RIZIN FF 2015 World Grand Prix 1st Round: Saraba & Finals: Iza
Rizin's Inaugural Event Featuring Fedor Emilianenko
Official Event Program for Both Events
Also Featuring Rena Kubota, Jiří Procházka, King Mo, Vadim Nemkov, Tsuyoshi Kosaka, James Thompson Fedor Emilianenko, Shinya Aoki, Kazushi Sakuraba, Bob Sapp, Andy Souwer, Peter Aerts, Gabi Garcia, Kron Gracie & more
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The year 2015 was the first 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 - Saraba and ended with Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza . It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television.
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.
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:
Welterweight 77 kg Japan Shinya Aoki def. Japan Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Corner Stoppage) 1 5:56
Grand-Prix 100 kg Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Japan Satoshi Ishii KO (Knees) 1 1:36 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg Russia Vadim Nemkov def. Croatia Goran Reljić KO (Punches) 1 2:58 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis def. Brazil Bruno Cappelozza KO (Punches) 1 4:32 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg United States Muhammed Lawal def. England Brett McDermott KO (Punches) 1 9:10 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg Russia Valentin Moldavsky def. Japan Yuta Uchida Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 1 2:20 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Reserve Fight
Featherweight 66 kg Japan Hiroyuki Takaya def. Japan Daiki Hata Decision (Unanimous) 3 20:00
Bantamweight 61 kg Japan Hideo Tokoro def. Japan Kizaemon Saiga Submission (Armbar) 1 5:16
Middleweight 84 kg Russia Anatoly Tokov def. United States A.J. Matthews TKO (Punches) 1 0:55
K-1 Lightweight 70 kg Japan Hinata def. Japan Kazuyuki Miyata TKO (3 knockdowns) 1 2:14
K-1 Featherweight 66 kg Japan Hiroya def. Japan Akiyo Nishiura KO (Punches) 3 7:20
Flyweight 57 kg Brazil Felipe Efrain def. Japan 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 Russia Kirill Sidelnikov def. Brazil Carlos Toyota TKO (Punches) 1 2:23
Heavyweight 120 kg Japan Tsuyoshi Kosaka def. England James Thompson TKO (Punches) 2 11:58
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:
Grand-Prix 100 kg United States Muhammed Lawal def. Czech Republic Jiří Procházka KO (Punches) 1 5:09 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Final
Heavyweight 120 kg Russia Fedor Emelianenko def. India Singh Jaideep TKO（Punches） 1 3:02
Featherweight 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie def. Japan Erson Yamamoto Submission (Triangle Choke) 1 4:58
Catchweight 72.5 kg Netherlands Andy Souwer def. Japan Yuichiro Nagashima KO (Punches) 1 5:28
Openweight Estonia Baruto Kaito def. Netherlands Peter Aerts Decision (Unanimous) 3 9:00
Shootboxing 100+ kg United States Bob Sapp def. Japan Akebono Tarō Decision (Unanimous) 3 15:00
Female Light Heavyweight 93 kg Brazil Gabrielle Garcia def. Tonga Lei'D Tapa TKO (Referee Stopage) 1 2:36
K-1 Flyweight 57 kg Japan Takeru def. China Yang Ming TKO (Referee Stopage) 2 6:00
Bantamweight 61 kg South Korea Soo Chul Kim def. Brazil Maike Linhares Decision (Unanimous) 3 20:00
Catchweight 81 kg United States Brennan Ward def. Japan Ken Hasegawa Submission (Rear Naked Choke) 2 11:52
Grand-Prix 100 kg Czech Republic Jiří Procházka def. Russia Vadim Nemkov TKO (Retirement) 1 10:00 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals
Grand-Prix 100 kg United States Muhammed Lawal def. Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis Decision (Unanimous) 2 15:00 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals
Female Strawweight 52 kg Japan Rena Kubota def. Italy Jleana Valentino Submission (Armbar) 2 8:31
