RIZIN 27: Hamasaki vs. Asakura Results
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...
RIZIN 27 Weigh-In Results: One Fighter Heavy
Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returns to action this Sunday with RIZIN 27, and on Saturday, all fighters weighed in for the promotion's first event of 2021. In the main event, current super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamaski, a former Invicta FC...
RIZIN 27 Announced for March 21, Super Atomweight Title On the Line
RIZIN's next offering will come on March 21, the Japanese MMA promotion announced Friday. Taking to social media to reveal their upcoming card, RIZIN 27, promotion officials also had a number of fights to announce — including a women's super...
RIZIN 26: Asakura vs. Horiguchi 2 Photo Highlights
RIZIN 26, which this year marked the annual New Year's Eve show for the Japanese promotion, saw Kyoji Horiguchi return to action for the first time in over a year — and take his revenge on Kai Asakura, the...
Kyoji Horiguchi Exacts Revenge, Reclaims Bantamweight Title at RIZIN 26
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 26: Asakura vs. Horiguchi 2 Results
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 26: Satoshi Yamasu vs. Mikuru Asakura — Under the Radar
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...
Additional Fights Featuring Tenshin, Gomi Plus English Streaming Announced for RIZIN 26
RIZIN 26, the Japanese promotion's final card of 2020, has some late additions. And they include some big names in "The Fireball Kid" Takanori Gomi and Tenshin Nasukawa. In a press release Monday following a press conference in Japan, promotion...
Mikuru Asakura Among Additions to RIZIN 26 on New Year’s Eve
The RIZIN 26 card continues to grow, with Mikuru Asakura joining brother Kai on the Japanese promotion's year-end card. On Thursday, RIZIN Fighting Federation officials announced via press release that four additional fights had joined the December 31 event. Among...
Additional Bouts Added to RIZIN 26 Card on New Year’s Eve
This year's New Year's Eve show from RIZIN has begun to take shape. After the previously announced rematch between Kyoji Horiguchi and Kai Asakura, promotion officials on Wednesday revealed a number of additional fights for the RIZIN 26 card. Joining...