Rin Nakai announced on her blog that she will appear on the Sept. 4 PANCRASE show at Differ Ariake. PANCRASE confirmed this on Twitter. Her opponent is to be announced. Of course Rin is the VALKYRIE Open Weight Champion. She trains at Shooto Shikoku. Her record is 10-0 and she is considered one of the top fighters in Japan. She is very quick on the ground and also has punching power. When she won the VALKYRIE belt over Mizuho Sato, the fight was stopped when she broke Sato's orbital socket. She is also known for her post match backflips. Rin was a competitive gymnast as a child. I think Rin chose to be on this show because she prefers to fight in a cage and most other shows are in a ring. I expect PANCRASE to hold a press conference to announce her opponent. I hope it's somebody decent. Rin lives in the remote island of Shikoku and sometimes it can be hard to bring her to Tokyo. In another women's match announced for this show, Naoko Omuro will face Kayo Nagayasu in a match contracted for 45.4kg. Omuro trains at WK. Her record is 11-8-3 and her last fight was a unanimous decision loss to Yasuko Tamada on the June 19, 2010 VALKYRIE show. She won over Nagayasu on a Nov. 2003 Smackgirl show. Nagayasu trains at Paraestra Hiroshima. Her record is 7-6-2 and her last fight was a win over Happy Fukuko on the Apr. 4, 2010 VALKYRIE show. It will be great to see Rin Nakai back in the cage.
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