Rizin Fighting Federation, Day 2: Fedor vs. Singh weigh-in video

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Following a surprisingly spectacular debut show on Dec. 29, Japanese upstart promotion Rizin Fighting Federation will hold their second show at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Tokyo. The new Year’s Eve line-up features the return of former Pride FC heavyweight champion Fedor Emelianenko in the main event, as well as the semi-finals and final round of the World Grand Prix tournament.

The event is scheduled to begin at 1am ET. Spike TV holds exclusive rights to the North america broadcast and will present a tape delayed version titled ‘Breakfast with Fedor’ on Thursday morning at 10am ET.

Check out the complete weigh-in video above, along with the highlights and face offs below:

Fight Card (1am ET start time)

Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh
TBD vs. TBD [Grand Prix Tournament Final]
Kron Gracie vs Asen Yamamoto
Baruto Kaido vs. Peter Aerts
Yuichiro Nagashima vs. Andy Souwer
Bob Sapp vs. Akebono [Shoot Boxing Rules]
Gabi Garcia vs. Lei’d Tapa
Soo Chul Kim vs. Maike Linhares
Takeru vs. Yang Ming [K-1 Rules]
Brennan Ward vs. Ken Hasegawa
Muhammad Lawal vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis [GP Tournament Semi-Final]
Jiri Prochazka vs. Vadim Nemkov [GP Tournament Semi-Final]
RENA vs. Jleana Valentino

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