Rizin World Grand-Prix 2016: 1st Round is a mixed martial arts event to be held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on September 25, 2016 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan
Fight Card
MMA 66 kg Brazil Kron Gracie Japan Hideo Tokoro
MMA 70 kg Netherlands Andy Souwer United States Daron Cruickshank
MMA Japan Kizaemon Saiga Japan Asen Yamamoto
MMA 66 kg Brazil Minoru Kimura United States Charles "Krazy Horse" Bennett
MMA Openweight Croatia Mirko Filipovic South Korea Hyun Man Myung Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Openweight Iran Amir Aliakbari Brazil João Almeida Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Openweight Sweden Karl Albrektsson Russia Valentin Moldavsky Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Openweight Czech Republic Jirí Procházka Lebanon Mark Tanios Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Openweight Lithuania Teodoras Aukštuolis Poland Szymon Bajor Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Openweight Japan Kazuyuki Fujita Estonia Baruto Kaito Openweight Grand-Prix 1st Round
MMA Female Openweight Brazil Gabrielle Garcia United States Destanie Yarbrough
MMA Female 53 kg Japan Rena Kubota Japan Miyu Yamamoto
MMA Female 53 kg Japan Kanako Murata United States Kyra Batara
Background
The year 2016 was the 2nd year in the history of the Rizin Fighting Federation, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Japan. 2016 started with Rizin Fighting Federation 1. It started broadcasting through a television agreement with Fuji Television.