| Tokyo - April 4, 2016- Re'zin FF, dhiirrigelinta ciyaaraha dagaalka ee uu hogaaminayo madaxa hore ee PRIDE FC 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) iyo 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 iyo Dave Menne, as well as superstars Renzo Gracie iyo Jeremy Horn.
Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada iyo 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.
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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 supernovaer" Sasaki (16-8-3) in a lightweight (155 pounds) kala gurteen.
In a women’s open weight bout, qurxiyey horyaalka adduunka Brazil Jiu Jitsu-iyo MMA rajo haweenka culus Gabi Garcia (1-0) iyadoo labo jeer horyaalka Pankration isku doonaa Anna Malyukova (1-0).
Hard-hitting knockout artists Chris "Huggy Bear" Barnett (14-2) iyo Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4) will go to war in a heavyweight battle.
Recent ricin FF Grand Prix tartanka semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) Square doonaa iyadoo hore ee horyaalka K-1 Jaideep "Heart" toddobaadka (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Ko ee kickboxing) in a 216- dagaalka catchweight pound.
Kooxda heysata horyaalka adduunka Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) qaadan doonaa badinin, Weeraryahanka dagaal maskax iyo rajo top Nordic "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) in la saadaalinayaa fudud (205 pounds) usii.
In tartan xeerarka MMA 180-pound catchweight, puncher awood ba'anHisaki Kato (5-2) qaadan doonaa on dhameystire la shaqayn jiray Yuta "Kale" Watanabe (19-6-4).
Ku soo noqoshada tallaabo markii ugu horeysay shan sano, culus la jecel yahay Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), wajihi doonaan dhawaan RIZIN FF Grand Prix tartanka kaalinta labaad ilaa iyo artist knockout khatar ah George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).
In flyweight (125 pounds) action, xiddiga gudbinta Allan "Grim" Dhalashada (14-3) quful doonaa gees oo la horyaalka cas-kulul 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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