RIZIN Landmark 9 took place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 in Kobe, Japan, with a couple of familiar faces topping the card in a lightweight affair.
That main event saw lightweight champ Roberto “Satoshi” de Souza return, in a non-title fight with veteran Keita Nakamura. Satoshi had most recently been seen suffering defeat at the hands of Bellator star Patricky Pitbull, though his title had not been on the line.
Heading into Saturday’s event, Kiichi Kunimoto‘s opponent Igor Tanabe badly blew weight for their fight, leading to the bout’s cancellation. But there were plenty of other familiar faces as UFC vet Naoki Inoue faced Shoko Sato, and Erson Yamamoto, son of the recently retired Miyuu Yamamoto, was also in action.
Where to Watch RIZIN Landmark 9
Saturday, March 23’s RIZIN card takes place at the Kobe World Hall in Kobe, Japan with a Japanese language broadcast airing live on Streampass. An English stream will be delayed and is available via RIZIN.tv on March 25. Full results from the event can be found below. The event kicks off approximately 12AM ET on March 23, 2024.
RIZIN Landmark 9 Results
Roberto Satoshi de Souza def. Keita Nakamura by TKO, Round 1, 1:43
Koji Takeda def. Kyohei Hagiwara by unanimous decision
Naoki Inoue def. Shoko Sato by unanimous decision
Rena Kubota def. Yu Ri Shim by unanimous decision
Yuya Shibata def. Erson Yamamoto by submission (kneebar), Round 1, 1:45
Yuto Hokamura def. Daiki Tsubota by unanimous decision
Satoshi Kamiyama def. Cody Jerabek by TKO, Round 1, 2:58
Yuta Kubo def. Ryogo Takahashi by split decision
Buakaw Banchamek def. Minoru “Philip” Kimura by KO, Round 2, 1:10 – kickboxing
Yuya def. Masaya Jaki by TKO, Round 2, 2:25 – kickboxing
Yusaku Nakamura def. Arman Ashimov by unanimous decision
Yuto Uemura def. Aoi Noda by TKO, Round 2, 1:35 – kickboxing
Shun Matsuyama def. Shin Sakurai by KO, Round 3, 1:55 – kickboxing
Daichi Akahira def. Yuki by unanimous decision – kickboxing
