RIZIN Fighting Federation's inaugural lightweight champion will be crowned at RIZIN 28 later this month. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced via press release that Tofiq Musaev (18-3) will return following an 18-month layoff to take on Roberto Satoshi Souza (11-1)....

RIZIN 29 has been pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a press release distributed Wednesday, RIZIN FF officials revealed that the event, originally slotted for May 30, would now take place on June 27. Per that release,...

Due to a state of emergency being declared in several Japanese cities as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, RIZIN 28 has been pushed back. In what appears to be a first, the event will now take place...

Japan's RIZIN, like its predecessor PRIDE, is no stranger to grand prix tournaments. And in 2021, it will be the bantamweight division looking to run the gauntlet to an eventual title fight. On Friday, the Japanese promotion hosted a press...

RIZIN Fighting Federation kicked off its 2021 with RIZIN 27 this past Sunday. Hot on the heels of that successful event, which saw Ayaka Hamasaki defend her super atomweight title, the promotion is ready for more. On Thursday, the...

The Japan MMA Official Committee (JMOC), which oversees RIZIN FF and other promotions in the country, has announced penalties for the post-fight brawl following Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Kazushi Miyamoto at RIZIN 27. Earlier today, RIZIN announced that Sudario had...

RIZIN's first card of 2021 went down on Sunday, topped by a super atomweight title fight. Ayaka Hamasaki managed to defeat Kanna Asakura once again in the main event, the second time she has defeated the young star for gold...

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...

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...