RIZIN.47 Event Outline
Date and time: June 9, 2024 (Sun.) Doors open at 12:30 p.m. (tentative) Start at 14:00 p.m. (tentative) The opening and start times are tentative….
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Yogibo presents RIZIN.46″ to be held at Ariake Arena on April 29, 2024 (national holiday Monday) has been decided.
Yogibo presents RIZIN.46 Match Order Match 10: Featherweight Title Match Chihiro Suzuki vs. Masanori Kanehara RIZIN MMA Rules: 5min 3R (66.0kg contract) Match 9: Kentaro…
RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in SAGA February 24, 2024
“RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in SAGA” will be held at SAGA Arena (Saga City, Saga Prefecture) on Saturday, February 24, 2024. The order of the matches…
Rizin 45, Stellar Performances, Definitive Matches and an Emotional Farewell.
17. Flyweight Title Match -RIZIN MMA Rule: 5 minutes, 3 rounds (57.0kg) Kyoji Horiguchi Defeated Makoto Shinryu by submission (RnC, 2R 3:44) Shinryu showed his…
Super Rizin 2 Results. 3 Champions Crowned in Evening of Shocking Finishes!
Vugar Karamov Defeated Mikuru Asakura by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) r1, 2:41 The main event and battle for the Featherweight title commenced with Asakura looking to bait a reaction…
Preview: Rizin vs Bellator 2, Fighters Vie for Flyweight Belt, Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinals
Lightweight Tournament Round 1, Unified Rules, 5M x 5R Roberto Satoshi De Souza. vs Patricky Pitbull With A.J McKee Jr. out due to injury, Rizin’s…
Preview: Super Rizin 2 Pulls Together a Stellar Card Despite Injuries!
With A.J McKee and Kai Asakura out due to injury Rizin have scrambled to find suitable replacements. Hiromasa Ogikubo stepped up as a fitting challenger…
Rizin 43 Results and Review, Foray into Hokkaido Produces Sensational Event!
Rizin’s inaugural Hokkaido event was a memorable one, for all the right reasons. Fans were treated to a sensational event. Match after match the fighters…
Rizin 43 Preview. This Saturday (24th) Broadcast Free on Youtube!
Rizin 43 has been somewhat overshadowed by the colossal Rizin vs Bellator 2 event just around the corner. While not having the star power of…
Rizin 42 Results, Bantamweight Title Contenders Determined!
Kai Asakura defeated Yuki Motoya by TKO (knee to body, R3, 2:36) In the joint main event to determine who would face Archuleta for the…
Rizin 42, Saturday May 6 preview. Bantamweights Take Centre Stage in Stacked Card!
Main Event: Kai Asakura vs Yuki Motoya – 61kg (134,5 pounds) A perennial contender Yuki Motoya has been on a tear in Rizin as of…
Rizin Landmark 5 Results and Review
Mikuru Asakura defeated Juntaro “Fighting Bull” Ushiku by decision (3-0) The main event got underway as Ushiku chipped away at the legs, firing off single…
Rizin Landmark 5 in 24hrs, 9 Caged MMA Bouts of Fine Matchmaking!
Juntaro Ushiku vs Mikuru Asakura It is somewhat surprising, given their collective levels, that Juntaro Ushiku and Mikuru Asakura have not crossed paths. A former…
Pride on the Line as Rizin and Bellator Rivals Prepare for War
For New Years Eve Rizin 40 has undoubtedly pulled together their top tier talent, creating sensational match ups across the board. The climax of the…
Rizin New Years Eve Targets Hardcore Fans, Finalises Stellar Card
“Solid fights for the hardcore fans on NYE” Like its predecessors Rizin has traditionally relied on an eclectic blend of spectacle and sport. Drawing in…
Rizin 38 Results. Kyoji Horiguchi Returns, Women’s Super Atomweight Finals Set
Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Yuto “Kintaro” Hokamura by submission (head and arm choke, 2R, 2:59) MMA royalty Horiguchi made his return to Rizin for the first…
Super Rizin! Results. Mayweather vs. Asakura Delivers!
No Winner. Floyd Mayweather Finished Mikuru Asakura (Referee Stoppage, 2R, 3:15) Fans were on the edge of their seats for the highly anticipated main event…
Rizin 33 NYE, Results and Review. Sensational Performances Highlight a Night of Shocks and Surprises
As the curtains came down on the final Martial Arts event of the year, fans in attendance and those watching around the world were treated…
Rizin 33 Preview, Tenshin Rounds Out Rizin Career With Gomi Special Rules Match
With a reputation for going that extra mile for fans, Rizin 33 has pulled together a special “last minute” match for this New Years Eve….
Rizin 29 Results! 4 Progress to GP Quarterfinals. One Night Kickboxing Tournament Winner Crowned
Match 13: Rizin KICK One Night Tournament Final, 3M x 3R, 61kg Taiju Shiratori defeated Koji “Kouzi” Tanaka by decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26) In the final…
Rizin 29 Preview, Bantamweight GP Continues, Plus 4 man One Night Kickboxing Tournament!
Just 2 weeks removed from their outstanding Tokyo Dome show Rizin is back! This Sunday, 27th, Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka hosts Rizin 29, featuring…
Rizin 28 Returns to Tokyo Dome in Sensational Style! Lightweight Champion Crowned, Knock Outs, Submissions, Back and Forth Wars
The return of MMA to the monumental Tokyo Dome after 18 years was met with great anticipation. From the opening flames, lights and fireworks to…
RIZIN 29 Postponed until June 27th
Set for May 30th, RIZIN.29 in Osaka has been postponed until June 27th. The State of Emergency declared by Japanese Government in response to the surging…
Rizin GP 2021 Bantamweight Tournament Matches, Fighters Announced
Rizin dropped some big news at their press conference with the conformation of their 16 man Bantamweight GP. Participants were in attendance and introduced before…
Rizin 27 Results and Review
Rizin has a knack of finding talented, diverse and exciting fighters. Matching them up perfectly for guaranteed “edge of your seat” entertainment. Rizin 27 continued the…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Early Prelims Review and Results
Yoshinari Nadaka defeated Petmalai Phetjaroenvit (3 Knockdowns, 2:19 Round 1) Not a household name but one of the most complete strikers in the world, Nadaka…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Undercard Results and Review
Naoki Inoue defeated Yuki Motoya (Rear Naked Choke, 3:00, round 1) The battle of the super technicians of the Bantamweight division commenced on the feet…
Rizin 26 New Tears Eve, Main Card Results and Review
RIZIN Bantamweight Championship Kyoji Horiguchi defeated Kai Asakura (TKO, punches, 2:50 round 1) Stepping into to the ring for the first time since his shocking…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Fight Preview Part 3
The final preview of Rizin’s New Years Eve event, bouts 11 through 15, featuring 2 title fights and the biggest names in Japanese MMA. Catch all…
Rizin 26 New Years Eve, Fight Preview Part 2
Rizin’s stacked New Years Eve event is split into 3 parts with 2 intermissions with Saitama Super Arena once again plays host. This next preview…
Rizin 25, Results and Review
Yutaka Saito defeated Mikuru Asakura (Decision, 3-0) With the Featherweight title on the line Shooto Champion Yutaka Saito squared off against Rizin star and fan…
Rizin Light Heavyweight Champ Jiri Prochazka Signs with UFC
Jiri Prochazka, Rizin’s reigning Light Heavyweight champion, has signed an exclusive contract with the UFC according to multiple sources. Rizin CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara writes, “Rizin…
Rizin 20 New Years Eve Review
An explosive 15 fight card at Rizin 20 saw 2019 end with a bang. A sold out Saitama Super Arena hosted an incredible night of…
RIZIN 20 – Jake Huen Post Fight Comments
Jake Heun talks about his win over former judo Olympic champion, Satoshi Ishii, his rollercoaster year in 2019, and his goals for a belt in…
RIZIN 20 – Miyuu Yamamoto
Miyuu Yamamoto reflects on 2019 and her win at RIZIN 20 over Thai, Suwanan Boonsorn, 22 years her junior. Yamamoto has spent the second most…
Bellator Japan – Kanna Asakura Looks Back on 2019 in RIZIN
Asakura Kanna continues to grow from strength to strength in the unforgiving world of mixed martial arts. The 22-year-old from Chiba, Japan, was humbled by…
Bellator 237/ Rizin 29th December Review
The crowd were silent with awe and anticipation as the main event between Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson got underway. Each…
Rizin 20 New Years Eve Preview
Saitama Super Arena once again plays host to Rizin for another star studded New Years Eve show. In the traditional Rizin ring we take a…
Bellator Japan: Fedor vs Rampage preview
Nothing quite says New Year in Japan like a star studded martial arts show and Rizin once again fills the void left after the…
Rena & Horiguchi set to fly the flag in Bellator
Last week it was announced that Rena will be joining Kyoji Horiguchi on the Bellator 222 card from Madison Square Garden. Rena will face…
RIZIN 14 – JMMA Ace, Horiguchi
Kyoji Horiguchi has shown no signs of slowing down since his UFC departure. He’s now riding a sturdy 11 straight wins, all but one of…
Deep Jewels 20 Review and Results
Last weekend we were at Deep Jewels 20. This is Japan’s premiere all female MMA Promotion. Other promotions have female fighters as well. Pancrase and…
RIZIN Confessions 1
Backstage footage from RIZIN FC
Horiguchi Wins Bantamweight GP
By Chris Gunn Twitter: chrisgunn82 Last night Kyoji Horiguchi capped a perfect first year with Rizin by taking the Bantamweight Grand Prix in front of…
RIZIN 2017 WGP
December 29th, 2017, saw the first of two end-of-year fight cards from RIZIN including single matches and the quarter finals of the men’s Bantamweight Grand…
Semi-finals set for Rizin Bantamweight GP
By Chris Gunn Twitter: @chrisgunn82 The first day of Rizin FF’s end of year event featured the second round of the Bantamweight Grand Prix,…
Satoru Kitaoka vs Kiichi Kunimoto Announced for Rizin EOY Event
Recently Rizin held a press conference to discuss their End of Year event. MMA Japan has covered all of these events since the promotion started….
Rizin 7 : Fukuoka Results
Last week we went to Fukuoka, Japan to watch Rizin 7. As always Rizing puts on a great show and this event was just as…
Rizin : Fukuoka
Rizin is fast becoming the top promotion in Japan. The brand of Rizin is very new. However, if you dig a little deeper into the…
Shinju Nozawa Auclair
Presenting new star of RIZIN Fighting Federation: the althletic, charismatic, dynamic, charming, and beautiful Shinju Nozawa Auclair.
Rizin 2017 Fight Festival Results
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Bantamweight 61 kg Kyoji Horiguchi def. Hideo Tokoro KO (punches) 1 3:49 Bantamweight Grand-Prix 1st Round Heavyweight 120 kg Amir Aliakbari…
RIZIN : Crazy Horse Vs. Wanderlei Silva “The Biggest Rivalry in JMMA History”
If you have been living under a rock you probably do not know the depth of the Crazy Horse / Wanderlei Silva back stage and…
Results for Deep Jewels 16
Today we were at Deep Jewels 16. Deep is known worldwide for putting on great MMA events. Today was no exception. The first match on…
RIZIN 2017 ‘Sakura’ Digest
RIZIN Fighting Federation opened up 2017 with their spring lineup taking place at Yokohama Arena. Such a martial art show hadn’t been held there since…
Rizin 2017 Sakura Review and Results
Today we attended the latest RIZIN Event, Rizin 2017 Sakura – the promotion’s spring event. Sakura (Cherry Blossom) descibes the event because this time of…
RIZIN April 16, 2017 Card
A Bright Future for Young Japanese Fighters
The following article is by Chris Gunn and shared with his permission. Two weeks ago, Takumi Tamaru and Hayato Ishii fought to an incredibly exciting…
IGF Next Exciting Wrestling (NEW) Debut Show Review and Highlights
Yesterday on April 5th 2017 we had the opportunity to attend the debut wrestling event for IGF new promotion called Next Exciting Wrestling. This event…
RIZIN Fight Preview
RIZIN Fighting Federation will hold its next event in Japan on April 16 this year, staged at the Yokohama arena. RIZIN promises to deliver another…
CroCop announces his retirement
Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipović who is 42 years of age has said his time in the ring/ cage is over. Just a few days after…
RIZIN 12/29 and 12/31 Bout Lineup
RIZIN 2016 Year End GP Tournament
RIZIN’s 2016 year end Grand Prix tournament. Who takes it? This writer calls King Mo and Tsuyoshi Kosaka making it to the semi finals.
RIZIN NYE 2016
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