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Mirko Cro Cop’s return highlights RIZIN openweight tourney first-round matchups
- Updated: September 13, 2016
The opening-round matchups are set for the RIZIN World Grand Prix 2016.
Six bouts have been announced for the single elimination, openweight tournament, which kicks off on Sept. 25 in Saitama, Japan.
Of biggest note is the return of Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, the winner of the PRIDE 2006 open weight tourney. Filipovic (31-11-2) will meet fellow heavyweight Hyun Man Myung (3-2) of South Korea in Filipovic’s first bout since 2014. The remainder of the evening’s tourney bouts:
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