TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, promosi olahraga pertempuran dipimpin déning mantan kepala PRIDE FC 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, Jepang Minggu, 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 Witchblade 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 ing babak kapindho (: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.

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

Ing acara utama, mantan juara Men PRIDE FC lan bintang produktif Wanderlei "The Kapak matèni" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) bakal tim munggah karo fighter kanggo bakal announced rauh, ing grappling khusus "tag match,"Lan perang sing duo dumadi saka fellow legenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) lan Masanori Kanehara (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 kilogram) matchup.

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

Ing tumindak bobot mbukak wanita, decorated juara donya Brasil Jiu-Jitsu lan MMA prospek abot wanita Gabi Garcia (1-0) ora tabrakan karo juara Pankration loro-wektu Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Anyar ricin Grand Prix FF turnamen semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) bakal kothak mati karo mantan juara K-1 Jaideep "Heart" minggu (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO kang) ing 216- perang pound catchweight.

juara donya Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) bakal njupuk ing suwé, striker agresif-minded lan prospek Nordic ndhuwur "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) ing abot cahya (205 kilogram) ngiringake.

Ing kontes aturan 180-pound MMA catchweight, puncher daya ngancurakeHisaki Kato (5-2) bakal njupuk ing fellow finisher Yuta "Liyane" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Bali menyang tumindak kanggo pisanan ing limang taun, abot kinasih Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), bakal ngadhepi anyar RIZIN Grand Prix FF turnamen runner-up lan artis kalah mbebayani George "Denise" Prochazka (16-3-1).

ing flyweight (125 kilogram) tumindak, pengajuan ace Allan "Grim" Birth (14-3) bakal ngunci sungu karo juara abang-panas Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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