TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Re'zin FF, il-promozzjoni isports miġġielda immexxi mill-eks kap 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, Ġappun dwar Il-Ħadd, 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 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 onSettembru 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova fit-tieni rawnd (: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.

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

Fil-avveniment prinċipali, eks PRIDE FC middleweight champion u superstars prolifiku Wanderlei "L assassini Axe" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) se jingħaqdu ma qlubija li jitħabbru dalwaqt, fi jitħabtu speċjali "taqbila tikketta,"U battalja duo li jikkonsisti minn sħabi leġġenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) u 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 liri) matchup.

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

Fir-rikors piż miftuħa tan-nisa, imżejjen champion tad-dinja Brażiljan Jiu-Jitsu u MMA prospett heavyweight tan-nisa Gabi Garcia (1-0) se jikkonfliġġu ma żewġ time Pankration champion Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Riċenti ricin FF Grand Prix kampjonat semifinalist Theodore Tall (8-3) se kwadru off mal-eks K-1 champion Jaideep "Qalb" ġimgħa (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO ta) fil 216- ġlieda catchweight lira.

champion tad-dinja Sambo Vadim Nemkov (5-1) se tieħu fuq undefeated, attakkant aggressivi b'moħħhom u prospett Nordiku quċċata "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) fil heavyweight dawl (205 liri) tilt.

F'kompetizzjoni regoli MMA 180-lira catchweight, zgħir qawwa devastantiHisaki Kato (5-2) se tieħu fuq finisher sħabi Yuta "Oħrajn" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Jirritornaw lejn azzjoni għall-ewwel darba fil-ħames snin, heavyweight għeżież Kazuyuki "ol" Ironhead "Fujita (15-10), se jiffaċċjaw riċenti RIZIN FF Grand Prix kampjonat runner-up u artist eliminatorja perikolużi George "Denise" Procházka (16-3-1).

fil flyweight (125 liri) azzjoni, ass sottomissjoni Allan "Grim" Twelid (14-3) se lock qrun ma ċampjin aħmar jaħraq Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

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