Rizin 1: Fujita vs. Prochazka line-up announced

[Concrete Whale]

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2016/4/13/11420486/rizin-1-fujita-vs-prochazka-line-up-announced

Rizin Fighting Federation will return on Sunday April 17 with an intriguing fight card that will feature a 242-pound catchweight headliner between Grand Prix runner-up Jiri Prochazka and Japanese veteran Kazuyuki Fujita.

The Japanese upstart promotion will also showcase some of their talent from the NYE shows, including Vadim Nemkov, Teodoras Aukstuolis, Gabi Garcia and RENA. The promotion also signed new talent, including Chris Barnett and Daron Cruickshank.

The event will also feature a two-on-two tag-team grappling match between Wanderlei Silva and Kiyoshi Tamura against Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro. The contests is expected to open up the main card proceedings.

Rizin 1 begins at 2am ET on Sunday April 17 in Nagoya, Japan.

Check out the entire fight card below:

Main Card:

Kazuyuki Fujita vs. Jiri Prochazka
Vadim Nemkov vs. Karl Albrektsson
Jaideep Singh vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis
Gabi Garcia vs. Anna Malyukova
Wanderlei/Tamura vs. Sakuraba/Tokoro

Preliminary Card:

RENA vs. Cyndi Alves [Shoot Boxing Rules]
Daron Cruickshank vs. Shinji Sasaki
Kirill Sidelnikov vs. Chris Barnett
Hisaki Kato vs. Yuta Watanabe
Allan Nascimento vs. Yuki Motoya

Kanako Murata vs. Natalya Denisova
Tetsuya Yamato vsHiroto Yamaguchi [Kickboxing Rules]
Danilo Zanolini vs. Norihisa Amimoto [Kickboxing Rules]
Yuya vs. Yuki [Kickboxing Rules]

 

[BisexualMMA]

Well... Not exactly star-studded.

 

[shonuf]

This is the 17th???? I had no clue.

I'll probably catch this one the next day due to time zones. But not too bad. It's missing the big MMA name. But maybe that's a good card to get some eyes in Asia.

 

[Karaev fan]

Supposedly, Sakakibara wanted Kron Gracie vs. Tokoro to headline. That would have been a fun scrap.

Instead we get this. I might watch Tetsuya Yamato's fight after the fact, but we'll see.

 

[manboy<3]

This card is gonna lose all our virginities

 

[chunglii]

Yuki Motoya, Teodoras, Nemkov, Kirill, Huggy Bear, and Cruickshank are all great, exciting fighters. Only 2 fights look to be disgusting squash matches (Gabi Garcia and Jiri's fights). The tag team match should be... interesting.

 

[Concrete Whale]

Yuki Motoya, Teodoras, Nemkov, Kirill, Huggy Bear, and Cruickshank are all great, exciting fighters. Only 2 fights look to be disgusting squash matches (Gabi Garcia and Jiri's fights). The tag team match should be... interesting.

Gabi Garcia fights are 100% entertainment.

 

[qw3rty]

Yuki Motoya, Teodoras, Nemkov, Kirill, Huggy Bear, and Cruickshank are all great, exciting fighters. Only 2 fights look to be disgusting squash matches (Gabi Garcia and Jiri's fights). The tag team match should be... interesting.

yup I would have put Daron, Huggy Bear and Yuki in the main card

 

[chunglii]

Gabi Garcia fights are 100% entertainment.

You're absolutely right

 

[JayPettryMMA]

Still haven't heard back about how we can watch this. Going hunting some more tomorrow. Gotta brush up on my Japanese.

 

[Fight To Win]

I'm glad RENA's on it at least, too bad it's not main card. I won't stay up to watch this one.. probably.

 

[melvinj0]

Well... Not exactly star-studded.

No but it does look like they are trying to build their own stars which is the right move. Use fighters that Japanese fans are familiar with like Wandy, Sakuraba, and Fujita then stack the rest of the card with promising fighters who just haven't gotten a lot of exposure yet

Jiri
Teodoras
Barnett
Baby Fedor
Nemkov
Albrektsson

It looks they are going to make a real go of building up newer fighters rather than just using Vets.

 

[NHB7]

Barnett and Fedor finally fight!

Well Chris Barnett and Baby Fedor, which is probably the best non-Freakshow fight on the card.

 

[melvinj0]

Gabi Garcia fights are 100% entertainment.

She's like Kimbo though, unless the fight ends in an early finish it will be a long shitty fight where her lack of MMA experience will start to show hard.

 

[tinobar]

STACKED

 

[melvinj0]

I bought an 8th of some very nice dro today especially for this event

 

[synyster]

I like this card a lot, super pumped just hoping i can find a good stream!

 

[LHWBelt]

I bought an 8th of some very nice dro today especially for this event

I can't because work but when I used to that wouldn't have lasted me till fight night lol.

 

[melvinj0]

I can't because work but when I used to that wouldn't have lasted me till fight night lol.

Lol it's not suppose to, I'm putting it away til fight night. I plan on smoking it all while watching the fights.

 

[DrGlaze]

This card crept up fast, I can't wait!