2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation

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2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation
Information
First date April 4
Last date December 31
Events
Total events 4
Fights
Chronology

2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation 2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation

The year 2016 was the 2nd year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2016 started with Rizin Fighting Federation 1. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television.

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 Rizin Fighting Federation 1 April 4, 2016 Nippon Gaishi Hall Japan Nagoya, Japan
2 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round September 25, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
3 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round December 29, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan
4 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round December 31, 2016 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan

Rizin Openweight Grand Prix 2016 bracket

1st Round
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round		 2nd Round
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round		 Semifinals
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round		 Final
Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round
 Brazil Wanderlei Silva BYE  
 1st Round BYE       TBA2  
 Croatia Mirko Filipović SUB      Croatia Mirko Filipović  
 South Korea Hyun Man Myung 2:20        TBD  
 Estonia Baruto Kaito DEC        TBD  
 Japan Kazuyuki Fujita 10:00      Estonia Baruto Kaito  
 Czech Republic Jiří Procházka DEC      Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka1  
 Lebanon Mark Tanios 10:00        TBD
 United States Shane Carwin BYE        TBD
 1st Round BYE      United States Shane Carwin  
 Iran Amir Aliakbari TKO      Iran Amir Aliakbari  
 Brazil João Almeida 2:25        TBD  
 Russia Valentin Moldavsky DEC        TBD  
 Sweden Karl Albrektsson 10:00      Russia Valentin Moldavsky       
 Poland Szymon Bajor DEC      Poland Szymon Bajor       
 Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis 15:00  

1Jiří Procházka was injured and couldn't participate in the second round of the Grand Prix, and was subsequently replaced by Tsuyoshi Kohsaka.

2Wanderlei Silva retired from the tournament, his replacement has not yet been announced.

Rizin Fighting Federation 1

Rizin Fighting Federation 1
Information
Promotion Rizin Fighting Federation
Date April 4, 2016
Venue Nippon Gaishi Hall
City Japan Nagoya, Japan
Attendance 7,291
Event chronology

Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015:Part 2 - Iza Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round

Rizin Fighting Federation 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 4, 2016 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan .

Results

Fight Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Catchweight 110 kg Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Japan Kazuyuki Fujita KO 1 3:33
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Sweden Karl Albrektsson def. Russia Vadim Nemkov Decision (Split) 3 20:00
Catchweight 98 kg Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis def. India Singh Jaideep Decision (Unanimous) 3 20:00
Female Openweight Brazil Gabrielle Garcia def. Russia Anna Maliukova Submission (Armbar) 2 7:05
Tag Team Grappling Match Japan Kazushi Sakuraba Brazil Wanderlei Silva
Japan Hideo Tokoro Japan Kiyoshi Tamura DRAW 1 15:00
Shootboxing 51 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Brazil Cyndi Alves Decision (Unanimous) 3 9:00
Welterweight 70 kg United States Daron Cruickshank def. Japan Shinji Sasaki TKO (soccer kicks) 1 4:36
Openweight Russia Kirill Sidelnikov def. United States Chris Barnett Decision (Split) 3 20:00
Catchweight 81.5 kg Japan Hisaki Kato def. Japan Yuta Watanabe TKO (Punches) 1 1:04
Flyweight 57 kg Japan Yuki Motoya def. Brazil Allan Nascimento Cancelled Motoya Withdrew (Doctor Advice)
Female Strawweight 52 kg Japan Kanako Murata def. Russia Natalya Denisova Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
K-1 Featherweight 65 kg Japan Tetsuya Yamato def. Japan Hiroto Yamaguchi TKO 1 2:37
K-1 Catchweight 73 kg Brazil Danilo Zanolini def. Japan Norihisa Amimoto TKO 1 2:19
K-1 Catchweight 60 kg Japan Yuya def. Japan Yuki TKO 1 1:06

    Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round

    Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round
    Information
    Promotion Rizin Fighting Federation
    Date September 25, 2016
    Venue Saitama Super Arena
    City Japan Saitama, Japan
    Attendance 15,011
    Event chronology

    Rizin Fighting Federation 1 Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round

    Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on September 25, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .

    Results

    Fight Card
    Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
    Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie def. Japan Hideo Tokoro Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 9:50
    Female Flyweight 53 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Japan Miyu Yamamoto Submission (Guillotine Choke) 1 4:50
    Openweight Croatia Mirko Filipović def. South Korea Hyun Man Myung Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) 1 2:20 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Openweight Estonia Baruto Kaito def. Japan Kazuyuki Fujita Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Lightweight 70 kg United States Daron Cruickshank def. Netherlands Andy Souwer Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) 1 4:10
    Bantamweight 66 kg Japan Asen Yamamoto def. Japan Kizaemon Saiga Decision (Split) 2 15:00
    Openweight Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Lebanon Mark Tanios Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Openweight Russia Valentin Moldavsky def. Sweden Karl Albrektsson Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Openweight Iran Amir Aliakbari def. Brazil João Almeida TKO (Referee Stoppage) 1 2:25 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Openweight Poland Szymon Bajor def. Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis Decision (Unanimous) 2 10:00 Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
    Featherweight 66 kg United States Charles Bennett def. Brazil Minoru Kimura KO (Punches) 1 0:07
    Female Strawweight 53 kg Japan Kanako Murata def. United States Kyra Batara Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
    Female Openweight Brazil Gabrielle Garcia def. United States Destanie Yarbrough Submission (Keylock) 1 2:42

      Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round

      Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round
      Information
      Promotion Rizin Fighting Federation
      Date December 29, 2016
      Venue Saitama Super Arena
      City Japan Saitama, Japan
      Event chronology

      Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round

      Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round will be mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 29, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .

      Background

      Mirko Filipović was originally scheduled to have a rematch with Wanderlei Silva in the Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals. However, on December 2, Silva withdrew from the bout.[1]

      Fight Card

      Fight Card
      Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
      Openweight Croatia Mirko Filipović vs. TBA Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
      Openweight Russia Valentin Moldavsky vs. Poland Szymon Bajor Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
      Openweight Japan Tsuyoshi Kohsaka vs. Estonia Baruto Kaito Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
      Openweight United States Shane Carwin vs. Iran Amir Aliakbari Openweight Grand-Prix Quarter-Finals
      Lightweight 70 kg Japan Kazuyuki Miyata vs. Netherlands Andy Souwer
      Lightweight 70 kg Japan Satoru Kitaoka vs. United States Daron Cruickshank
      Female Flyweight 57 kg Japan Rin Nakai vs. Japan Kanako Murata
      Featherweight 66 kg Japan Yusuke Yachi vs. Philippines Mario Sismundo
      Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Yuki Motoya vs. Brazil Allan Nascimento
      Female Atomweight 48 kg Japan Kanna Asakura vs. United States Alyssa Garcia

        Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round

        Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round
        Information
        Promotion Rizin Fighting Federation
        Date December 31, 2016
        Venue Saitama Super Arena
        City Japan Saitama, Japan
        Event chronology

        Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 2nd Round Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round

        Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: Final Round will be mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .

        Fight Card

        Fight Card
        Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
        Openweight TBD vs. TBD Openweight Grand-Prix Final
        Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie vs. Japan Tatsuya Kawajiri
        Bantamweight 62 kg Japan Asen Yamamoto vs. Japan Hideo Tokoro
        Featherweight 66 kg United States Charles Bennett vs. Brazil Minoru Kimura
        Female Strawweight 53 kg Japan Miyu Yamamoto vs. United States Andy Nguyen
        Female Openweight Brazil Gabi Garcia vs. Japan Shinobu Kandori
        Catchweight 82 kg Japan Hayato Sakurai vs. Japan Wataru Sakata
        Flyweight 58 kg Japan Kizaemon Saiga vs. South Africa Dillin West
        Flyweight 58 kg Japan Tatsumitsu Wada vs. TBA
        Openweight TBD vs. TBD Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals
        Openweight TBD vs. TBD Openweight Grand-Prix Semi-Finals

          References

          1. ↑ "Wanderlei Silva just withdrew from RIZIN event and that made Mirko Cro Cop very, very angry". MMA Mania. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

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