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 45 Full Results
Closing out 2023 for the MMA world, RIZIN 45 went down on New Year's Eve (local time in Japan) at the Saitama Super Arena. The promotion's annual New Year's Eve super-show was headlined by a flyweight title fight, as Kyoji...
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 Landmark 6 Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action for the second week in a row on Sunday, touching down in Nagoya, Japan for RIZIN Landmark 6. Headlined by a pair of veterans in Hideo Tokoro and Alan Yamaniha competing at bantamweight,...
RIZIN 44 Full Results
Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to the famed Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on Saturday for RIZIN 44. The 11-fight card was primarily MMA action with a single kickboxing bout mixed in for good measure. For western fight fans...
Super RIZIN 2: Asakura vs. Karamov Full Results
Following Saturday's Bellator x RIZIN 2 card (taking place Sunday, July 30 local time in Japan), Super RIZIN 2 continued to action for eastern fight fans, and those willing to stay up a little later in the west. Two title...
RIZIN 43 Full Results
Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action Saturday, with RIZIN 43 emanating from Sapporo, Hokkaido. The main event featured a featherweight title fight between Kleber Koike, a Brazilian-born Japanese talent and former KSW champ, and Chihiro Suzuki. But after missing...
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...