RIZIN has announced the three fights that will join Wanderlei Silva vs. Mirko Cro Cop on year-end shows to complete the 2016 openweight tournament grand-prix, including a debut for former UFC title challenger Shane Carwin.
RIZIN announced the new match-ups at a press conference late last week.
Tsuyoshi “TK” Kosaka vs. Kaido “BARUTO” Hoovelson
Kosaka (27-18-2) replaces Procházka who had to remove himself from the tournament following a rupture to his LCL. 46-year-old Kosaka was on Rizin Fighting Federation’s debut show on December 29 of last year, as he returned from a nine-year absence and stopped needed just under 12 minutes to stop James Thompson.