RIZIN Fighting Federation made a historic trip outside Japan on Saturday, November 4, 2023 to head to Azerbaijan for RIZIN Landmark 7.
The main event of the promotion’s monumental first show in the country featured Azerbaijan’s own Vugar Karamov, the promotion’s reigning featherweight champion, putting his title on the line against Japan’s Chihiro Suzuki. Karamov, who has also competed for Bellator MMA, captured the championship against promotional mainstay Mikuru Asakura earlier this year.
Also in action on Saturday at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan was another Bellator alum and longtime RIZIN fighter, Tofiq Musayev. He was set to take on Koji Takeda, who was looking to halt a two-fight skid. Musayev had last been seen at Super RIZIN 2, where he got back in the win column after having been bounced from the Bellator Lightweight Grand Prix in the Quarterfinal round.
Where to Watch RIZIN Landmark 7
RIZIN Landmark 7 in Azerbaijan goes down Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastics Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan, with an English-language live stream available via Fite.tv. The card gets underway at 9AM ET. Full results from the event can be found below.
RIZIN Landmark 7 Results
Chihiro Suzuki def. Vugar Karamov (c) by KO, Round 1, 1:18 — for the RIZIN featherweight championship
Tofiq Musayev def. Koji Takeda by TKO (punches), Round 3, 2:03
Ali Abdulkhalikov def. Nariman Abbasov by unanimous decision
Mehman Mamedov def. Fergit Goktepe by unanimous decision
Kyung Pyo Kim def. Tural Ragimov by KO, Round 1, 0:21
Intermission
Anastasiya Svetkivska def. Farida Abdueva by submission (arm-bar), Round 2, 4:20
Ilkhom Nozimov def. Juares Dea by unanimous decision
Vladislav Rudniev def. Iliyar Askhanov by unanimous decision
Shota Betlemidze def. Quentin Domingos by TKO (injury), Round 1, 5:00
Hasan Mezhiev def. Konstantin Merkulov by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:32
