RIZIN WORLD GRAND PRIX MATCHES
DEC. 29
Men’s Bantamweights
Ian “Uncle Creepy” McCall (13-5-0), USA vs. Manel Kape (8-1-0), Angola
Kyoaji Horiiguchi (20-2-0), Japan vs. Gabriel Oliveira (10-0-0), Brazil
Takafumi Otsuka (23-13-0), Japan vs. Khalid Tahna (11-0-0), Germany
Shintaro Ishiwatari (23-6-0), Japan vs. Kevin “The Macine Gun” Petshi (12-3-0), France
Women’s Super-Atomweights
Rena Kubota (5-0-0), Japan vs. Irene “La Nina” Rivera (7-4-0), Spain
Kanna Asakura (9-2-0), Japan vs. Maria Oliveira (10-2-0), Brazil
SPECIAL LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
Jiri “Denisa” Prochazka (19-3-0, 16 KO/TKO, 2 SUB), Czech Republic
vs.
Karl Albrelktsson (6-1-0, 2 KO/TKO, 3 SUB), Sweden
DEC. 31
(Men’s Bantamweights – semifinals & final & Women’s Super-Atomweights final)
SPECIAL HEAVYWEIGHT ATTRACTION
Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (35-11-0, 27 KO/TKO, 5 SUB), Croatia
vs.
Tsuyoshi Kosaka (27-19-2, 8 KO/TKO, 6 SUB), Japan
LIGHTWEIGHTS
Takanori “The Fireball Kid” Gomi (18-6-0, 13 KO/TKO, 6 SUB), Japan
vs.
Yusuke Yachi (18-6-0, 5 KO/TKO, 1 SUB), Japan
WOMEN FLYWEIGHTS
Shinju “Juju” Auclair (1-0-0, 1 SUB), USA
vs.
Chelsea LaGrasse (pro debut), USA
Kickboxing
Yamato Fujita, Japan vs. Mitsushisa Sunabe, Japan
Tenshin Nasuikawa, Japan vs. TBA
(all fights & fighters subject to change)
WHEN: Friday, Dec. 29, 2017 – 1 a.m. ET / 10 p.m. PT
Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017 — 5:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 a.m. PT
WHERE: Saitama Super Arena * Saitama City, Japan
PROMOTER: RIZIN FF
LIVE AIRING: The Dec. 29 and 31 (1 a.m. /10 p.m. PT start) will be live-streamed worldwide
(excluding Japan on the FITE.TV platforms for $19.99 or the two-day RIZIN Pack
special offer for only $29.99. Fans may simply download the FITE app – free to
download from iTunes and Google Play – and then cast the fight to the big screen
by using the instant stream-to-TV function. The FITE app works with any Wi-Fi
connected television around the world, iOS and Android devices, as well as
streaming devices such as Roku, Chromecast and more. Fans may also watch
the fights live on the FITE website at
www.fite.tv from any computer.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute via cable and satellite PPV on New Year’s
Eve (Dec. 31 – 5:00 a.m. ET / 2:00 a.m. PT start) extravaganza live in North
America via iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH in the U.S., as well as on SaskTel
and Telus in Canada, for a suggested retail price of only $19.95.
ANNOUNCERS: “Showdown” Joe Ferraro and former MMA fighter Frank Trigg