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...

RIZIN TRIGGER 1 took place Sunday in Kobe, Japan, and was a unique offering, the first in a new series from RIZIN Fighting Federation. Lacking more established names, the RIZIN Trigger Series was instead a chance to put the spotlight...

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...

RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Sunday, traveling to the city of Yokohama, not far from Tokyo, for RIZIN 31. The event saw a featherweight title fight top the card, with champion Yutaka Saito putting his belt on the...

RIZIN 30 saw the quarterfinal round of the promotion's Bantamweight Grand Prix continue — with a number of notable names moving on in the tournament. Taking place Sunday in the promotion's home base, the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan,...

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...

RIZIN Fighting Federation was back in action Sunday, with an event that could only possibly have been put together in Japan. The first of two events to feature the opening round of the bantamweight grand prix, RIZIN 28 also saw...

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...

RIZIN Fighting Federation hosted its first event of 2020 on Sunday. Going down in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, the RIZIN 27 card was topped by a title fight rematch between super atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki and Kanna Asakura. The pair had...