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Wanderlei Silva first fighter confirmed for Rizin FF eight-man, open-weight tournament
- Updated: April 19, 2016
At the Rizin FF 1 post-fight press conference early Tuesday morning, Rizin FF boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara announced an eight-man, open-weight World Grand Prix tournament which will occur at their next two events in September and on New Year’s Eve.
At the press conference, streamed live via Periscope, Sakakibara said this is only the beginning when it comes to “unique events that only [Rizin FF] can do.”
Former UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva is the first confirmed fighter for the Grand Prix tournament.
Silva competed at this past weekend’s Rizin FF 1 event in a tag-team grappling match with Kiyoshi Tamura against Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro. The match kicked off the main card and resulted in a draw. The Axe Murderer, an MMA …
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