2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation

none July 2016 2015 in Rizin Fighting Federation December 29 December 31 2 N/A 2016 in Rizin Fighting Federation The year 2015 was the first year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. Only two events were held this year, both consisting of the Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015. Rizin events are broadcast 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 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 under 100 kg tournament with a prize of $300,000. List of events # Event Date Venue Location Attendance 1 Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba 2015 December 29 Saitama Super Arena JPN Saitama, Japan12,214 2 Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza 2015 December 31 Saitama Super Arena JPN Saitama, Japan18,365 100 kg World Grand-Prix bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150 20 USA Muhammed Lawal KO ENG Brett McDermott 1r. LIT Teodoras Aukštuolis KO BRA Bruno Cappelozza 1r. JPN Satoshi Ishii 1r. CZE Jiří Procházka KO CRO Goran Reljić 1r. RUS Vadim Nemkov KO USA Muhammed Lawal DEC LIT Teodoras Aukštuolis 3r. CZE Jiří Procházka TKO RUS Vadim Nemkov 1r. USA Muhammed Lawal KO CZE Jiří Procházka 1r. Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba Rizin Fighting Federation December 29, 2015 Saitama Super Arena JPN Saitama, Japan Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza 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 NotesWelterweight 77 kgJPN Shinya Aoki def. JPN Kazushi Sakuraba TKO (Corner Stoppage)15:56 Grand-Prix 100 kgCZE Jiří Procházkadef. JPN Satoshi Ishii KO (Knees)11:36 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals Grand-Prix 100 kgRUS Vadim Nemkov def. CRO Goran ReljićKO (Punches)12:58RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals Grand-Prix 100 kgLIT Teodoras Aukštuolis def.BRA Bruno CappelozzaKO (Punches)14:32RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-Finals Grand-Prix 100 kgUSA Muhammed Lawal def.ENG Brett McDermott KO (Punches)19:10 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Quarter-FinalsGrand-Prix 100 kgRUS Valentin Moldavsky def.JPN Yuta Uchida Submission (Rear Naked Choke)12:20 RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Reserve Fight Featherweight 66 kgJPN Hiroyuki Takaya def.JPN Daiki Hata Decision (Unanimous)320:00 Bantamweight 61 kgJPN Hideo Tokoro def.JPN Kizaemon SaigaSubmission (Armbar) 15:16 Middleweight 84 kgRUS Anatoly Tokovdef.USA A.J. MatthewsTKO (Punches)10:55 K-1 Lightweight 70 kgJPN Hinata def.JPN Kazuyuki Miyata TKO (3 knockdowns)12:14 K-1 Featherweight 66 kgJPN Hiroya def.JPN Akiyo Nishiura KO (Punches)37:20 Flyweight 57 kgBRA Felipe Efraindef. JPN Yuki MotoyaNo Contest15:45 Originally a 1st-round TKO win by Efrain. Ends in a No Contest, Efrain Missed Weight.Heavyweight 120 kgRUS Kirill Sidelnikov def.BRA Carlos Toyota TKO (Punches)12:23 Heavyweight 120 kgJPN Tsuyoshi Kosaka def.ENG James ThompsonTKO (Punches)211:58 close Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza Rizin Fighting Federation December 31, 2015 Saitama Super Arena JPN Saitama, Japan Rizin World Grand-Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba Rizin Fighting Federation 1 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 NotesGrand-Prix 100 kgUSA Muhammed Lawal def. CZE Jiří ProcházkaKO (Punches)15:09RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Final Heavyweight 120 kgRUS Fedor Emelianenko def. IND Singh Jaideep TKO（Punches）13:02 Featherweight 66 kgBRA Kron Gracie def.JPN Erson YamamotoSubmission (Triangle Choke) 14:58 Catchweight 72.5 kgNED Andy Souwerdef.JPN Yuichiro NagashimaKO (Punches)15:28 Openweight EST Baruto Kaitodef.NED Peter AertsDecision (Unanimous)39:00 Shootboxing 100+ kgUSA Bob Sappdef.JPN Akebono Tarō Decision (Unanimous)315:00 Female Light Heavyweight 93 kgBRA Gabrielle Garciadef.Tonga Lei'D TapaTKO (Referee Stoppage) 12:36 K-1 Flyweight 57 kgJPN Takerudef.CHN Yang Ming TKO (Referee Stoppage)26:00 Bantamweight 61 kgKOR Soo Chul Kimdef.BRA Maike LinharesDecision (Unanimous)320:00 Catchweight 81 kgUSA Brennan Ward def.JPN Ken Hasegawa Submission (Rear Naked Choke)211:52 Grand-Prix 100 kgCZE Jiří Procházkadef. RUS Vadim NemkovTKO (Retirement)110:00RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals Grand-Prix 100 kgUSA Muhammed Lawaldef.LIT Teodoras Aukštuolis Decision (Unanimous) 215:00RIZIN World Grand Prix 2015 Semi-Finals Female Strawweight 52 kgJPN Rena Kubotadef.ITA Jleana ValentinoSubmission (Armbar)28:31 close External links http://www.rizinff.com/en/ http://www.tapology.com/search?term=rizin&mainSearchFilter=events Category:Rizin Fighting Federation by year Category:2015 in mixed martial arts Category:2015 in Japanese sport