Japan’s RIZIN Fighting Federation returns to action Saturday (bright and early for Western MMA fans) with their first card of the year, RIZIN 21. Mikuru Asakura, brother of promotional darling Kai Asakura, features in the main event, while heavyweight Roque Martinez takes on one ONE Championship vet Hideki Sekine. Also in action, former UFC fighter and longtime veteran Masanori Kanehara. The action goes down in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan.
Check below for full results from Friday’s weigh-in! The RIZIN 21 live stream is available via Fite.tv
RIZIN 21 Weigh-In Results:
Mikuru Asakura (67.95kg / 149.8lb) vs. Daniel Salas (67.30kg / 148.4lb)
Victor Henry (60.40kg / 133.2lb) vs. Masanori Kanehara (60.65kg / 133.7lb)
Roque Martinez (112.75kg / 248.6lb) vs. Hideki “Shrek” Sekine (113.55kg / 250.3lb)
Marcos Yoshio Souza (78.65kg/ 173.4lb) vs. Falco Neto (78.65kg / 173.4lb)
Kintaro (60.65kg / 133.7lb) vs. Kenji Kato (60.65kg / 133.7lb)
Jiu-Jitsu Gauntlet Exhibition Match (No Weights)
Roberto Satoshi
SouzaYuki Nakai
Edison Kagohara
Koji ShigemitsuH
iroshi Shinagawa
Yua Kimura
Trent Girdham (60.65kg / 133.7lb) vs. Naoki Inoue (60.20kg/ 132.7lb)
Vugar Karamov (65.70kg / 144.8lb) vs. Kyle Aguon (65.60kg / 144.6lb)
Kousuke Jitsukata (117.85kg / 259.8lb) vs. Ryo Sakai (100.65kg / 221.9lb) – Kickboxing bout
Kenichi Takeuchi (56.45kg / 124.5lb) vs. NAOYA (56.95kg / 125.6lb) – Kickboxing bout
Henrry Cejas (59.60kg / 131.4lb) vs. SEIDO (59.90kg / 132.0lb) – Kickboxing bout
YUYA (70.00kg / 154.3lb) vs. KOUKI (69.60kg / 153.4lb) – Kickboxing bout
Masaji Tozuka (58.80kg / 129.6lb) vs. Masahiro Ozawa (58.95kg / 129.9lb) – Kickboxing bout
