Todd Duffee Out Of Rizin Landmark 6, Replaced By Dong Hwan Lim
It seems like bad luck just follows some guys and it seems to have bit Rizin heavyweight Todd Duffee again as he's been pulled from Rizin Landmark 6 this weekend due to visa issues. Rizin announced the change on Thursday. In...
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...
RIZIN 44: Todd Duffee on “Bad MMA Manager Mafia” and Athleticism of Opponent Sudario
Something is set to happen this weekend that hasn't happened in more than a decade: competing at RIZIN 44 against Japanese heavyweight Tsuyoshi Sudario, Todd Duffee is fighting twice in a calendar year. After years of struggles with injury and...
RIZIN 44: Spike Carlyle Wants Career with Explosive Finishes, not “Eking Out Point-Fighting Decisions”
Lightweight Spike Carlyle is in a fortuitous position these days, living a dream — and the reality of that dream is even better than he imagined. Even before Carlyle signed with the UFC in 2020, he had expressed an interest...
RIZIN Landmark 7, Promotion’s First Show Outside Japan, Adds Title Fight and More Bouts
For the first time in RIZIN Fighting Federation history, the promotion is set to hold an event outside Japan, with the previously announced RIZIN Landmark 7 booked for November 4, 2023 in Azerbaijan. The card will take place at the...
Multiple Fights for RIZIN 44, RIZIN Landmark 6 Announced
RIZIN Fighting Federation's next two events are starting to shape up. Promotion officials recently announced the addition of multiple fights to both RIZIN 44 and RIZIN Landmark 6, which take place in September and October, respectively. Already stacked with names like...
Patricio Pitbull Undergoes Successful Cervical Spine Surgery, Out Until 2024
Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull will be out of action until 2024 following surgery to fix herniated discs, per his team. Following the first knockout loss of his career at Super RIZIN 2 the featherweight revealed that he would need...
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...
Kleber Koike Stripped of Featherweight Title After Missing Weight for RIZIN 43
RIZIN 43 is set to go down Saturday in Sapporo, Japan — and a massive shake-up has hit the card following weigh-ins. While the main event of Kleber Koike vs. Chihiro Suzuki is still intact, featherweight champ Koike missed weight...