It's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas PRIDE FC.
As head cheese for RIZIN FF, Nobuyuki Sakakibara isn't opposed to rekindling old relationships to further improve his ever-growing roster of mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters (like this one).
He did just that by signing his former PRIDE employee Kazuyuki Fujita to compete for his new Japan-based promotion.
From the official press release:
RIZIN FF, the combat sports promotion led by former PRIDE FC head Nobuyuki Sakakibara, announced during a press conference today, the return of all-time fan favorite Kazuyuki "Ol' Ironhead" Fujita (15-10), who will take on recent RIZIN FF Grand Prix tournament runner-up and dangerous knockout artist Jiri "Denisa" Prochazka (16-3-1), in a heavyweight Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) contest at the 10,000 capacity Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan on Sunday, April 17.