Rizin FF

After battling across a full six rounds at RIZIN 33 on Saturday, former Shooto bantamweight and featherweight champ, and VTJ flyweight tournament champion Hiromasa Ougikubo walked away with another grand prix title under his belt. An Ultimate Fighter alum, Ougikubo...

The final major MMA event of 2021 arrived on Friday, with RIZIN 33 marking the promotion's annual New Year's Eve show. While previous years saw major names from around the globe competing, pandemic-related travel restrictions in Japan meant that the...

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation headed to the southern prefecture of Okinawa on Saturday, visiting to the islands for the first time. RIZIN 32 brought with it standout super atomweight Rena Kubota (or just RENA, if you prefer), taking on...

Going down live in Osaka, Japan on Sunday, RIZIN 29 brought with it the second half of the opening round of the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix. It also featured a one-night kickboxing tournament, with the RIZIN KICK tournament running the...

Former Invicta FC atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki continued to find success in her native Japan at RIZIN 27. Hamasaki, in her second reign as RIZIN Fighting Federation's super atomweight champ, topped Sunday's RIZIN 27 card in Nagoya, Japan, securing her...

After sitting out over a year due to an ACL injury, Kyoji Horiguchi returned to action at RIZIN 26 on New Year's Eve. Facing off with Kai Asakura, the only man to have defeated him since Demetrious "Mighty Mouse"...

RIZIN's New Year's Eve extravaganza closed out the year on Friday, with RIZIN 26 offering a pretty stacked card from the Japanese promotion. In the main event, a rematch over a year in the making as Kyoji Horiguchi returned...

RIZIN Fighting Federation returns with a spectacular end of the year show this week. RIZIN 26 will take place in the famous Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The New Year's Eve show is headlined by Kai Asakura and Kyoji...

RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Saturday, heading to the southern Honshu city of Osaka for RIZIN 25. Atop the card, a battle for the promotion's inaugural featherweight title. That would see Mikuru Asakura, one of the promotion's...

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with young star Tenshin Nasukawa (37-0 Kickboxing, 4-0 MMA) once against topping the bill. The agile and exhilarating kickboxer was getting one of the toughest tests of his undefeated career...