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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
Decembro. 29 & 31 LIVE on PPV from Japan
NEW YORK CITY(Decembro 14, 2017) – Veterano “Showdown” 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, Decembro 29 & 31, airing live on pay-per-view from Saitama City, Xapón.
O Decembro. 29 e 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 (Decembro. 31 –5:00 a.m. E / 2:00 a.m. PT comezo) extravaganza live in North America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel and Telus in Canada, por un prezo de venda polo miúdo suxerido de só $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. 29th winners of the men’s bantamweight quarterfinals will advance to the Dec. 31stwomen’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), Suecia.
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 Decembro. 31sttarxeta. Tamén, 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. 31st between Japan’s Kazuyuki Fujita e Mitsuhisa Sunabe and undefeated knockout artist (20-0, 16 Kos) Tenshine Nasukawa vs. TBA with the winners facing off in the championship round on the card’s championship final.
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RIZIN Adds “Krazy Horse” vs. Kimura To Sept. 25 Grand Prix Event

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K-1 kickboxing star Minoru Kimura (retratado) 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, Xapón en Domingo, Sete. 25. Photo courtesy of (C)M-1 Sports Media.

Rezim FF:
CHARLES “KRAZY HORSE” BENNETT
RETURNS TO JAPAN, WILL FACE MINORU KIMURA
IN MMA ACTION IN TOKYO ON Setembro 25

Toquio - Agosto 18, 2016 - Rezim FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced today the addition of a featherweight (145 libras) Artes marciais Mixtas (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, Kickboxing: 21-6-1, 15 KO) to the federation’s already stacked Grand Prix event in Tokyo on Domingo, Sete. 25.

A 17-year veteran of the sport with an aggressive, crowd-pleasing style of fighting, o 5-foot-8, 36-year-old Bennett of Ocala, Fla. put himself on the map 16 years ago with a first round (1:55) KO (soco) de Yoshiro Maeda at PRIDE Bushido 7 in Tokyo on May 22, 2005.

Bennett’s biggest mark in the sport to date was arguably his one-punch, primeira rolda (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 (clave de talón) de Paul Rodriguez en Kissimmee, Fla. en Maio 14.


Arriba: Charles “Krazy Horse” Bennett will make his return to Japan and debut for RIZIN FF on Setembro 25

Ranked as high as number two in the world in kickboxing’s featherweight division as of the close of 2015, o 5-foot-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, IncluíndoKaew Fairtex as well as Japanese stars Hideaki Yamazaki e Masaaki Noiri, to reach elite status in the sport.

Na súa última partida, Kimura picked up a unanimous decision victory over “Noman” in a K-1 World Grand Prix tournament reserve bout on Xuño 24.

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

Lendas do MMA Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO) e Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) 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

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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
Leve: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Peso-pesado: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga
Pena: Charles Bennett vs. Minoru Kimura

Siga Rezim FF:

Sitio – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Chilro – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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RIZIN FF ANNOUNCES MATCHUPS FOR THREE STAR-STUDDED WOMEN’S MMA BOUTS AT GRAND PRIX EVENT IN TOKYO, Setembro 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, Xapón en Domingo, Sete. 25. Yamamoto will square off with Kubota, while Murata will face off with Combate Americas star Kyra Batara.

Peso-pesado: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto

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

Toquio - Agosto 16, 2016 - Rezim FF, the combat sports federation headed by former PRIDE Fighting Championships boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara, 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 Domingo, Sete. 25.

Facing off with previously announced, undefeated MMA rising star and ninth degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gabi Garcia (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 Kanako Murata (3-0) will square off with Combate Americas MMA star Kyra "Mogwai" Batara (5-3) in a strawweight (115 libras) competición.

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

Alén, it was announced that five new fighters – heavyweights George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (17-3-1) of the Czech Republic and Amir Aliakbari (2-0) of Iran, and light heavyweights Teodorasu Aukstuolis (9-3) of Lithuania,"King" Karl 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 Setembro 25 evento.

The five fighters join previously announced MMA legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (MMA: 31-11-1, 1 NC; Kickboxing: 23-8, 12 KO), 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.

Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough

A 6-foot-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) presentación (armlock) de Anna Malyukova at the RIZIN FF extravaganza onAbril 17.

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

A lifelong athlete, Yarbrough made an explosive, professional MMA debut onAbril 1, scoring a 33-second TKO (médico paralización) en Crystal Parson.


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

Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara

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 (socos), in flyweight (125 libras) concursos.

Loitando fóra de Las Vegas, Nev., the 4-foot-11, 21-year-old Batara, who typically fights in the atomweight (105 libras) división, is riding a three-fight win streak under the promotion of U.S. Hispanic MMA franchise, Combate Américas.

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) de batalla.

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 KO).

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

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 anos, and subsequently defended it four straight years. At age 17, she became the youngest world champion in history.

Miyuu’s son, Asen, ha chocar con Kizaemon Saiga (2-1) of Sakai, Japan at a weight to be determined.

RIZIN FF World Grand Prix 2016: Opening Round

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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
Leve: Daron Cruickshank vs. Andy Souwer
Peso-pesado: Gabi Garcia vs. Destanie Yarbrough
Strawweight: Kanako Murata vs. Kyra Batara
Weight TBD: Rena Kubota vs. Miyuu Yamamoto
Weight TBD: Asen Yamamoto vs. Kizaemon Saiga

Siga Rezim FF:

Sitio – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Chilro – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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Rezim 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

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

TOKYO – July 16, 2016 - Rezim 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) will come out of retirement and return to Japan, where his legendary career was born, to compete in the highly-anticipated, 16-un, open weight “Grand Prix” tournament that begins in Tokyo on Domingo, Sete. 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 do 16 Grand Prix participants, including superstar Wanderlei Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) of Curitiba, Parana, Brasil, 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 Xoves, Decembro. 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) de 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 Setembro 25, two striking sensations – Daron Cruickshank (17-8, 1 NC) e Andy Souwer (MMA: 1-0, Kickboxing: 159-19, 98 KO) – will collide in a lightweight (155) caso.

Cruickshank de Wayne, me. is a 13-fight veteran of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) who made a successful RIZIN FF debut on Abril 17, marcando unha primeira rolda (4:36) TKO with a series of kicks on a downed Shinji Sasaki.

A longtime kickboxing icon, Souwer of Den Bosch, Holanda, 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, Xapón, decimatingYuichiro “Jienotsu” Nagashima en concepto de primeira rolda (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 libras) MMA estrela 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, marcando unha primeira rolda (2:36) QUEN (socos) in her professional debut on LEI'D Tapa at the RIZIN FF promotional kick-off event on Decembro 31, and submitting Anna Malyukova with an armbar in the second round (2:04) of battle at the RIZIN FF affair on Abril 17.

Só 22 anos de idade, Murata made her professional MMA debut under the promotion of RIZIN FF on Abril 17, notching a unanimous decision overNatalia Denisova, and has since already competed twice more, derrotandoMaia Kahaunaele-Stevenson via third round (3:43) QUEN (socos) eIlona Wijmans en concepto de primeira rolda (1:17) QUEN (socos), en xuño 4 e xullo 7, respectivamente.

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.

Siga Rezim FF:

Sitio – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Chilro – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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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, XAPÓN

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Toquio - Abril 4, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe 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, en Domingo, Abril 17.

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

Tamura was groomed by famed pro wrestling trainers Billy Robinson,Nobuhiko Takada e 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, en novembro 23, 2005.

Prezos a partir de 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 libras) unión.

In a women’s open weight bout, decorados campión mundial de Jiu-Jitsu e MMA perspectiva abondo das mulleres Gabi Garcia (1-0) ha chocar co bicampión Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

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

Últimas ricina semifinalista do torneo FF Gran Premio Theodore Alto (8-3) será cadrado fóra co ex-campión do K-1 Jaideep semana "corazón" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO) nunha 216- libra catchweight loita.

campión mundial de Samba Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vai asumir invicto, O dianteiro agresivo de mente e perspectiva Nordic arriba "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nun medio-pesados (205 libras) toldo.

Nunha disputa regras 180-pound do MMA catchweight, perforado de enerxía devastadoraHisaki Kato (5-2) vai asumir compañeiro finalizador Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Voltar á acción, por primeira vez en cinco anos, amado pesado Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), enfrontarase recente RIZIN FF Gran Premio torneo runner-up e nocauteador perigosa George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

en flyweight (125 libras) acción, ace submisión Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (14-3) vai medir forzas co campión en brasa 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.

Siga Rezim FF:

Sitio – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Chilro – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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Rezim FF: WOMEN’S WRESTLING PHENOM KANAKO MURATA MAKES MMA DEBUT AGAINST RISING STAR NATALYA DENISOVA SUNDAY APRIL 17 IN NAGOYA, XAPÓN

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Women’s amateur wrestling superstar Kanako Murata (retratado) will make her much-anticipated professional MMA debut against Russian rising star Natalya Denisova at the star-studded RIZIN FF event in Nagoya, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17.

TOKYO – March 29, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe 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, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 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 onSetembro 26, she utilized her sharp, aggressive striking arsenal to finish Marina Lvova na segunda rolda (:32) of battle with a barrage of punches.

The 25-year-old Denisova gained worldwide recognition for the first time four years ago after vídeo surfaced of her defeating a male opponent in an MMA bout.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

No evento principal, o ex-campión dos medios do PRIDE FC e estrela prolífica Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ha xuntar-se con un loitador sendo anunciado en breve, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,"E loitar contra un dúo formado por compañeiro lenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e 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 libras) unión.

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

Na acción de peso aberta das mulleres, decorados campión mundial de Jiu-Jitsu e MMA perspectiva abondo das mulleres Gabi Garcia (1-0) ha chocar co bicampión Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Últimas ricina semifinalista do torneo FF Gran Premio Theodore Alto (8-3) será cadrado fóra co ex-campión do K-1 Jaideep semana "corazón" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO) nunha 216- libra catchweight loita.

campión mundial de Samba Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vai asumir invicto, O dianteiro agresivo de mente e perspectiva Nordic arriba "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nun medio-pesados (205 libras) toldo.

Nunha disputa regras 180-pound do MMA catchweight, perforado de enerxía devastadoraHisaki Kato (5-2) vai asumir compañeiro finalizador Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Voltar á acción, por primeira vez en cinco anos, amado pesado Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), enfrontarase recente RIZIN FF Gran Premio torneo runner-up e nocauteador perigosa George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

en flyweight (125 libras) acción, ace submisión Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (14-3) vai medir forzas co campión en brasa Yuki Motoya (15-4, 1 NC).

Siga Rezim FF:

Sitio – http://www.rizinff.com/en/
Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/rizinfightingfederation /
Chilro – https://twitter.com/rizin_PR
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RIZIN FF asina Daron Cruickshank E "HUGGY OSO,"Anuncia cinco novos, Cheo de estrelas MMA ataques para abril 17 MEGA-evento Nagoya, XAPÓN

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sensación lixeira Daron Cruickshank (retratado) asinou con FF ricina, e fará a súa estrea promoción o domingo, Abril 17.

Cruickshank asume Shinji Sasaki no concurso lixeira;
Huggy Oso afronta Kirill Sidelnikov enfrontáronse pesado

Máis:
Muller Open Weight: Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
216 Pound catchweight: Theodore Vs Alto. Jaideep Singh
Light Heavyweight: Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Toquio - Marzo 24, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anunciou durante unha rolda de prensa hoxe, that it has inked five new, Mixed Martial Arts cravejado de estrelas (MMA) loitas para a tan esperada mega-evento en Nagoya, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17, incluíndo un lixeiro (155 libras) competición entre a sensación impresionante recén asinadoDaron Cruickshank (16-8, 1 NC) e especialista en submisión Shinji "Torao Supernova" Sasaki (16-8-3), así como un enfrontamento pesado entre compañeiros artistas knockout Chris "Huggy oso" Barnett (14-2) e Kirill Sidelnikov (8-4)

Na acción de peso aberta das mulleres, decorados campión mundial de Jiu-Jitsu e MMA perspectiva abondo das mulleres Gabi Garcia (1-0) ha chocar co bicampión Pankration Anna Malyukova (1-0).

Últimas ricina semifinalista do torneo FF Gran Premio Theodore Alto (8-3) será cadrado fóra co ex-campión do K-1 Jaideep semana "corazón" (2-1 MMA; 40-10, 13 Kickboxing KO) nunha 216- libra catchweight loita.

campión mundial de Samba Vadim Nemkov (5-1) vai asumir invicto, O dianteiro agresivo de mente e perspectiva Nordic arriba "King" Karl Albrektsson (4-0) nun medio-pesados (205 libras) toldo.

Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki

Cruickshank de Wayne, me. vai poñer o pé no arena RIZIN FF, por primeira vez, tras unha 4-ano, 13-loitar stint co Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) que incluíu vitorias sobre rivais estrelas Yves Edwards, Erik Koch e Anthony Njokuani.

Dúas veces cualificado nacional NCAA División III de wrestling para Olivet College e un segundo grao faixa negra en Tae Kwon Do, o 5-foot-8, 30-year-old Cruickshank gañou a admiración de fans en todo o mundo co seu conxunto de habilidades impresionantes explosivos.

Sasaki de 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, o 5-foot-9, 35-anos, que gañou 10 da súa 16 vitorias na carreira por finalización, marcou un estrondoso, 40-segunda TKO no Won Sik Parque cunha tormenta de socos.

(Arriba: Chris “Huggy Bear” Barnett, vestido coa súa sinatura, traxe do oso de corpo enteiro, stands behind MMA legends Fedor Emelianenko (left) e Wanderlei Silva (dereito) 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

Coas mans pesadas, axilidade incrible para o seu físico masivo e unha personalidade excéntrica que xerou o seu apelido "Huggy Bear", Barnett of Tampa, Fla., está a facer ruído no mundo do MMA nos últimos tempos.

O 5-foot-9, 29-anos, que fai as súas entradas arena vestindo un traxe do oso de corpo enteiro e celebra as súas vitorias a través da realización de movementos breakdance e piruetas no arena, gañou 12 da súa 14 vitorias na carreira ata a data por medio (T)KO. Na súa última partida, el marcou un TKO primeira rolda (socos) en Shinichi Suzukawa, en Tokio, enDecembro 31

Sidelnikov de Stary Oskol, A Rusia é un 5-foot-11, 27-year-old ex protexido de todos os tempos MMA gran Fedor Emelianenko. En Decembro 29, fixo o seu retorno ao ring despois dun hiato de cinco anos, marcar un devastador, primeira rolda (2:23) QUEN (socos) en Carlos Toyota no evento inaugural RIZIN FF en Saitama, Xapón.

Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova

A seis veces Galician Jiu-Jitsu campión mundial e faixa-negra de noveno grao, o 6-foot-2, 30-year-old García de Os Ánxeles, Califa. vía Galicia, O Brasil vai volver aos cuadriláteros RIZIN FF, por segunda vez, despois de marcar unha primeira rolda (2:36) QUEN (socos) en LEI'D Tapa en Decembro 31.

Malyukova de 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, rexistro da carreira afeccionada de 7-1, Malyukova fixo súa estrea profesional en setembro 26, 2015, gañando unha decisión unánime sobre portos Tatiana.

Theodore Vs Alto. Jaideep semana "corazón"

A 6-foot, 24-year-old Aukstuolis de Ukmerge, A Lituania é un campión nacional de Judo, que foi alcumado "lituano Werewolf" polos fans xaponeses que testemuñaron o mozo loitador usar o seu estilo agresivo de bater para fóra (soco) Bruno Henrique Cappelozza na primeira rolda (3:32) da fase de cuartos de final do torneo RIZIN FF Gran Premio da batalla en decembro de 29, 2015, antes de ser deposto polo eventual campión do torneo "King Mo" Lawal na rolda semifinal

Todos, pero un de vitorias Aukstuolis ', ata agora, viñeron a través de (T)KO ou finalización.

Singh de Punjab, A India é un 6-foot-6, 28-anos, o ex-campión mundial de kickboxing torneo K-1 eo ascenso que tivo o seu maior risco para data na que entrou no ringue con Emelianenko no evento principal do evento tiro de saída RIZIN FF en Decembro 31, perdendo para o loitador ruso iconas por medio primeira quenda (3:02) QUEN (socos).

Singh premio máis alto perfil a data veu no K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 evento final en Tokio, Xapón, cando marcou unha primeira rolda (2:58) KO no astro ruso Sergei Kharitonov cun gancho de dereita.

Vadim Nemkov vs. Charles "King" Albrektsson

Outra protexido de Emelianenko eo irmán máis novo da M-1 Global Light chefão pesado Viktor Nemkov, a 23-year-old Vadim de Stary Oskol é un tres-tempo nacional e 2014 mundial de loita contra campión Samba.

Nemkov chegou á fase semifinal do torneo RIZIN FF Gran Premio enDecembro 29, acabado Goran Reljic en concepto de primeira rolda (2:58) QUEN (socos) antes de ser expulsado do home e oito playoff por Jiri PROCHAZKA.

A 6-foot-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, estilo sinxelo de ofensa, o membro do equipo Pancrase Ximnasio terminase os catro dos seus adversarios profesionais dentro de dúas roldas, vía (T)KO ou finalización.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, Entradas para "Top Presents RIZIN Combate Federación I,"Que ten lugar no Nippon Gaishi Hall, están á venda e pódense mercar en liña en Ticketbis.com.

No evento principal, o ex-campión dos medios do PRIDE FC e estrela prolíficaWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ha xuntar-se con un loitador sendo anunciado en breve, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,"E loitar contra un dúo formado por compañeiro lenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nunha disputa regras 180-pound do MMA catchweight, perforado de enerxía devastadoraHisaki Kato (5-2) vai asumir compañeiro finalizador Yuta "Outros" Watanabe (19-6-4).

Voltar á acción, por primeira vez en cinco anos, amado pesado Kazuyuki "Ol 'Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), enfrontarase recente RIZIN FF Gran Premio torneo runner-up e nocauteador perigosa George "Denise" PROCHAZKA (16-3-1).

en flyweight (125 libras) acción, ace submisión Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (14-3) vai medir forzas co campión en brasa 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

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Kazuyuki Fujita will return to MMA action in the RIZIN FF ring on Sunday, Abril 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. Crédito da foto: Rezim FF

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

Toquio - Marzo 16, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anunciou durante unha rolda de prensa hoxe, 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, Xapón en Domingo, Abril 17.

Also announced today for the “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” extravaganza next month, was a flyweight (125 libras) matchup between submission ace Allan "Puro Oso" Nacemento (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, a 6 pés, 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 e 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) QUEN (corner stoppage) de“The World’s Most Dangerous Man” Ken Shamrock, unha primeira rolda (8:25) KO (soco) de 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) QUEN (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) QUEN (retirement) conquistar Vadim Nemkov before suffering a first round (5:09) KO (soco) at the hands of superstar "King Mo" Lawal in the championship stage round. Of Prochazka’s 16 career wins, 13 viñeron a través de (T)KO e 2 por finalización.

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 do 14 opponents he has conquered, a bater para fóra.

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.

O 5-foot-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.

Na súa última partida en Decembro 29, Motoya faced off with Felipe Efrain 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, con todo, the result was overturned from TKO to no contest.

Prezos a partir de 100,000 Yen, tickets for “Top Presents RIZIN Fighting Federation I” are on sale and can be purchased online at Ticketbis.com.

No evento principal, former PRIDE FC middleweight champion and all-time greatWanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva (35-12-1, 1 NC) ha xuntar-se con un loitador sendo anunciado en breve, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,"E loitar contra un dúo formado por compañeiro lenda, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e Hideo Tokoro (33-28-2).

Nun 180 pound MMA rules contest, perforado de enerxía devastadora Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Outros" 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, XAPÓN

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TOKYO – March 7, 2016- Rezim FF, a promoción deportes de combate liderado polo ex xefe PRIDE FC Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference, the signing of all-time Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) gran Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" 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, Xapón enDomingo, Abril 17.

Prezos a partir de 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, nunha loita agarrada especial "match tag,” the rules for which will be announced soon, and battle a duo consisting of another legend, Kazushi Sakuraba, (26-17-1, 2 NC) e 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.

Nun 180 pound MMA rules contest, perforado de enerxía devastadora Hisaki Kato (5-2) will take on fellow prolific finisher Yuta "Outros" 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, segunda rolda (:34) KO (soco) on American star Joe “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling no bellator 139 en xuño 26, 2015.

A data, 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 por cento a taxa de chegada, con 11 da súa 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) presentación (mata-león) defeat at the hands of Keita Nakamura en xullo 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, con todo, 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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Rezim FF: Jerome LeBanner retorna ao MMA, Enfrentaremos Estrella anterior do Sumo Kaido HOOVELSON AT DE ANO NOVO KICK-OFF extravaganza IN TOKYO

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Toquio - Decembro 14, 2015 - Rezim FF, o todo-nova promoción loita liderada polo ex PRIDE FC cabeza Nobuyuki Sakakibara, anunciou o retorno de todos os tempos kickboxing gran Jerome LeBanner, para Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as regras da competencia, nun enfrontamento super-pesado co ex-zume wrestling estrela Kaido "Baruto Kaido" Hoovelson, en Xoves, Decembro. 31.

LeBanner (3-2 MMA; 81-22-2, 1 NC (65 KO) kickboxing) de Etretat, Seine-Maritime, Francia fará a súa primeira aparición nas regras do MMA desde 2010 cando perdeu unha decisión unánime de Judo medalhista Satoshi Ishii. Antes da derrota, LeBanner marcara tres nocautes consecutivos no MMA goberna loitas, todo baixo a promoción do K-1.

A 42-year-old LeBanner, que enfrontou e derrotado cada gran rival da súa xeración no arena kickboxing ao longo dos seus 20 anos de carreira profesional máis, foi vitorioso nas súas dúas partidas este ano, marcando unha segunda rolda (:52) KO en Claudiu Istrate cunha batida de xeonllo para o corpo para manter o seu ISKA. mundo super pesado título regras do K-1 en Abril 25, e gañando unha decisión unánime sobre Karl Roberson en Agosto 4.

En 6 foot-6, 425 libras, a 31-year-old Hoovelson (0-0 MMA, 431-213-102 zume) de Estonia é un espécime monstruosas que competiron como un zume profesional en Xapón entre 2004 e 2013. The bout with LeBanner marks Hoovelson’s MMA rules debut.

Só dous anos de carreira, Hoovelson chegou á primeira división no deporte, finalmente, gañar un campionato en 2012 e gañando cinco premios por espírito de loita.

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