Hideo Tokoro will test skills with Hiroya Kondo at Super RIZIN 3 on July 28, 2024. When I caught up with him, Tokoro was very excited to be working on new things after already having had seventy pro MMA fights....

Takaki Soya battles BKFC flyweight champion John Dodson in a bare-knuckle boxing bout at Super RIZIN 3 on July 28, 2024. After nearly 20 professional MMA fights, Soya is making his bare-knuckle debut here. He will be diving into the...

Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis met for the second time in the main event of Sunday, June 9's RIZIN 47. Pettis was the man who took Horiguchi's Bellator MMA bantamweight title back in 2021 with a shock fourth-round spinning back...

Bare-knuckle boxing outfit BKFC is looking to continue its global expansion, and has partnered with Japanese powerhouse RIZIN to bring bare-knuckle events to South East Asia, including of course Japan. BKFC President David Feldman announced the news on Wednesday's edition...

Tatsuki Shinotsuka finished Justyn Martinez just over ninety seconds into round number one at RIZIN 46 on April 29. The fight was the first-ever bare knuckle boxing match in RIZIN history, though the promotion has frequently featured kickboxing, and...

RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action on Monday, April 29, 2024 for RIZIN 46, taking place at the Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan. In the main event, featherweight champ Chihiro Suzuki looked to make the first defense of his 145lb...

A surprising and downright intriguing rematch between Kyoji Horiguchi and Sergio Pettis has been revealed for RIZIN 47 on June 9. Promotion officials recently announced the news in a press conference and subsequent press release, with the second fight, as...

RIZIN Landmark 9 took place on Saturday, March 23, 2024 in Kobe, Japan, with a couple of familiar faces topping the card in a lightweight affair. That main event saw lightweight champ Roberto "Satoshi" de Souza return, in a non-title...

The first fight for July's Super RIZIN 3 has been announced. On Monday, RIZIN Fighting Federation officials announced that Mikuru Asakura, one of the promotion's biggest stars, will take on Ren Hiramoto at the event on July 28, 2024. The fight...

Japanese MMA powerhouse RIZIN Fighting Federation will head to the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on April 29, 2024 for RIZIN 46, and the card is beginning to take shape. On Wednesday, promotion officials announced a number of bookings via press...