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Rizin Figting Federation in 2015
2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation First date December 29 Last date December 31 Total events 2
The year 2015 was the 1st year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan . 2015 started with Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015: Part 1 - Iza and ended with Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba . It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television .
Background
On September 19, 2015 during Bellator 142 Dynamite 1 event, it was announced that Pride FC co-founder Nobuyuki Sakakibara had signed one of the most successful and famous Heavyweight Fighter in history, Former Pride Heavyweight Champion The Last Emperor Fedor Emelianenko to headline his new promotion’s New Year’s Eve Show in Tokyo.
On October 8, 2015 The former President of Pride FC , Sakakibara held a press conference to announce his return to MMA with Rizin Fighting Federation.
Sakakibara returned to mainstream MMA , along with Nobuhiko Takada and other former Pride FC employees.
Rizin partnered with Bellator MMA to allow former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion, Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal to compete the Rizin's inaugural grand prix. Eventually, King Mo won the 8 man Heavyweight tournament with a prize of $300,000.
List of events
100 Kg Heavyweight Grand-Prix bracket
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba was an inaugural mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 29, 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan .
Results
Fight Card
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Welterweight 77 kg
Shinya Aoki
def.
Kazushi Sakuraba
TKO (Corner Stoppage)
1
5:56
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Jiří Procházka
def.
Satoshi Ishii
KO (Knees)
1
1:36
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Vadim Nemkov
def.
Goran Reljić
KO (Punches)
1
2:58
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Teodoras Aukštuolis
def.
Bruno Cappelozza
KO (Punches)
1
4:32
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Muhammed Lawal
def.
Brett McDermott
KO (Punches)
1
9:10
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Valentin Moldavsky
def.
Yuta Uchida
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
1
2:20
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Reserve Fight
Featherweight 66 kg
Hiroyuki Takaya
def.
Daiki Hata
Decision (Unanimous)
3
20:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
Hideo Tokoro
def.
Kizaemon Saiga
Submission (Armbar)
1
5:16
Middleweight 84 kg
Anatoly Tokov
def.
A.J. Matthews
TKO (Punches)
1
0:55
K-1 Lightweight 70 kg
Hinata
def.
Kazuyuki Miyata
TKO (3 knockdowns)
1
2:14
K-1 Featherweight 66 kg
Hiroya
def.
Akiyo Nishiura
KO (Punches)
3
7:20
Flyweight 57 kg
Felipe Efrain
def.
Yuki Motoya
No Contest
1
5:45
Originally a 1st round TKO win by Efrain. Ends in a No Contest, Efrain Missed Weight.
Heavyweight 120 kg
Kirill Sidelnikov
def.
Carlos Toyota
TKO (Punches)
1
2:23
Heavyweight 120 kg
Tsuyoshi Kosaka
def.
James Thompson
TKO (Punches)
2
11:58
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama , Japan .
Results
Fight Card
Weight Class
Method
Round
Time
Notes
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Muhammed Lawal
def.
Jiří Procházka
KO (Punches)
1
5:09
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Final
Heavyweight 120 kg
Fedor Emelianenko
def.
Singh Jaideep
TKO(Punches)
1
3:02
Featherweight 66 kg
Kron Gracie
def.
Erson Yamamoto
Submission (Triangle Choke)
1
4:58
Catchweight 72.5 kg
Andy Souwer
def.
Yuichiro Nagashima
KO (Punches)
1
5:28
Openweight
Baruto Kaito
def.
Peter Aerts
Decision (Unanimous)
3
9:00
Shootboxing 100+ kg
Bob Sapp
def.
Akebono Tarō
Decision (Unanimous)
3
15:00
Female Light Heavyweight 93 kg
Gabrielle Garcia
def.
Lei'D Tapa
TKO (Referee Stopage)
1
2:36
K-1 Flyweight 57 kg
Takeru
def.
Yang Ming
TKO (Referee Stopage)
2
6:00
Bantamweight 61 kg
Soo Chul Kim
def.
Maike Linhares
Decision (Unanimous)
3
20:00
Catchweight 81 kg
Brennan Ward
def.
Ken Hasegawa
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
2
11:52
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Jiří Procházka
def.
Vadim Nemkov
TKO (Retirement)
1
10:00
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg
Muhammed Lawal
def.
Teodoras Aukštuolis
Decision (Unanimous)
2
15:00
RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals
Female Strawweight 52 kg
Rena Kubota
def.
Jleana Valentino
Submission (Armbar)
2
8:31
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