During Shoot Boxing 30th ANNIVERSARY GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015 event held on December 1st, RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Yuichiro Nagashima who is scheduled to face Andy Souwer and Shooto Boxing favorite RENA made an appearance in the ring.

During Shoot Boxing 30th ANNIVERSARY GROUND ZERO TOKYO 2015 event held on December 1st, RIZIN FF Chairman Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Yuichiro Nagashima and Shoot Boxing favorite RENA made an appearance in the ring and talked about the upcoming event. Nagashima will facing Shoot Boxing ironman Andy Souwer and RENA will be facing Jleana Valentino.

“Shoot Boxing was the first organization to approach after I decided my comeback. Czar and I share the same vision towards revitalizing the Japanese fight scene. I would very much like to work together and move forward.”(RIZIN FF Chairman Sakakibara)

“Good morning to all anime fans from all over the world, this is Yuichiro Nagashima. It has been confirmed that I will be fighting on New Year’s Eve for RIZIN FF. And my opponent will be Shoot Boxing’s top fighter Andy Souwer. Andy, you’ll be fighting later today but I hope you put on a fantastic fight without getting injured. I am planning to put on one heck of a show on NYE so that everybody watching will be inspired by our fight so please come to the show, or watch it n TV. “(Yuichiro Nagashima)

“I will show the strength of Shoot Boxing on NYE! My injury is recovering at a good rate, so I will take out my frustration on the NYE fight.”(RENA)

Nagashima’s opponent, Andy Souwer appeared in the main event that night. He faced former Shooto world welterweight champion Kuniyoshi Hironaka and dominated for the unanimous decision. After his fight Andy to the microphone and said “I was not able to show 100% today but I promise that you will witness my 100% on NYE.” And did not forget to respect his opponent Hironaka by saying “He showed tons of heart, he is a true warrior”.