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Re'zin FF: MIRKO CRO COP EMERGES FROM RETIREMENT FOR 16-MAN, OPEN WEIGHT TOURNAMENT KICKING OFF IN TOKYO ON SEPTEMBER 25!

WANDERLEI SILVA, KAZUYUKI FUJITA, AND BARUTO KAITO
ALL TABBED FOR ACTION IN MULTI-STAGE TOURNAMENT

NTXIV:
DARON CRUICKSHANK FACES ANDY SOUWER,
AND GABI GARCIA AND KANAKO MURATA RETURN TO ACTION

TOKYO – July 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO lub) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-ib, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Sunday, Xya. 25.

A former PRIDE and K-1 Grand Prix tournament champion, Filipovic earned his place as one of the greatest martial arts combatants in history with an elite set of striking skills that helped him earn the most first round finishes as well as the most head kick knockouts in PRIDE history.

It was also announced today that 4 ntawm lub 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil, will receive a bye in the first stage, and automatically advance to the tournament’s second, or quarterfinal stage, which will take place at a location to be announced on Thursday, Dec. 29.

Joining Sakakibara, Filipovic and Silva at the press conference were veteran warhorse Kazuyiki Fujita (15-11) of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan and former sumo wrestling champion turned MMA upstart Baruto Kaito (1-0) ntawm Estonia, both of whom have been tabbed for battle in the first stage of the tournament.

The round of 16 matchups will be announced at the end of July.

In other, single-fight action on Cuaj hlis 25, two striking sensationsDaron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) thiab Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO lub) – will collide in a lightweight (155) yi.

Cruickshank ntawm Wayne, kuv. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, xeem ib tug thawj puag ncig (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Netherlands, is a two-time winner of the K-1 World Max tournament and a four-time Shootboxing world champion. On December 31, 2015, he made his long-awaited MMA rules debut at the inaugural RIZIN FF event in Saitama, Nyiv, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (5:29) KO with an onslaught of punches.

Unbeaten women’s light heavyweight and nine-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gabi Garcia (2-0) and three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated flyweight (125 phaus) MMA lub hnub qub Kanako Murata (3-0) of Ehime, Japan will each see action against an opponent to be announced soon.

Garcia of Porto Alege, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil made quick work of both of her MMA opponents to date, xeem ib tug thawj puag ncig (2:36) LEEJ TWG (punches) in her professional debut on Lei'd Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

Cia li 22 xyoo ntawm hnub nyoog, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, defeatingMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) LEEJ TWG (punches) thiabIlona Wijmans los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (1:17) LEEJ TWG (punches), Lub rau hli ntuj 4 thiab Lub Xya hli ntuj 7, feem.

Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Osaka, Japan will take on fellow upstartAsen Yamamoto at a weight to be determined.

Women’s shoot boxing champion and unbeaten MMA competitor Rena Kubota (1-0) of Osaka, Japan will make her second start under MMA rules against an opponent to be announced.

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

Tokyo - Plaub Hlis Ntuj 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau 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, rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada thiab 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, nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis 23, 2005.

Luv nqi los ntawm 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 phaus) matchup.

In a women’s open weight bout, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej 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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Re'zin FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, Nyiv

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

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau 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, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 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 onCuaj hlis 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova nyob rau hauv lub thib ob puag ncig (: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.

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Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, yav tas los muaj nuj nqis FC middleweight yeej thiab muaj menyuam coob coob superstar Wanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yuav team nrog ib tug fighter yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm tsis ntev, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,"Thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug duo muaj khub lus dab neeg, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab 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 phaus) matchup.

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

Nyob rau hauv cov poj niam txoj kev qhib hnyav txiav txim, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF Tej yam tshwm sim DARON CRUICKSHANK THIAB "HUGGY Xyooj,"Announces TSIB TSHIAB, STAR-studded MMA bouts RAU TIM 17 MEGA-kev tshwm sim HAUV Nagoya, Nyiv

Hnav nov ntawm nqaij tawv Daron Cruickshank (pictured) tau kos npe nrog ricin FF, thiab yuav ua kom nws promotional debut rau hnub Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

Cruickshank yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Shinji Sasaki nyob rau hauv sib contest;
Huggy Xyooj ntsib Kirill Sidelnikov nyob rau hauv heavyweight showdown

Ntau:
Cov poj niam lub Qhib Nyhav: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 phaus Catchweight: Theodore Siab Vs.. Jaideep Singh
Lub teeb Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Tokyo - Lub peb hlis ntuj 24, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau Nobuyuki Sakakibara, tshaj tawm thaum lub sij hawm ib tug xovxwm rooj sab laj hnub no, that it has inked five new, lub hnub qub-studded Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) bouts rau nws npaum li cas-ntseg mega-kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Nagoya, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17, xws li ib tug khaub-ncaws nyias (155 phaus) contest ntawm tshiab khiv kos npe tawm nov ntawm nqaij tawvDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) thiab kev mloog lus cov kws muaj txuj Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), raws li zoo raws li ib tug heavyweight matchup ntawm cov khub knockout ntxias Chris "Huggy Xyooj" Barnett (14-2) thiab Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

Nyob rau hauv cov poj niam txoj kev qhib hnyav txiav txim, dai kom zoo nkauj Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cov poj niam lub MMA heavyweight prospect Gabi Garcia (1-0) yuav tsoo nrog ob-lub sij hawm Pankration yeej Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Tsis ntev los no ricin FF Grand Prix kev sib tw semifinalist Theodore Siab (8-3) yuav square tawm nrog qub K-1 yeej Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 KO lub kickboxing) nyob rau hauv ib tug 216- phaus catchweight sib ntaus.

Sambo ntiaj teb no yeej Vadim Nemkov (5-1) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv undefeated, txhoj puab heev-minded striker thiab sab saum toj Nordic prospect "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nyob rau hauv ib lub teeb heavyweight (205 phaus) qaij.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank ntawm Wayne, kuv. yuav teem ko taw nyob rau hauv lub RIZIN FF nplhaib rau thawj lub sij hawm, nram qab no ib tug 4-xyoo, 13-sib ntaus sib tua stint nrog qhov kawg sib ntaus Championship (UFC) uas muaj yeej tshaj rival hnub qub Yves Edwards, Erik Koch thiab Anthony Njokuani.

Ib tug ob-lub sij hawm NCAA Division III wrestling teb chaws qualifier rau Olivet College thiab ib tug thib ob degree dub siv nyob rau hauv Tae Kwon Do, lub 5-ko taw-8, 30-xyoo-laus Cruickshank muaj gained admiration ntawm cov kiv cua thoob ntiaj teb nrog nws set ntawm heev tawm kev txawj ntse.

Sasaki ntawm Hiroshima, Japan is a former Shooto Pacific Rim champion in the midst of a three-fight win streak. In his last start on March 12, lub 5-ko taw-9, 35-xyoo-laus uas tau nyiaj 10 ntawm nws 16 hauj lwm yeej los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus, tua nkag ib tug thunderous, 40-thib ob TKO rau Yeej sik Park nrog ib tug cua daj cua dub ntawm punches.

(Saum toj no: Chris “Huggy Xyooj” Barnett, clad nyob rau hauv nws kos npe, full-lub cev Xyooj ce, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (tshuav) thiab Wanderlei Silva (txoj cai) at a press conference in Japan before Barnett’s first round TKO victory over Shinichi Suzukawa on New Year’s Eve 2014)

Chris Barnett vs. Kirill Sidelnikov

Nrog hnyav ob txhais tes, zoo kawg agility rau nws loj heev physique thiab ib tug eccentric tus uas spawned nws "Huggy Xyooj" moniker, Barnett ntawm Tampa, Fla., tau raug ua suab nrov nyob rau hauv lub MMA ntiaj teb no ntawm lig.

Lub 5-ko taw-9, 29-xyoo-laus uas ua rau nws lub nplhaib entrances hnav ib daim ntawv qhia txog lub cev Xyooj ce thiab celebrates nws yeej los ntawm kev ua breakdance xyaum thiab cartwheels nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib, tau khwv 12 ntawm nws 14 hauj lwm yeej rau hnub tim los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO. Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib, nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round TKO (punches) rau Shinichi Suzukawa, nyob rau hauv Tokyo rauKaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31

Sidelnikov ntawm Stary Oskol, Zog ntawm Guj kuj yog ib tug 5-ko taw-11, 27-xyoo-laus yav tas los protégé ntawm tag nrho cov sij hawm MMA zoo Fedor Emelianenko. Rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, nws ua nws rov qab mus rau lub nplhaib tom qab ib tug tsib-xyoo hiatus, tw ib tug ntsoog loj heev, thawj round (2:23) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Carlos Toyota nyob rau inaugural RIZIN FF kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Saitama, Nyiv.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

Ib tug rau-lub sij hawm Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ntiaj teb no yeej thiab cuaj degree dub siv, 6-taw-2, 30-xyoo-laus Garcia ntawm Los Angeles, California. ntawm Sao Paulo, Brazil yuav rov qab mus rau lub RIZIN FF nplhaib rau lub thib ob lub sij hawm tom qab tw ib tug thawj round (2:36) LEEJ TWG (punches) rau Lei'd Tapa rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31.

Malyukova ntawm Penza, Penza Oblast, Russia is a former collegiate basketball star turned Russian MMA Championship and World Cup of MMA winner. After amassing a near unblemished, pib xyaum ua hauj lwm cov ntaub ntawv ntawm 7-1, Malyukova ua nws tus kws debut rau Cuaj hlis 26, 2015, ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib tug unanimous kev txiav txim siab tshaj Tatiana ports.

Theodore Siab Vs.. Jaideep "plawv" lub lim tiam

Lub 6-taw, 24-xyoo-laus Aukstuolis ntawm Ukmerge, Lithuania yog ib lub teb chaws judo yeej uas tau raug dubbed tus "Lithuanian Werewolf" los ntawm Japanese kiv cua uas pom cov tub ntxhais fighter siv nws txhoj puab heev style mus khob tawm (punch) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza nyob rau hauv thawj puag ncig (3:32) ntawm lub RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw txoj kev quarterfinal theem sib ntaus sib tua nyob rau hauv Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 29, 2015, ua ntej ousted los ntawm eventual kev sib tw tau zus ib "King Mo" Lawal nyob rau hauv lub semifinal round

Tag nrho tab sis ib tug ntawm Aukstuolis 'yeej, deb deb li no, tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Singh ntawm Punjab, Is Nrias teb yog ib tug 6-taw-6, 28-xyoo-laus, yav tas los K-1 thiab sawv heavyweight kickboxing kev sib tw yeej uas muab nws biggest kev pheej hmoo rau hnub thaum nws tshaj nyob rau hauv lub nplhaib nrog Emelianenko nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm lub RIZIN FF kick-off kev tshwm sim rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31, poob mus rau lub iconic Lavxias teb sab fighter los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (3:02) LEEJ TWG (punches).

Singh lub siab tshaj plaws profile yeej rau hnub tim tuaj nyob rau K-1 ntiaj teb Grand Prix 2010 Kawg kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Tokyo, Nyiv thaum nws tua nkag ib tug thawj round (2:58) KO rau Lavxias teb sab superstar Sergei Kharitonov nrog ib txoj cai nuv.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Lwm protégé ntawm Emelianenko thiab cov kwv yau ntawm M-1 ntiaj teb no teeb heavyweight kingpin Viktor Nemkov, 23-xyoo-laus Vadim ntawm Stary Oskol yog ib tug peb-lub sij hawm lub teb chaws thiab 2014 ntiaj teb no kev sib ntaus los Sambo yeej.

Nemkov mus txog lub semifinal theem ntawm lub RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw nyob rau hauvKaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, finishing Goran Reljic los ntawm txoj kev ntawm thawj round (2:58) LEEJ TWG (punches) ua ntej ousted los ntawm lub yim-txiv neej playoff los ntawm Jiri Prochazka.

Lub 6-taw-2, 22-year-old Abrektsson of Sweden will make his RIZIN FF promotional debut as one of the hottest emerging forces in Europe. With a fearless, straightforward style ntawm ua txhaum, lub Pancrase Gym pab neeg tau tas tag nrho plaub ntawm nws kev tw hauv ob rounds, ntawm (T)KO los yog cuav.

Luv nqi los ntawm 100,000 yen, daim pib rau "Top Pib RIZIN Sib ntaus sib tua Federation kuv,"Uas yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Nippon Gaishi Hall, yog ntawm kev muag khoom thiab yuav tau muas hauv internet ntawm Ticketbis.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, yav tas los muaj nuj nqis FC middleweight yeej thiab muaj menyuam coob coob superstarWanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yuav team nrog ib tug fighter yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm tsis ntev, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,"Thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug duo muaj khub lus dab neeg, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180-phaus MMA cai catchweight contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim PuncherHisaki Kato (5-2) yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv khub finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Rov qab mus rau kev txiav txim rau thawj lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib lub xyoos, hlub heavyweight Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), yuav fim tsis ntev los no RIZIN FF Grand Prix kev sib tw khiav-up thiab txaus ntshai knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

Nyob rau hauv Flyweight (125 phaus) txiav txim, kev mloog lus ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) yuav xauv tshuab raj nrog liab-kub yeej Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF KAZUYUKI FUJITA; WILL FACE NEW YEAR’S EVE GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT RUNNER-UP JIRI PROCHAZKA IN NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 17

Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17. Fujita held up a poster board with an image of his opponent, recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up Jiri Prochazka, at a press conference today to announce his matchup. Yees duab credit: Re'zin FF

Ntau: Allan Nascimento squares off with
fellow flyweight sensation Yuki Motoya

Tokyo - Lub peb hlis ntuj 16, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau Nobuyuki Sakakibara, tshaj tawm thaum lub sij hawm ib tug xovxwm rooj sab laj hnub no, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Nyiv rau Sunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 phaus) matchup between submission ace Allan "Grim" Yug (14-3) and red-hot championYuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka

During his memorable 16-year career in the fight game, 6-taw, 45-year-old Fujita of Funabashi, Chiba, Japan has collected two major, professional wrestling championships and faced off with nearly every rival force of his era in MMA’s heavyweight division, including former pound-for-pound king Fedor Emelianenko, Mirko Cro Cop, Wanderlei Silva thiab Mark Coleman, while competing under the elite promotional banners of PRIDE FC, K-1 and Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye.

Fujita’s notable victories include a first round (6:46) LEEJ TWG (corner stoppage) ntawm“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, ib tug thawj round (8:25) KO (punch) ntawm James Thompson and unanimous decisions over Gilbert Yvel and two-time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) tournament winner and NCAA Division I National Wrestling Champion Mark Kerr.

The 6-foot-4, 23-year-old Prochazka of Hosteradice, Czech Republic is coming off a breakthrough performance in which he scored a first round (1:36) LEEJ TWG (head kick and knee strikes) of Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Satoshi Ishii in the quarterfinal stage of the RIZIN FF eight-man Grand Prix elimination tournament on December 29, 2015.

Two days later, Prochazka returned to the ring and earned a first round (10:00) LEEJ TWG (retirement) yeej tshaj Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (punch) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 tau tuaj los ntawm txoj kev ntawm (T)KO thiab 2 los ntawm txoj kev ntawm kev mloog lus.

Allan Nascimento vs.Yuki Motoya

Touted as a miniature version of all-time great Anderson Silva, the 24-year-old Nascimento of Sao Paulo, Brazil boasts an astounding 86 percent submission rate, having forced 12 ntawm lub 14 opponents he has conquered, coj mus rhaub tawm.

At 5-foot-9, Nascimento towers over the majority of his competition in the 125-pound division, and is known for effectively using his reach advantage and high-level Muay Thai skills to frustrate and inflict damage on opponents from a distance, and set up slick submissions.

Lub 5-taw-7, 26-year-old Motoya of Nagoya is the reigning DEEP flyweight champion and the number one ranked 125-pound fighter in Japan. Motoya is riding a seven-fight win streak, with four of the victories coming by way of TKO or submission.

Nyob rau hauv nws cov nag pib rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, Motoya faced off with Philip Efa-i at the inaugural RIZIN FF event, outworking Efrain early in the bout before suddenly being floored by a left hand that Efrain followed up on with a series of strikes, prompting the referee to stop the contest. Because Efrain had not made weight for the fight, Txawm li cas los, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

Luv nqi los ntawm 100,000 yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) yuav team nrog ib tug fighter yuav tsum tau tshaj tawm tsis ntev, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,"Thiab sib ntaus sib tua ib tug duo muaj khub lus dab neeg, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180 pound MMA rules contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim Puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Additional bouts for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” will be announced soon.

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

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Re'zin FF, nqe ntaus rog kev ua si nce qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC lub taub hau Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) zoo Wanderlei "Tus taus tua neeg" 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, Nyiv rauSunday, Plaub Hlis Ntuj 17.

Luv nqi los ntawm 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, nyob rau hauv ib tug tshwj xeeb grappling "lossis match,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) thiab 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.

Nyob rau hauv ib tug 180 pound MMA rules contest, ntsoog loj heev hwj chim Puncher Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Lwm yam" 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, ob puag ncig (:34) KO (punch) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling ntawm Bellator 139 Lub rau hli ntuj 26, 2015.

Rau hnub tim, 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 feem pua ​​finish nqi, nrog 11 ntawm nws 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) cuav (rear-liab qab caj pas) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura Lub Xya hli ntuj 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, Txawm li cas los, 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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Re'zin FF: Jerome LEBANNER rov qab los rau MMA, YUAV RAUG qub Sumo STAR KAIDO HOOVELSON AT XYOO TSHIAB LUB ncaws-OFF extravaganza nyob tokyo

Tokyo - Hlis ntuj nqeg 14, 2015 - Re'zin FF, lub tagnrho-tshiab sib ntaus qib coj los ntawm yav tas muaj nuj nqis FC taub hau Nobuyuki Sakakibara, tshaj tawm hnub no rov qab los ntawm tag nrho cov sij hawm kickboxing zoo Jerome LeBanner, rau Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) kev cai sib tw, nyob rau hauv ib tug super heavyweight matchup nrog qub Sumo wrestling lub hnub qub Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, rau Thursday, Dec. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO lub) kickboxing) ntawm Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Fabkis yuav ua kom nws thawj tsos nyob rau hauv MMA kev cai txij li thaum 2010 thaum nws poob ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab rau judo medalist Satoshi Ishii. Ua ntej mus rau lub yeej, LeBanner tau qhab nia peb sib law liag nyob rau hauv knockouts MMA uas kav lub bouts, tag nrho cov nyob rau hauv lub nce qib ntawm K-1.

Lub 42-xyoo-laus LeBanner, uas tau ntsib thiab tua yeej txhua txhua loj rival ntawm nws tiam nyob rau hauv lub kickboxing nplhaib nyob rau thaum kawg ntawm nws 20-plus xyoo kev ua hauj lwm, yog yeej nyob rau hauv ob qho tag nrho ntawm nws pib lub xyoo no, xeem ib tug thib ob puag ncig (:52) KO rau Claudiu Istrate nrog ib tug hauv caug strike rau lub cev kom khaws nws ISKA. lub ntiaj teb no super heavyweight K-1 cai title rau Plaub Hlis Ntuj 25, thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj ib unanimous kev txiav txim siab dua Karl Roberson rau Lub yim hli ntuj 4.

Thaum muaj 6-taw-6, 425 phaus, 31-xyoo-laus Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 Sumo) ntawm Estonia yog ib tug monstrous tshem me me uas sib raws li ib tug kws Sumo nyob rau hauv Nyiv ntawm 2004 thiab 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Cia li ob lub xyoos rau hauv nws cov hauj lwm, Hoovelson mus txog rau saum faib nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv, nws thiaj li yeej ib Championship nyob rau hauv 2012 thiab ua haujlwm tau nyiaj tsib khoom plig rau sib ntaus sib tua ntsuj plig.

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Re'zin FF: SHOOT BOXING RULES TO PRESIDE OVER AKEBONO VS. SAPP II RAU XYOO TSHIAB LUB TSWV YIM; “HUAB TAIS MO” RAU RAUG Brett MCDERMOTT HAUV YIM-TXIV NEEJ GRAND PRIX SIB TW

Ob K-1 yog tus uas kav bouts tshaj tawm los rau cov-ntseg,
peb-hnub community launch txog RIZIN FF nyob rau hauv Tokyo, Nyiv

Tokyo, Nyiv - Hlis ntuj nqeg 9, 2015 - RIZIN FF ua hauj lwm tshaj tawm hnub no hais tias cov mas muab rematch ntawm Akebono thiab Bob Sapp yuav tsum kam nyob rau hauv Tua Boxing uas kav lub rau Thursday, Dec. 31, thiab tias BAMMA fighter Brett McDermott tau tau lub npe lub tshiab tus nrog sib ntaus rau "King Mo" Lawal nyob rau hauv lub yim-txiv neej heavyweight Grand Prix ntaus kev sib tw, nram qab no tshem ntawm BAMMA zus Mark Godbeer lub lim tiam vim raug mob.

Nyob rau hauv K-1 cai txiav txim, nws tau tshaj tawm tias Hiroya Kawabe yuav fim tawm phenom Akiyo "Wicky" Nishiura rau Tuesday, Dec. 29, thiab Takeru Segawa yuav square tawm nrog Suav Muay Thaib zus Yang Ming rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 31.
Tua Boxing tsim thiab CEO, Takeshi Caesar joined RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, General Manager Nobuhiko Takada, Sapp, Akebono, Segawa, thiab tsim kom muaj Kensaku Maeda ntawm ib tug xovxwm rooj sab laj nyob rau hauv Tokyo yuav ua rau cov kev tshaj tawm.

"Kuv tau raug nrhiav tswv yim hais txog dab tsi kav lub mas muab rematch yuav tsum tau muaj nyob rau hauv, thiab Mr. Cezar qhia kuv rau lub tswv yim twg ob leeg tua hluav taws yuav tsum tau ua kom cov lawv tej zaum,"Hais tias Sakakibara.

"Tus tshiab K-1," txuas ntxiv Sakakibara, "Tau ua nrov nyob rau hauv xws li ib tug ceev ceev npaum li cas, thiab kuv zoo siab hais tias lawv yuav mus yuav xa lawv sab saum toj, hluas txuj ci rau peb cov nplhaib. Peb xav kom phim ob K-1 cov neeg sawv cev mus nrog tawv tw. "

Sakakibara kuj hais tias Yeej tawg Jin Jo tau raug mob nws hauv caug thaum lub sij hawm txoj kev kawm thiab twb yuam kom thim, yog li Philip Efa-i los ntawm Tua Boxe Academy yuav tig ntsia Yuki Motoya.

Sakakibara kaw nws lub tshaj tawm los ntawm piav txog lub ntsiab lus ntawm lub peb-hnub, free-of-them nyiaj sib ntaus Expo, uas yuav pib rau Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 29, thiab muaj xws li kev pib xyaum ua MMA bouts thiab ib qho qhib grappling kev sib tw.

Lub rematch ntawm Akebono thiab Sapp thiab cov bout ntawm Segawa thiab Ming koom matchups ntawm Yuichiro Nagashima thiab Andy Souwer, thiabAsen Yamamoto thiab Kron Gracie rau hlis ntuj nqeg 31st.

Comments:

Bob Sapp:

"Nws tau ib tug thaum txij li thaum kuv kawg tiv thaiv rau nye, thiab pog. Thiab yuav tsum tau ntsib kuv nemesis ib zaug dua. Dhau lub sij hawm peb tiv thaiv, peb ua keeb kwm, thiab hais tias yog ib tug zoo yawm. Kuv xav taw ua keeb kwm dua, thiab kuv paub tseeb tias koj nws yuav ua tau ib tug exciting sib ntaus. "

Akebono:

"Kuv tau nrog kev tu siab thiab yeej rau yav dhau los 12 xyoo. Kuv tau nqa ib tug kev xav ntawm kev txhiv dim sib sib zog nqus rau hauv thiab tau txais qhov kev ntawm lub zoo meej lub sij hawm poob. Kuv yeej tsis xav kom tau xav tias txoj kev rov, li ntawd kuv thiaj xav sawv daws tuaj saib cov tshiab Akebono. Kuv yuav nyob rau hauv muaj rau hauv yeej. "

Takeru Segawa:

"Kuv yog tag kev cia siab vim hais tias kuv xav mus tua ntau lub xyoo no, tab sis kuv zoo siab rau qhov no zoo kawg nkaus lub caij nyoog. Muaj ntau ntau MMA fights rau ntawm daim card, tab sis kuv xav qhia tias K-1 fights yog cov feem ntau exciting. Kuv xav sawv daws yuav sib tham txog cov lightest fighter tus ua qhov exciting feem tawm ntawm tag nrho RIZIN fights. "

Re'zin FF General Manager Nobuhiko Takada:

"Kuv yog cia li dhau pog. Ib tug ntawm cov yog vim li cas yog hais tias lub sib ntaus card yog nyob ze tiav, tab sis ntau li ntawd vim hais tias ntawm qhov tseeb hais tias peb yuav tsum tau mus ncaws ntawm peb cov kev tshwm sim nyob rau hnub twg cov neeg saib TV tshaj plaws. Nws yuav tsum ua kom ib tug festivity. Peb muab tso ua ke ntau yam fights rau ib tug dav pawg neeg. Peb xav mus txuas ntxiv mus txhawb lub greatness ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim. "

Takada txuas ntxiv nyob rau hauv piav txog txhua fighter. "Hiroya muaj cov zoo li thiab cov kev txawj ntse uas yuav tswj kav raws li cov saum toj kawg nkaus fighter nyob rau hauv K-1. Kuv pom tau yog vim li cas nws muaj ntau yam poj niam kiv cua. Tab sis ib zaug lub tswb nrov, nws qhia tau hais tias nws Aggressiveness thiab lub hwj chim. Nws yog ib txwm irritating thaum koj paub zoo heev me ntsis txog koj tus nrog sib ntaus, tab sis nws yog txiav txim los qhia cov greatness ntawm K-1 hais txog ntawm nws tus nrog sib ntaus. "

Nws hais ntxiv hais txog rau kev sib ntaus legendary, "Lub kev rau cov uas sib ntaus yog tsis muaj. Thiab hais tias tib sib ntaus yuav tsum rov qab los. Muaj ntau ntau yam kev xav txog qhov no sib ntaus, tab sis hais tias yog dab tsi ua rau nws thiaj exciting. Muaj ntau neeg tua hluav taws yuav raug kev mob siab sib sau ua ke tag nrho cov xim uas yuav ua tau kom zoo dua kev ua. Qhov no sib ntaus muaj ntau lub ntsiab tom qab nws. "Takada ntxiv,"Yog hais tias Akebono yeej, tej zaum tom ntej no xyoo?"Thiab hais lus tso dag rau txhua leej txhua txog ib tug ua tau roj hmab match. Takada tshaj tawm hais tias Cezar Takeshi raug raws li lub referee rau no sib ntaus thiab nug nws tsis dawm thaum lub sij hawm qhov kev sib ntaus.

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