwe yemicimbi ye-bellator – click links for updated fight cards


Free. Nov. 18 // BELLATOR 288: Nemkov vs. -Heilson 2 / Pitbull vs. Nurmagomedov // Wintrust Arena // Chicago, Il.


Free. Dec. 9 // BELLATOR 289: Stots vs. Sabatello // Mohegan Sun Arena // Uncasville, Conn.

Sat. Dec. 31 // BELLATOR MMA vs. RIZIN // Saitoma Super Arena // Tokyo, Japan


Free. Feb. 24 //BELLATOR: Dublin // 3Arena // Dublin, Ireland

BELLATOR SENDS BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPION DARRION CALDWELL TO JAPAN ON NEW YEAR’S EVE TO CHALLENGE KYOJI HORIGUCHI FOR INAUGURAL RIZIN FF 135-POUND TITLE

 

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I-LOS ANGELES - Bellator is pleased to announce that the organization’s current bantamweight titleholder Darrion Caldwell (13-1) will represent the promotion in an exciting matchup against 2017 Rizin Bantamweight Grand Prix winner Kyoji Horiguchi (25-2). The two will compete for the inaugural Rizin bantamweight championship at Rizin 14 Ngomsombuluko, Dec. 31 from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

 

 

 

In the three-round (15-minute) Rizin FF world championship bout – which will be held in a ring under Rizin’s unique rule set – the victor of Caldwell vs. Horiguchi will leave Japan’s historic combat sports venue a Rizin FF champion. Caldwell’s Bellator bantamweight title will not be on the line in the contest.

 

 

 

The latest agreement between Bellator and Rizin FF furthers a collaboration between the two companies which has seen multiple athletes, okubala Fedor Emelianenko, "King Mo" Lawal futhi Hisaki Kato phakathi kokunye, compete interpromotionally, but never before has a title from either promotion been on the line.

 

 

 

“Working for the Japanese fight company K-1 was a magical time during my promotional career and I have always felt strongly that MMA in the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ would rise again. It truly is amazing to see what Nobuyuki Sakakibara has been able to do thus far with Rizin FF, so when he reached out to me about putting Darrion Caldwell against Kyoji Horiguchi for Rizin’s belt, we spoke to Darrion and he jumped at the opportunity,” Bellator President Scott Coker said. “Bellator wants to support Rizin, and by sending our bantamweight champion to compete during their New Year’s Eve event, we look forward to this leading towards more collaboration between the two promotions in 2019. I want to wish Darrion luck in his quest to prove he is the best 135-pound fighter on the planet.”

 

 

 

“I am very grateful and honored that Bellator and Scott Coker would send us their unarguable bantamweight champion to fight for Rizin’s first-ever world title fight. This title fight will be a true champion vs. champion to determine the world’s best bantamweight fighter,” Rizin FF President Nobuyuki Sakakibara said. “We hope this kind gesture will kick off of a series of exciting matchups between both promotions in 2019. My dream would be that eventually we can co-promote a mega event in both countries with a ‘Champion Carnival’ taking place where stories and rivalries can be built and told.”

 

 

 

Caldwell, a 30-year-old Rahway, N.J. native and the current Bellator bantamweight champion, most recently moved up a weight class to challenge himself, successfully finishing veteran Noad Lahat. Fighting out of San Diego, Calif., “The Wolf” has emerged as one of the most well-rounded fighters in the world, collecting 10 victories since signing with Bellator in 2013. The 2009 NCAA D-1 National Champion wrestler from NC State boasts a resume that includes five first-round finishes, a 25-minute war against Eduardo Dantas to claim the world title and a textbook guillotine choke submission victory over Leandro Higo in his first career title defense earlier this year. Caldwell will look for fifth consecutive win and a second world title belt when he enters the ring against Kyoji Horiguchi on New Year’s Eve in Japan.

 

 

Sicela uvakashele Bellator.com ngolwazi oluthe xaxa.

Rizin ukulwa Federation Federal World Prix 2017

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017 PPV
Dec. 29 Weights
Dec. 29 & 31 Phila kwi-PPV evela eJapan

OFFICIAL DEC. 29TH WEIGHTS
FIGHT ORDER
RED
BLUE

(10min/1R, 5min/2R)
RIZIN MMA rules
75.0 kgs (Elbow allowed)

SATORU KITAOKA
75.0kgs / 165 lbs.
KIICHI KUNIMOTO
75.0kgs / 165 lbs.

(5min x 3R)
Female MMA rules
57.0 kgs

SHIZUKA SUGIYAMA
57.0kgs / 125 ½ lbs.
KANA WATANABE
56.95kgs / 129 ½ lbs.

(5minx3R)
RIZIN MMA Special rules

KIZAEMON SAIGA
62.60kgs / 138 lbs.
KAI ASAKURA
62.70kgs / 138 lbs.

(5min x 3R) 61.0 kgs

Bantanweight GP
Reserve Match

ANTHONY BIRCHAK
60.85kgs / 134 lbs.
JAE HOON MOON
60.95kgs / 134 lbs.

(10min/1R, 5min/2R)
RIZIN MMA rules
66.0 kgs

HIROYUKI TAKAYA
65.95kgs / 145 lbs.
AZJAVKHLAN BAATAR
65.75kgs / 144 ½ lbs.

(5min x 3R)
Female MMA rules
70.0 kgs (Elbow allowed)

KING REINA
70.0kgs / 154 lbs.
CINDY DANDOIS
68.60kgs / 151 lbs.

(10min/1R, 5min/2R)
RIZIN MMA rules
93.0 kgs (Elbow allowed)
JIRI PROCHAZKA
92.95kgs / 204 ½ lbs.
KARL ALBREKTSSON
92.40kgs / 203 ½ lbs.
(3min x 3R)

Female MMA Special rules
95.0 kgs

GABI GARCIA
107.70kgs / 237 lbs.
SHINOBU KANDORI
73.75kgs / 162 ½ lbs.

(5min x 3R) 61.0 kgs
Bantanweight GP QF1

KHALID TAHA
60.85kgs / 134 1/s lbs.
TAKAFUMI OTSUKA
61.0kgs / 134 ½ lbs.
10
(5min x 3R) 61.0 kgs
Bantanweight GP QF2
KEVIN PETSHI
60.80kgs / 134 lbs.
SHINTARO ISHIWATARI
61.0kgs / 134 ½ lbs.
11

(5min x 3R) 61.0 kgs
Bantanweight GP QF3

IAN MACCALL
60.45kgs / 133 lbs.
MANEL KAPE
60.40kgs / 133 lbs.
12

(5min x 3R) 61.0 kgs
Bantanweight GP QF4

KYOJI HORIGUCHI
60.75kgs / 133 ½ lbs.
GABRIEL OLIVEIRA
61.0kgs / 134 ½ lbs.
DEC. 31st RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
(Men’s Bantamweights – semifinals & final & Women’s Super-Atomweights final)
SPECIAL HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
UMirko “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB), Croatia
vs.
Tsuyoshi kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB), Japan
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Takanori “Ingane ye-fireball” GOMI (18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB), Japan
vs.
Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB), Japan
WOMEN FLYWEIGHTS
Shinju “Juju” -Senuclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB), USA
vs.
Chelsea lagrasse (for DEBUT), USA
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
(Zonke izimpi & abalwa ngaphansi koshintsho)
INI: RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017 Khokha ngokubuka ngakunye
NINI: Friday, Dec. 29, 20171 a.m. KANYE / 10 p.m. PT
Sunday, Dec. 31, 20175:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT
LAPHO: Saitoma Super Arena * Idolobha laseSaitoma, Japan
UMGQUGQUZELI: URezini FF
LIVE AIRING: The Dec. 29 futhi 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. Isiqalo se-PT) izosakazwa bukhoma emhlabeni jikelele (ngaphandle kweJapan ku FITE.TV amapulatifomu we $19.99 noma ukunikezwa okukhethekile kwezinsuku ezimbili ze-rizin pack kuphela $29.99. Abalandeli bangavele balande uhlelo lokusebenza olufikile – Mahhala Ukulanda kusuka ku-iTunes futhi Google Play – Bese wenza umza wokulwa esikrinini esikhulu ngokusebenzisa umsebenzi osheshayo wokusakazwa kwe-TV. Uhlelo lokusebenza olusha lusebenza nanoma yiliphi ithelevishini exhunyiwe ye-Wi-Fi emhlabeni wonke, Amadivayisi we-iOS ne-Android, kanye nokusakazwa kwamadivayisi afana ne-rongu, Chromecast nokuningi. Abalandeli bangaphinde babuke izimpi ziphila kuwebhusayithi emile at www.fite.tv kusuka kunoma iyiphi ikhompyutha.
Imidiya ehlanganisiwe yezemidlalo izosabalalisa nge-cable kanye ne-satellite PPV ngo-New Year's Eve (Dec. 315:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT isiqalo) I-Extravaganza ihlala eNyakatho Melika nge-Demand, Ukuvulwa, nesitsha ku-U.S., Kanye neSalkel naseTelus eCanada, for a intengo wasikisela okudayisa kuphela $19.95.
ANNOUNCERS: “Yimpi” UJoe Ferraro nalowo owayenguMma Fighter UFrank Trigg
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RIZIN on FITE – a year in the making

RIZIN’s closing 2017 with two live events on FITE this Friday the 29th futhi Sunday the 31st. After a whole year of action- packed events and a multi – PPV tournament it is time to see the culmination of it all.
Things are getting hotter than ever with the full line-up already known as well as the two special guests who will join: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi.
Each show is $19.99 Two-show pack available for only $29.99. Streams live on FITE worldwide outside of Japan.

2-Day Pack: RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand-Prix 2017

RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand-Prix 2017: 2nd Round
29th of December Fight card:
Satoru Kitaoka vs Strasser Kiichi
Shizuka Sugiyama vs Kana Watanabe
Kizaemon Saiga vs Kai Asakura
Anthony Birchak vs Jae Hoon Moon
Hiroyuki Takaya vs Azjavkhlan Baatar
KING Reina vs Cindy Dandois
Jiri Prochazka vs Karl Albrektsson
Gabi Garcia vs Shinobu Kandori
Khalid Taha vs Takafumi Otsuka
Kevin Petshi vs Shintaro Ishiwatari
Ian McCall vs Manel Kape
Kyoji Horiguchi vs Gabriel Oliveira
RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand-Prix 2017: Final Round
31st of December Fight card:
McCall/Kape vs Horiguchi/Oliveira
Otsuka/Taha vs Petshi/Ishiwatari
Rena Kubota vs. Irene Cabello
Maria Oliveira vs. Kanna Asakura
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipović vs. Tsuyoshi kosaka
S. Nozawa-Auclair vs. Chelsea lagrasse
Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi vs. Yusuke Yachi
Mitsuhisa Sunabe vs. Yamato Fujita
Tenshin Nasukawa vs Yuta Hamamoto
Plus GP Final Match-up’s
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.

Rizin ukulwa Federation Federal World Prix 2017

Uyekele NGOKUSHESHA
UJoe Ferraro & UFrank Trigg ogama lakhe linguRizin FF World Grand Prix 2017
Abamemezeli be-PPV
Dec. 29 & 31 Phila kwi-PPV evela eJapan
NEW YORK CITY(December 14, 2017) – Veteran “Yimpi” UJoe Ferraro nalowo owayenguMma Fighter UJohn Trigg baye babizwa ngegama labamemezeli be-rizin Fighting Federation World Grand Prix Twin Twin, kuqokonyiswe ukubuya kwe-combat Sports Superstar UMirko “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik, December 29 & 31, I-Airing Live On Pay-Per-View evela eS Saitoma City, Japan.
The Dec. 29 futhi 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. Isiqalo se-PT) izosakazwa bukhoma emhlabeni jikelele (ngaphandle kweJapan ku FITE.TV amapulatifomu we $19.99 noma ukunikezwa okukhethekile kwezinsuku ezimbili ze-rizin pack kuphela $29.99. Abalandeli bangavele balande uhlelo lokusebenza olufikile – Mahhala Ukulanda kusuka ku-iTunes futhi Google Play – Bese wenza umza wokulwa esikrinini esikhulu ngokusebenzisa umsebenzi osheshayo wokusakazwa kwe-TV. Uhlelo lokusebenza olusha lusebenza nanoma yiliphi ithelevishini exhunyiwe ye-Wi-Fi emhlabeni wonke, Amadivayisi we-iOS ne-Android, kanye nokusakazwa kwamadivayisi afana ne-rongu, Chromecast nokuningi. Abalandeli bangaphinde babuke izimpi ziphila kuwebhusayithi emile atwww.fite.tv kusuka kunoma iyiphi ikhompyutha.
Imidiya ehlanganisiwe yezemidlalo izosabalalisa nge-cable kanye ne-satellite PPV ngo-New Year's Eve (Dec. 315:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT isiqalo) I-Extravaganza ihlala eNyakatho Melika nge-Demand, Ukuvulwa, nesitsha ku-U.S., Kanye neSalkel naseTelus eCanada, for a intengo wasikisela okudayisa kuphela $19.95.
UFerraro uzophatha izibopho zokushaywa ngokushaywa, Ngenkathi i-Trigg isebenza njengomhlaziyi wemibala. UFerraro ubize imicimbi eminingi yeRizin eholela ekuphetheni kwesiphelo sayo se-Grand Prix yayo. Ingqubuleka, Ngubani osebenza lo rizin twin-bill-bill ngenyanga efanayo njengoba enza iphutha lakhe njengonompempe we-UFC, kwakuwukulwa okuthandwayo ezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu lomncintiswano wamazwe omhlaba, I-UFC nokuziqhenya.
I-Dec. 29th Abaphumelele ama-Bantamweight Quarterfinals azothuthukela e-Dec. 31stAma-semiifinals we-Women super-amommoweight futhi e-kickboxing bese kamuva kuma-fainali. Ukuheha okukhethekile okungeziwe kulelo khadi kungukushayisana okusindayo kokukhanya phakathi Ngase- “Obabazekayo” Manje(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic kanye. UKarl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 Ko / tkos, 3 SUB), Sweden.
Ama-fainals we-rizin emhlabeni-grand prix kickboxing, Imizila ye-Bantamweight ye-Anfay's Super-Andomweight futhi ama-Bantamweight izokwandulwa yimidlalo emithathu yokuzijabulisa. ICroatia Heavyweight “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) kuthatha intandokazi yaseJapan Tsuyoshi kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) ekuheheni okukhethekile okungeziwe ku- Dec. 31stikhadi. Futhi, Ukubuya okulindelwe isikhathi eside kwesiJapanese Lightweight Takanori “Ingane ye-fireball” GOMI(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) uzoboniswa ekuphonselweni kwakhe phansi nomuntu wezwe Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). Umdlalo wabesifazane phakathi kwama-flyweights aseMelika Shinju “Juju” -Senuclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) kanye nokuhlukumeza Chelsea lagrasse futhi ku-Thepha.
Umqhudelwano okhethekile we-kickboxing wosuku olukhethekile uzobanjwa eDen. 31st phakathi kweJapan's Kazuyuki Fujita futhi Mitsuhisa Sulabe kanye nomculi ongqongqozayo ongabonakali (20-0, 16 Kos) Tensthine nasukawa vs. I-TBA nabanqobi babheke engxenyeni yomqhudelwano we-champion engowamakhadi wekhadi.
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
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Rizin ukulwa Federation Federal World Prix 2017

RIZIN Fighting Federation
World Grand Prix 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
UMirko “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik & Takanori “Ingane ye-fireball” Gomi return New Year’s Eve
Dec. 29 & 31 Phila kwi-PPV evela eJapan
NEW YORK CITY (December 11, 2017) —International mixed-martial-arts and kickboxing fans can close out the 2017 season in grand style, viewing double-barreled RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix action, kuqokonyiswe ukubuya kwe-combat Sports Superstar UMirko “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik,December 29 & 31, I-Airing Live On Pay-Per-View evela eS Saitoma City, Japan.
I-Dec. 29th Abaphumelele ama-Bantamweight Quarterfinals azothuthukela e-Dec. 31st Ama-semiifinals we-Women super-amommoweight futhi e-kickboxing bese kamuva kuma-fainali (bona ngezansi).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29thcard is a light heavyweight match between Ngase- “Obabazekayo” Manje (19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic vs. UKarl Albrelktsson(6-1-0, 2 Ko / tkos, 3 SUB), Sweden.
The Dec. 29 futhi 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. Isiqalo se-PT) izosakazwa bukhoma emhlabeni jikelele (ngaphandle kweJapan ku FITE.TV amapulatifomu we $19.99 noma ukunikezwa okukhethekile kwezinsuku ezimbili ze-rizin pack kuphela $29.99. Abalandeli bangavele balande uhlelo lokusebenza olufikile – Mahhala Ukulanda kusuka ku-iTunes futhi Google Play – Bese wenza umza wokulwa esikrinini esikhulu ngokusebenzisa umsebenzi osheshayo wokusakazwa kwe-TV. Uhlelo lokusebenza olusha lusebenza nanoma yiliphi ithelevishini exhunyiwe ye-Wi-Fi emhlabeni wonke, Amadivayisi we-iOS ne-Android, kanye nokusakazwa kwamadivayisi afana ne-rongu, Chromecast nokuningi. Abalandeli bangaphinde babuke izimpi ziphila kuwebhusayithi emile at www.fite.tv kusuka kunoma iyiphi ikhompyutha.
Imidiya ehlanganisiwe yezemidlalo izosabalalisa nge-cable kanye ne-satellite PPV ngo-New Year's Eve (Dec. 315:00 a.m. KANYE / 2:00 a.m. PT isiqalo) I-Extravaganza ihlala eNyakatho Melika nge-Demand, Ukuvulwa, nesitsha ku-U.S., Kanye neSalkel naseTelus eCanada, for a intengo wasikisela okudayisa kuphela $19.95.
We’re excited to close the year with two entertaining events, RIZIN World Grand Prix 2017, plus the return of international MMA stars Mirko “CRO Cop” Filipovic and Takanori “Ingane ye-fireball” GOMI,” said Flipps Media Co-founder and CEO, Kosta Jordanov. These events will cap of our very successful combat sports programming in 2017.
We’re happy to bring this New Year’s Eve event from Japan, featuring ‘Cro Copand the RIZIN World Grand Prix finals to American and Canadian combat sports fans,” umongameli Integrated Ezemidlalo Media Doug Jacobs remarked. “This is a rare opportunity for North American MMA and kickboxing fans to watch some of the best international fighters.
Ama-fainals we-rizin emhlabeni-grand prix kickboxing, Imizila ye-Bantamweight ye-Anfay's Super-Andomweight futhi ama-Bantamweight izokwandulwa yimidlalo emithathu yokuzijabulisa. ICroatia Heavyweight “CRO Cop” Ileliyovik (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) kuthatha intandokazi yaseJapanTsuyoshi kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) ekuheheni okukhethekile okungeziwe ku- Dec. 31stikhadi. Futhi, Ukubuya okulindelwe isikhathi eside kwesiJapanese Lightweight Takanori “Ingane ye-fireball” GOMI(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) uzoboniswa ekuphonselweni kwakhe phansi nomuntu wezweYusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). Umdlalo wabesifazane phakathi kwama-flyweights aseMelika Shinju “Juju” -Senuclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) kanye nokuhlukumeza Chelsea lagrasse futhi ku-Thepha.
Umqhudelwano okhethekile we-kickboxing wosuku olukhethekile uzobanjwa eDen. 31st phakathi kweJapan's Kazuyuki Fujita futhi Mitsuhisa Sulabe kanye nomculi ongqongqozayo ongabonakali (20-0, 16 Kos) Tensthine nasukawa vs. I-TBA nabanqobi babheke engxenyeni yomqhudelwano we-champion engowamakhadi wekhadi.
Zonke ukulwa kanye fighters angaphansi ushintsho.
RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
Men’s Bantamweights
IanUncle CreepyMcCall (13-5-0), USA vs. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Brazil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Germany
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine GunPetshi (12-3-0), France
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. IreneLa Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Spain
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brazil
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
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FITE TV to LIVE Stream ACB 57 FREE and RIZIN 2017 PPV this weekend; WATCH HERE!

ACB 57 PaybackMagomedov vs Yan 2 – Live and FREE Saturday 4/15 10:00AM ETFrom Moscow

ACB 57 Payback features the rematch of the highly contested first meeting between current ACB Bantamweight Champion Magomed Magomedov (13-1 MMA) and Petr Yan (6-1 MMA) as well as a co-main event of Alexander Sarnavskiy (35-5 MMA) vs Eduard Vartanyan (15-3 MMA).

 

For the full card visit our ACB 57 event page at: https://www.fite.tv/watch/acb-57-magomedov-vs-yan/2jjrk/

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RIZIN 2017 Sakura PPV $14.99 – Kawajiri vs BirchakSunday 2AM ET Live from Yokohama Arena, Japan

RIZIN returns with the pageantry and non-stop action that has defined Japanese MMA! In the main event Japanese MMA legend Tatsuya “Crusher” Kawajiri (35-11-2 MMA) vs Anthony Birchak (12-3 MMA) from the U.S. and a co-main event that features wrestling powerhouse Amir Aliakbari (5-1 MMA) against the powerful and experienced Brazilian Gerônimo Dos Santos (39-17). The card also features MMA superstars Kyoji Horiguchi, Heath Herring, Olympic Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii, UFC veteran Daron Cruickshank and more!

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RIZIN AddsKrazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (afanekiselwa) will make his MMA rules debut against CharlesKrazy HorseBennett at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round event in Tokyo, eJapan Sunday, Isikhombisa. 25. Photo courtesy of (C)M-1 Sports Media.

URezini FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25

TOKYO - August 18, 2016 - URezini FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 amakhilogremu) Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) matchup between former PRIDE FC and EliteXC star Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett (29-30-2) and K-1 kickboxing KO artist Minoru Kimura (MMA: 0-0, Kickboxing: 21-6-1, 15 KO sika) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Sunday, Isikhombisa. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, 5-foot-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (Punch) of Yoshiro Maeda at PRIDE Bushido 7 in Tokyo on May 22, 2005.

Bennett’s biggest mark in the sport to date was arguably his one-punch, emzuliswaneni wokuqala (3:43), upset KO of former UFC and Strikeforce star K.J. Noons, who went into the matchup a heavy favorite over Bennett. The high-profile bout took place at EliteXC: Destiny, the first-ever, live SHOWTIME televised event in MMA history.

Bennett is coming off a spectacular, 43 Ukuhanjiswa kwesibili (isithende hook) of Paul Rodriguez e Kissimmee, Fla. on May 14.


Ngenhla: Charles “Krazy HorseBennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on September 25

Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, 5-foot-8, 22-year-old Kimura, who permanently relocated to Japan at the age of three, after being born in Curitiba, Brazil to a fourth generation, Brazilian-Japanese mother and a Brazilian-Italian father, will make his debut under MMA rules.

The feisty Fighting Kairos Gym competitor who has captivated fight fans with his raucous behavior, has defeated a number of noteworthy adversaries in the kickboxing ring, okubalaKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki futhi Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

In isiqalo sakhe sokugcina, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on June 24.

The RIZIN FF event will be headlined by the kick-off of the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament.

MMA legends Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO sika) futhi Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) are amongst the nine competitors that have been announced as tournament participants. The tournament’s first stage matchups will be announced soon.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Kubuyekeziwe Fight Card

Open Weight Tournament Bout: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Baruto Kaito vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Jiri Prochazka vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Teodorasu Aukstuolis vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Karl Albrektsson vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Valentine Moldavski vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Amir Aliakbari vs. TBA
Esilula: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Wesibhakela: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Featherweight: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR THREE STAR-STUDDED WOMEN’S MMA BOUTS AT GRAND PRIX EVENT IN TOKYO, SEPTEMBER 25

Pictured (from left to right): RIZIN FF stars Miyuu Yamamoto, Rena Kubota and Kanako Murata were on hand at a press conference in Japan today to discuss their matchups at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF event in Tokyo, eJapan Sunday, Isikhombisa. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate Americas star Kyra Batara.

Wesibhakela: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

Okuningi: Five fighters added to the 16-man, open weight tournament that kicks off at the September extravaganza

TOKYO - August 16, 2016 - URezini FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, today revealed at a press conference the matchups for the three women’s Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts slated for the highly-anticipated Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Sunday, Isikhombisa. 25.

Facing off with previously announced, undefeated MMA rising star and ninth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt gabi Garcia (2-0) will be fellow unbeaten prospect and professional football standout Destanie Yarbrough (1-0).

Three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated MMA upstart Kanako Murata (3-0) will square off with Combate Americas MMA star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) in a strawweight (115 amakhilogremu) umncintiswano.

Renowned shoot boxing champion Rena Kubota (1-0) will make her second start under MMA rules against famed women’s freestyle wrestling pioneer Miyuu Yamamoto (0-0), who will make her long-awaited MMA debut on the same card as her son, Asen Yamamoto (0-1). The weight limit of the Kubota-Yamamoto matchup will be announced soon.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, it was announced that five new fighters – heavyweights George "Denise" Prochazka (17-3-1) of the Czech Republic and Amir Aliakbari (2-0) of Iran, and light heavyweights Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) of Lithuania,"INkosi" Karl Albrektsson (5-0) of Sweden and Valentine Moldavski (3-0) of Russia – have all been added to the much-anticipated, 16-man open weight tournament that will kick off and headline the September 25 umcimbi.

The five fighters join previously announced MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO sika), fellow PRIDE FC veteran and combat sports fan favorite Kazuyuki Fujita (15-11) and former sumo wrestling champion Baruto Kaito (1-0) in the multi-event, single-elimination affair.

The tournament’s first stage matchups will be announced soon.

Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough

I 6-foot-2, 30-year-old Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil will look for her third consecutive MMA victory following her second round (2:04) ukuzithoba (armbar) of Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onApril 17.

Yarbrough of Fresno, Calif. is a 5-foot-7, 28-year-old running back for the Women’s Football Alliance squad, the Central Cal War Angels, which finished its 2016 season with a perfect, 7-0 irekhodi. The stocky powerhouse led the league last season in both touchdowns and rushing yards.

Umsubathi wempilo yonke, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onApril 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (Udokotela stoppage) on Crystal Parson.


Caption: Combate Americas MMA star Kyra Batara (ngenhla) will make her RIZIN FF debut against Kanako Murata

Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara

The 5-foot-1, 23-year-old Murata of Ehime, Japan will make her debut at strawweight following three consecutive wins, the last two of which came by way of TKO (punches), in flyweight (125 amakhilogremu) imincintiswano.

Ukulwa out of Las Vegas, Nev., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 amakhilogremu) division, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, COMBATE Americas.

In her last start, Batara finished Jenny “The Phoenix” Silverio in unprecedented fashion – a ground and pound version of Eddie Bravo’s patented “twister” – that earned Batara, a protégé of Bravo, a TKO in the second round (4:13) wokulwa.

Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

The 5-foot-3, 25-year-old Kubota of Osaka, Japan is a three-time shoot boxing tournament champion who boasts a stellar, career kickboxing record of 25-5-1 (6 KO sika).

Kubota made her much-anticipated MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event on December 31, submitting Jleana Valentino with a brilliantly executed flying armbar in the second round (3:31) of action.

The daughter of Olympic wrestler Ikuei Yamamoto and elder sister of MMA superstar and 2005 K-1 HERO’s Middleweight Grand Prix Tournament Champion Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto, the 5-foot-1, 42-year-old Miyuu of Kanagawa, Japan will enter a new chapter in her career and family legacy when she steps in the RIZIN FF squared circle for the first time.

Miyuu earned her first national wrestling championship when she was 13 ubudala, and subsequently defended it four straight years. At age 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

Miyuu’s son, Asen, zishayisane Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Kubuyekeziwe Fight Card

Open Weight Tournament Bout: Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Kazuyuki Fujita vs. TBA
Open Weight Tournament Bout: Baruto Kaito vs. TBA
Esilula: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Wesibhakela: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga

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