Greco Roman wrestler Asen Yamamoto who is targeting the Olympics will be making his MMA debut at RIZIN on New Year’s Eve. He will be facing the elite Jiu Jitsu DNA successor Kron Gracie. “I respect him, and I will punch him”.
Following his son Kron Gracie’s fight confirmation, Rickson Gracie flew to Tokyo to talk about his son and RIZIN FF. He speaks about how he expects the revival of Bushido spirit, and his parenting philosophy towards Kron, as a father and as a teacher.
“I want people to be surprised how good my ground game is”, an exclusive interview with RENA who is making her MMA debut in a battle of beauties. RENA shared us her thoughts about her upcoming fight against Italian kickboxer Jleana Valentino. What went through your mind when you [...]
Former DREAM champion Hiroyuki Takaya’s opponent has been confirmed as DJ Taiki. He made a bold statement in how he will finish the fight, “I’m pumped to be fighting in the big show again. I am determined to win by KO.”
Yuichiro Nagashima’s fight has been confirmed with the ironman Andy Souwer in MMA rules, he talked about how he wants to put on exciting fights for the fans, “Results will be either a KO win or a KO loss, I’m the one who will restart the stopped time in the Japanese fight scene”.
November 9th, RIZIN WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015's special sponsor GYAO INC., official logo, and a new fight card was announced. MMA new comer Asen Yamamoto and his grandfather Ikuei Yamamoto, and Kron Gracie's father Rickson Gracie attended the press conference.
It has been confirmed that DJ Taiki will be facing street fighting bancho Hiroyuki Takaya. This is a fight between 2 decorated strikers but DJ declares victory, “I want to show that a geeky looking guy can beat a mean looking guy”. He also talks about his “official” pink jacket.
During Bellator 145, King Mo’s entry to the RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015 and Gabi Garcia vs Lei’D Tapa’s matchup was announced.
2 time DEEP Flyweight champion Yuki Motoya will face South Korean stand out from Road FC, Jim Nam Jo. Motoya stated “I’ll constantly be aggressive, I will show that I am tougher physically and mentally.”
Additional fights were announced at the press conference for RIZIN FIGHTING WORLD GRAND-PRIX 2015 held on November 4th. RENA, Yuki Motoya, Yuichiro Nagashima, DJ Taiki and Hiroyuki Takaya appeared and spoke to the media about their thoughts about fighting at the end of the year.