Kyoji Horiguchi Beats Makoto Shinryu for Flyweight Gold, Proposes in Cage at RIZIN 45
A night of surprises and explosive finishes (is it really a RIZIN show without a soccer kick finish?), RIZIN 45 had a little bit of everything — and was capped off by a flyweight title fight as Kyoji Horiguchi...
Kai Asakura Floors Juan Archuleta with Knee, Claims Gold at RIZIN 45
Juan Archuleta may have been stripped of his bantamweight title for missing weight ahead of RIZIN 45 — but he showed up at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year's Eve ready to fight.
In a mulligan he would later...
RIZIN Landmark 7 Full Results
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...
RIZIN 42 Full Results
For the second consecutive Saturday, Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action, with RIZIN 42 taking place in Tokyo on April 6, 2023.
A much bigger card than it's RIZIN Landmark 5 counterpart, RIZIN 42 had a number of notable...
RIZIN Landmark 5 Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Saturday, with RIZIN Landmark 5 taking place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.
Topped by former featherweight champ Juntaro Ushiku taking on former Rings champ Mikuru Asakura (notable to western fans...
A.J. McKee Fends Off Late Surge by Roberto de Souza, Bellator Goes 5-0 at...
Having fought the entirety of his career inside the confines of the Bellator MMA cage, there was arguably no better representative of the promotion to top the show at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on New Year's Eve than A.J....
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN / RIZIN 40 Full Results
In a rarely seen cross-promotional collaboration between two of MMA's biggest organizations, Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN arrived Saturday with the chance to change the sport's promotional landscape.
While yes, Bellator and RIZIN had cross-promoted before, there was little danger for...
RIZIN 39 Full Results
Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Sunday, October 23, 2022 with RIZIN 39 going down at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan.
The event was headlined by a featherweight title fight that saw former KSW star Kleber...
RIZIN 38: Kyoji Horiguchi Submits Kintaro After Early Adversity
At RIZIN 38 in the famed Saitama Super Arena in Japan, Kyoji Horiguchi, currently fighting in both RIZIN and Bellator due to their cross-promotionsl agreement, faced off against Yuto Hokamura.
Better known as Kintaro, Hokamura was taking on Horiguchi in...
RIZIN 38 and SUPER RIZIN Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to its home base in Saitama, Japan on Sunday with something of a sideshow attraction featuring Mikuru Asakura taking on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in an exhibition boxing bout.
For those that remember Mayweather vs. Tenshin, it...