RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action on Monday, April 29, 2024 for RIZIN 46, taking place at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, featherweight champ Chihiro Suzuki looked to make the first defense of his 145lb title, against long-time MMA veteran and UFC alum Masanori Kanehara. Despite being young in both age and in his MMA journey, Suzuki had made a habit of upsetting veterans in the past, with wins over Masakazu Imanari and Patricio Pitbull.
Also fighting on a rare Monday card, former title hopeful Makoto Shinryu returned against Lee Jung Hyun of South Korea, while former 145lb champ Juntaro Ushiku faced off with Olympic silver medalist wrestler Shinobu Ota in the night’s co-headliner.
The card would also feature RIZIN’s first foray into bareknuckle boxing, the lone non-mixed martial arts contest on Monday’s line-up.
Where to Watch RIZIN 46
RIZIN 46 goes down at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan on Monday, April 29, 2024. The event streams live via RIZIN Pass. Full results from the card can be found below. The action gets underway at 3AM ET.
RIZIN 46 Results
Chihiro Suzuki (c) def Masanori Kanehara by TKO, Round 1 – for the RIZIN featherweight championship
Shinobu Ota def. Juntaro Ushiku by unanimous decision
Kim Soo Chul def. Taichi Nakajima by TKO, Round 2
Makoto Shinryu def. Lee Jung Hyun by submission (arm-triangle), Round 1
Kazuma Kuramoto def. Yang Ji Yong by split decision
Beynoah def. Yusaku Inoue by unanimous decision
Viktor Kolesnik def. Yoshiki Nakahara by unanimous decision
Tatsuki Shinotsuka def. Justyn Martinez by KO, Round 1 – bare knuckle
Ilkhom Nozimov def. Sora Yamamoto by TKO, Round 2
Ryo Takagi def. Taisei Nishitani by KO (right hand), Round 1
