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10.18.2015 | 10:35 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
Can't wait for this promotion to get going.
#RizinNeverDie
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
- Thursday 12.31.2015 at 01:00 AM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV (tape-delayed)
- Name: RIZIN Fighting World Grand Prix 2015: Day 2
- Also Known As: RIZIN FF: Iza Saltation
- Promotion: RIZIN Fighting Federation
- Tapology Accounts: RIZINFF
- Ownership: Nobuyuki Sakakibara
- Venue: Saitama Super Arena
- Location: Saitama, Japan
- Enclosure: Ring
- TV Announcers: Jimmy Smith, Sean Grande
- Attendance: 18,365
- TV Ratings: 156,000
- Matchmaker: Shingo Kashiwagi
- MMA Bouts: 11
- Kickboxing Bouts: 1
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammed Lawal defeats Jiří Procházka via KO/TKO, Punch | 5:09 Round 1 of 2 Bout Page | |
| Fedor Emelianenko defeats Jaideep Singh via Submission, Punches | 3:02 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Kron Gracie defeats Erson Yamamoto via Submission, Triangle Choke | 4:58 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Andy Souwer defeats Yuichiro Nagashima via KO/TKO, Punches | 5:28 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Baruto Kaito defeats Peter Aerts via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 9:00 Total Bout Page | |
| (Shootboxing) Bob Sapp defeats Akebono Taro via Decision, Technical | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gabrielle Garcia defeats Lei’D Tapa via KO/TKO, Punches | 2:36 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| (Kickboxing) Takeru Segawa defeats Yang Ming via KO/TKO, Punches | 3:00 Round 2 of 3, 6:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Soo Chul Kim defeats Maike Linhares via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 20:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Brennan Ward defeats Ken Hasegawa via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 1:52 Round 2 of 3, 11:52 Total Bout Page | |
| Jiří Procházka defeats Vadim Nemkov via KO/TKO, Retirement | 10:00 Round 1 of 2 Bout Page | |
| Muhammed Lawal defeats Teodoras Aukštuolis via Decision, Unanimous | 2 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Rena Kubota defeats Jleana Valentino via Submission, Armbar | 3:31 Round 2 of 3, 8:31 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 2
10.23.2015 | 6:11 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
* Edited at 10.23.2015, 6:15 AM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.23.2015 | 6:54 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 6th with 1 other
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
10.23.2015 | 7:18 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 510 Points | Tied for 138th
Yes, I believe he did.
*now people think I know a lot about Sumo*
"Hay lohh you Mike, ay lov you Mike. Hyou say somesing like di fo me, and naw I say you ... I LOV YOU! See you som. Boy." -- Yoel Romero, UFC 205
10.23.2015 | 1:15 PM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 385th
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
10.23.2015 | 1:21 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.23.2015 | 2:09 PM ET
Predictions: 0 of 0 Winners, 0 Perfect, 0 Points | Tied for 385th
"It does not make sense that humans deliberately malfunction. - Upgrade"
10.23.2015 | 2:33 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
* Edited at 10.23.2015, 2:34 PM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.24.2015 | 4:33 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
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10.25.2015 | 12:46 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
https://twitter.com/nobu_sakakibara/status/658136335530774528
* Edited at 10.25.2015, 12:48 AM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.25.2015 | 8:55 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 6th with 1 other
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
10.25.2015 | 5:13 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
Confirmed Under Contract with Sakakibara:
Fedor Emelianenko
Kazushi Sakuraba
Shinya Aoki
Gabrielle Garcia
Rena Kubota
Kaido Höövelson
Confirmed via Fighter Exchange:
Bruno Cappelozza (via Jungle Fight)
Tentative/Potential Signings:
Yuki Motoya
Daiki Hata
Randy Couture
Shawn Jordan
Andre Galvao
Orlando Sanchez
Koki Kameda
Gary Tonon
Masakatsu Funaki
Ken Hasegawa
Kazunori Yokota
* Edited at 10.25.2015, 5:29 PM ET *
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10.25.2015 | 5:39 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
Kazuhiro Nakamura
Sokoudjou
Hatsu Hioki
Bibiano Fernandes
Minowaman
Satoru Kitaoka
Riki ***uda
Kleber Koike Erbst (via KSW)
Geronimo Dos Santos
Naoyuki Kotani
Hayato Suzuki
Satoshi Ishii
Chris Barnett
Yoshiyuki Nakanishi
Yoshiyuki Yoshida
Denis Goltsov
Karol Bedorf (via KSW)
Mamed Khalidov (via KSW)
Yasubey Enomoto
* Edited at 10.25.2015, 5:40 PM ET *
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10.25.2015 | 6:33 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 495 Points | Tied for 150th
I think we will almost certainly see some Russians, Fedor's whole story lately has been building up relations for Russian fighters to get big fights.
Maike Linhares has been speculated from Jungle Fight but no real solid evidence other than Wallid saying it's a young stud he's sending.
TK has been rumored. I'm sure they well also go after Japanese pro wrestlers though idk who they can get. NJPW more than likely won't lend anyone big and they probably only let Saku do it since he isn't really relevant for NJPW. Meltzer mentioned Go Shiozaki as being contacted by RIZIN which is probably one of the more popular non-NJPW guys. He doesn't have any martial arts experience as far as I know though. Most of the legit catch/amateur wrestlers are old and in NJPW. Kushida went 6-0-2 in ZST and won a tournament a decade ago, and Ibushi was supposed to debut in K-1 way back and has karate credentials but again both are in NJPW. Doubt they give up Shibata either and next to 0 chance they lend Shinsuke so idk what they can get as far as legit martial artists in pro wrestling.
I know Andy Souwer has been rumored as well, I know he mentioned he wants to do MMA and I expect them to go after some kickboxers.
* Edited at 10.25.2015, 6:35 PM ET *
"She be curvin all the locals, must like foreigns and this is when I had the Martin, I was just like Lawrence so wassup"
10.25.2015 | 7:16 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 6th with 1 other
"The only thing predictable about MMA is that it is unpredictable."
10.25.2015 | 7:43 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.25.2015 | 7:58 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 515 Points | Tied for 126th
"Why are you booing me? I am the GOAT. **** you." - Patricio "Pitbull" Freire
10.25.2015 | 8:00 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
I think we will almost certainly see some Russians, Fedor's whole story lately has been building up relations for Russian fighters to get big fights.
But a lot of the big name Russian/Eastern European fighters that Sakakibara would want like are with M-1 and Vadim said he won't allow any of them to fight for Sakakibara (last time I checked. He could have changed his tune by now). I could see Goltsov getting a deal with Sakakibara, as well as Vasilevsky and Pavlovich and Grishin. But, outside of working some contract magic, how is Fedor and Sakakibara going to get the fighters like Kharitonov and Tybura to fight for RIZIN when Vadim said no?
I know Andy Souwer has been rumored as well, I know he mentioned he wants to do MMA and I expect them to go after some kickboxers.
Do you think that Sakakibara could make a play for the likes of Verhoeven and van Roosmalen? Also, what about some of the fighters from K-1 like Fairtex, Grigorian, Watanabe, HIROYA, and Kimura?
TK has been rumored.
Interesting. Would have him matched up against the likes of Funaki?
I'm sure they well also go after Japanese pro wrestlers though idk who they can get. NJPW more than likely won't lend anyone big and they probably only let Saku do it since he isn't really relevant for NJPW. Meltzer mentioned Go Shiozaki as being contacted by RIZIN which is probably one of the more popular non-NJPW guys. He doesn't have any martial arts experience as far as I know though. Most of the legit catch/amateur wrestlers are old and in NJPW. Kushida went 6-0-2 in ZST and won a tournament a decade ago, and Ibushi was supposed to debut in K-1 way back and has karate credentials but again both are in NJPW. Doubt they give up Shibata either and next to 0 chance they lend Shinsuke so idk what they can get as far as legit martial artists in pro wrestling.
What about the likes of Minoru Suzuki, Kazuyuki Fujita, Hikaru Sato, Hajime Ohara, and Shelton Benjamin?
Suzuki isn't doing much for NJPW (and I'm sure NOAH wouldn't be as restrictive of talent fighting as NJPW), and he has fought MMA in the past. Fujita fought Ishii two years ago, and I'm sure he could still put up a decent fight. Sato has had some experience in MMA in the past and fought the likes of Marquardt, Chonan, Okami, and ***uda. Ohara has a professional record of 11-3. And while Benjamin has never fought MMA, he was a part of the Minnesota Golden Gopher Collegiate Wrestling team, and had a record 36-6 during his run in the NCAA.
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10.25.2015 | 8:03 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
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10.25.2015 | 8:20 PM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | 149th Place
NOBUYUKI SAKAKIBARA @nobu_sakakibara 6m6 minutes ago
今回のブラジル訪問の最後は、ブラジリアン トップチームのムリーロ・ブスタマンチとの10年振りの再会でした。懐かしいです。彼の推薦する若手の選手とも会うことができました！#rizinff #mmajp #travelling
I guess RIZIN is going to sign some of the young prospects from Brazilian Top Team. How fitting, considering how PRIDE FC served as the battleground for the rivalry between BTT and Chute Boxe.
Anyone know who the two people pictured with Bustamante and Sakakibara are?
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10.25.2015 | 8:51 PM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 11th with 4 others