Wanderlei Silva’s return to competition takes place April 17 in Japan, but it won’t be in a mixed martial arts bout.
The former Pride champion, who recently signed a deal with Bellator MMA, will enter a grappling tag match at the upcoming Rizin Fighting Federation event at Nagoya’s Nippon Gaishi Hall. The promotion has yet to announce the other member of Team Wanderlei, but they will be facing Kazushi Sakuraba and Hideo Tokoro.
Silva is currently suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission until May of 2017, but plans on battling the suspension in the Supreme Court.