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Gabi Garcia to fight 52-year-old Shinobu Kandori at RIZIN year-end show

Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion Gabi Garcia will meet 52-year-old veteran Shinobu Kandori on Dec. 31 at RIZIN FF's year-end event. The promotion announced the booking late Friday night.

Kandori, a former Japanese professional wrestler turned politician, will be competing in mixed martial arts for the first time since 2000. Standing just 5-foot-7, and weighing 165 pounds, she will be vastly outsized by the 6'1", 210-pound Garcia.

A decorated, world-ranked grappler, Garcia (3-0) is undefeated in her young MMA career, having won all three of her professional fights via first-round stoppage under the RIZIN FF umbrella. The 31-year-old Garcia knocked out Lei'D Tapa in her pro debut, then submitted Anna Malyukova and Destanie Yarbrough to maintain her unbeaten record.