RIZIN Fighting Federation’s next two events are starting to shape up.
Promotion officials recently announced the addition of multiple fights to both RIZIN 44 and RIZIN Landmark 6, which take place in September and October, respectively.
Already stacked with names like Kleber Koike, Juntaro Ushiku, Spike Carlyle, and Todd Duffee, RIZIN 44 has added two new fights, as DEEP Interim Flyweight Champion
Ryuya Fukuda (20-7-1) meets Erson Yamamoto (4-5), and Takaki Soya (12-5-1) faces off against Ramazan Temirov (16-2). Both fights take place in the flyweight division.
RIZIN 44 takes place September 24, 2023 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The following bouts have now been announced for the card:
- Juntaro Ushiku vs Kyohei Hagiwara
- Kleber Koike vs Masanori Kanehara
- Spike Carlyle vs Yoshinori Horie
- Yoshiki Nakahara vs Rikuto Shirakawa
- Kazumasa Majima vs Takeji Yokoyama
- Taichi Nakajima vs Ryo Okada
- Shoma Shibisai vs Janos Csukas
- Tsuyoshi Sudario vs Todd Duffee
- Ryuya Fukuda vs Erson Yamamoto
- Takaki Soya vs Ramazan Temirov
RIZIN Landmark 6, meanwhile, takes place October 1, 2023 at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. The card features the return of former UFC fighter Rogerio Bontorin (16-5, 2NC), who was tagged with a flying knee in his promotional debut. The following fights have now been announced:
- Hideo Tokoro vs. Alan “Hiro” Yamaniha
- Yuki Ito vs. Topnoi Kiwram
- Yusaku Nakamura vs. HIROYA
- Takakenshin vs. Hidetaka “Kaiju Killer” Arato
- Victor Kolesnik vs. Ryo Takagi
- Ayaka Watanabe vs. Machi
- Kohei Tokeshi vs. Yusaku Inoue
- Yutaro Muramoto vs. Rogerio Bontorin
- Joji Goto vs. Junya Hibino “Ebichu”
- Silver Grappling Shoot Boxers Gym vs. Shogo Ota
- Ryuki Kirishima vs. MASANARI
- Genki Takeno vs. Ryota Naito — Kickboxing
