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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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Joe Ferraro & Frank Trigg named RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2017
PPV announcers
Грудня. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
НЬЮ-ЙОРК(Грудня 14, 2017) – Ветеран “Розкриття карт” Joe Ferraro and former MMA fighter John Trigg have been named announcers for RIZIN Fighting Federation World Grand Prix twin shows, highlighted by the return of combat sports superstar Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, Грудня 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Японія.
The Грудня. 29 і 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide (excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE app – free to download from iTunes and Google Play – and then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch the fights live on the FITE website atwww.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s Eve (Грудня. 31 –5:00 a.m. І / 2:00 a.m. PT початок) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Вубікіті, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, за рекомендованою роздрібною ціною всього $19.95.
Ferraro will handle blow-by-blow responsibilities, while Trigg serves as color commentator. Ferraro has called multiple RIZIN events leading up to the conclusion of its World Grand Prix. Trigg, who is working this RIZIN twin-bill the same month as he made his debut as a UFC referee, was a popular fighter at the highest level of international competition, UFC and PRIDE.
The Dec. 29ї winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31вулицяwomen’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals. The Special Added Attraction on that card is a light heavyweight clash between Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka(19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic and. Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Швеція.
The finals of the RIZIN World-Grand Prix kickboxing, women’s super-atomweight and men’s bantamweight championships will be preceded by three entertaining matches. Croatian heavyweight “Cro Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) takes on Japanese favorite Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) in a Special Added Attraction on the Грудня. 31вулицякарта. Також, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countryman Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). A women’s match between American flyweights Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31вулиця between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita і Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 КО) Tenshine Nasukawa проти. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
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RIZIN FIGHTING FEDERATION WORLD GRAND PRIX 2017

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RIZIN Fighting Federation
Світовий Гран-Прі 2017 action to close 2017 MMA season
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic & Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi return New Year’s Eve
Грудня. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
НЬЮ-ЙОРК (Грудня 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, highlighted by the return of combat sports superstar Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic,Грудня 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Японія.
The Dec. 29ї winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31вулиця women’s super-atomweight and kickboxing semifinals and then later in the finals (Дивись нижче).
The Special Added Attraction on the Dec. 29їcard is a light heavyweight match between Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka (19-3-0, 16 KO / TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic vs. Karl Albrelktsson(6-1-0, 2 KO/TKOs, 3 SUB), Швеція.
The Грудня. 29 і 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide (excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE app – free to download from iTunes and Google Play – and then cast the fight to the big screen by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch the fights live on the FITE website at www.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s Eve (Грудня. 31 –5:00 a.m. І / 2:00 a.m. PT початок) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Вубікіті, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, за рекомендованою роздрібною ціною всього $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 “The Fireball Kid” 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 Cop’ and the RIZIN World Grand Prix finals to American and Canadian combat sports fans,” президент Комплексна Спорт Медіа дуг Джейкобс remarked. “This is a rare opportunity for North American MMA and kickboxing fans to watch some of the best international fighters.”
The finals of the RIZIN World-Grand Prix kickboxing, women’s super-atomweight and men’s bantamweight championships will be preceded by three entertaining matches. Croatian heavyweight “Cro Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO / TKO, 5 SUB) takes on Japanese favoriteTsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) in a Special Added Attraction on the Грудня. 31вулицякарта. Також, the long-awaited return of Japanese lightweight Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi(18-6-0, 13 KO / TKO, 6 SUB) will be showcased in his throw-down with fellow countrymanYusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO / TKO, 1 SUB). A women’s match between American flyweights Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB) and pro-debuting Chelsea LaGrasse is also on tap.
A special one-day kickboxing tournament will be held Dec. 31вулиця between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita і Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 КО) Tenshine Nasukawa проти. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
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RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
Men’s Bantamweights
Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall (13-5-0), США проти. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Бразилія
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Німеччина
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Кевін “The Macine Gun” Petshi (12-3-0), Франція
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. Irene “La Nina” Рівера (7-4-0), Іспанія
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Бразилія
Кікбоксинг
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Японія
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
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RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” проти. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

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K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (фото) will make his MMA rules debut against Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett at the highly-anticipated RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round event in Tokyo, Японія Неділя, Сім. 25. Photo courtesy of (C)M-1 Sports Media.

Re'zin FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON Вересень 25

ТОКІО - Серпня 18, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Нобуюкі Сакакібара, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 фунти) Змішані Бойові Мистецтва (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, Кікбоксинг: 21-6-1, 15 КО) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Неділя, Сім. 25.

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

Bennett’s biggest mark in the sport to date was arguably his one-punch, Перший раунд (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 second submission (п'ятка гак) з Paul Rodriguez в Орландо, Флорида. на Травня 14.


Вище: Чарльз “Krazy Horse” Bennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Вересень 25

Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, 5-футовий-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, у тому числіKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki і Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

У своєму останньому старті, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Червень 24.

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

MMA легенди Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 Північна Кароліна; Кікбоксинг: 23-8, 12 КО) і Вандерлей Сілва (35-12-1, 1 Північна Кароліна) 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

Оновлення боротьби карти

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
Легкий: Дарон Круікшенк проти. Енді Souwer
Важковаговик: Габі Гарсія проти. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Кіра батареї
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Напівлегка вага: 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, Вересень 25

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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, Японія Неділя, Сім. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate Americas star Kyra Batara.

Важковаговик: Габі Гарсія проти. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Кіра батареї
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

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

ТОКІО - Серпня 16, 2016 - Re'zin FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Нобуюкі Сакакібара, 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 Неділя, Сім. 25.

Facing off with previously announced, undefeated MMA rising star and ninth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Габі Гарсія (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 Канако Мурата (3-0) will square off with Combate Americas MMA star Кіра "Mogwai" батареї (5-3) in a strawweight (115 фунти) конкурс.

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, Асен Ямамото (0-1). The weight limit of the Kubota-Yamamoto matchup will be announced soon.

На додаток, it was announced that five new fighters – heavyweights Джордж "Деніза" Прохазка (17-3-1) of the Czech Republic and Amir Aliakbari (2-0) of Iran, and light heavyweights Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) of Lithuania,"Король" Карл 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 Вересень 25 подія.

The five fighters join previously announced MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 Північна Кароліна; Кікбоксинг: 23-8, 12 КО), 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.

Габі Гарсія проти. Destanie Yarbrough

6-футовий-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) уявлення (армбар) з Анна Малюкова at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onКвітня 17.

Yarbrough of Fresno, Халіф. 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 запис. The stocky powerhouse led the league last season in both touchdowns and rushing yards.

A lifelong athlete, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onКвітня 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (Лікар зупинка) на Crystal Parson.


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

Kanako Murata vs. Кіра батареї

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 (удари), in flyweight (125 фунти) конкурси.

Боротьба з Лас-Вегаса, Невада., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 фунти) поділ, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Америки.

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) битви.

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 КО).

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

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 років, and subsequently defended it four straight years. У віці 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

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

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

Оновлення боротьби карти

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
Легкий: Дарон Круікшенк проти. Енді Souwer
Важковаговик: Габі Гарсія проти. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Кіра батареї
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga

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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!

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

БІЛЬШЕ:
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 Нобуюкі Сакакібара, announced at a press conference today that all-time great Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 Північна Кароліна; Кікбоксинг: 23-8, 12 КО) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-один, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Неділя, Сім. 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 з 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Вандерлей Сілва (35-12-1, 1 Північна Кароліна) of Curitiba, Parana, Бразилія, 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 Четвер, Грудня. 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) Естонії, 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 Вересень 25, two striking sensations – Дарон Круікшенк (17-8, 1 Північна Кароліна) і Енді Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Кікбоксинг: 159-19, 98 КО) – will collide in a lightweight (155) справа.

Круікшенк Уейна, мені. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on Квітня 17, забивши перший раунд (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Шінджі Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Нідерланди, 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, Японія, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima шляхом першого раунду (5:29) KO with an onslaught of punches.

Unbeaten women’s light heavyweight and nine-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Габі Гарсія (2-0) and three-time junior Olympic wrestling medalist and undefeated flyweight (125 фунти) ММА зірка Канако Мурата (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, забивши перший раунд (2:36) ВООЗ (удари) in her professional debut on Lei'd Тапа at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Грудня 31, and submitting Анна Малюкова with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on Квітня 17.

Тільки 22 років, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on Квітня 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, перемігшиMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) ВООЗ (удари) іIlona Wijmans шляхом першого раунду (1:17) ВООЗ (удари), Червень 4 і липні 7, відповідно.

Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Osaka, Japan will take on fellow upstartАсен Ямамото 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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