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Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo Tops RIZIN Landmark 8
The first event of 2024 for Japanese promotion RIZIN had its main event set, as Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo will top RIZIN Landmark 8 in February. News of the booking was announced by promotion officials during Sunday's RIZIN 45,...
Naoki Inoue, RENA Set to Appear at RIZIN 46 in March
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Chihiro Suzuki to Defend Featherweight Title Against Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 47
Newly crowned RIZIN Fighting Federation featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki will make the first defense of his title against Masanori Kanehara next May. The fight, announced during Sunday's RIZIN 45 broadcast, will take place at RIZIN 47. No other fights have...
RIZIN 45 Full Results
Closing out 2023 for the MMA world, RIZIN 45 went down on New Year's Eve (local time in Japan) at the Saitama Super Arena. The promotion's annual New Year's Eve super-show was headlined by a flyweight title fight, as Kyoji...
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