Rizin Fighting Federation
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| Private | |
| Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
| Founded | September 2015 |
| Founder | Nobuyuki Sakakibara |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Nobuyuki Sakakibara, Nobuhiko Takada |
| Website | www |
Rizin Fighting Federation (Rizin FF) is a Japanese regional mixed martial arts organization created in 2015 by the former Pride Fighting Championship president Nobuyuki Sakakibara.
Rizin FF will be broadcast in North America by Spike TV which is already the broadcaster of Bellator MMA. Other official partnering broadcasters will be SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Fuji Television, Fox Sports Brazil, Kix and Match TV.
On September 19, 2015 during Bellator 142 Dynamite 1 event, it was announced that 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, Nobuyuki 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.
In December 2015, Rizin Fighting Federation hosted the first Rizin World Grand-Prix , a two-part 100 kg tournament held to find the "world's best fighter". The tournament was held over the course of two events, with eight fighters competing in an opening round and the four winners returning two days later for the final round. The second round of the tournament was broadcast in the United States and featured American fighter Muhammed Lawal winning the tournament by defeating Brett McDermott, Teodoras Aukstuolis, and Jiri Prochazka in the two-day event.
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