RIZIN Landmark 5 Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Saturday, with RIZIN Landmark 5 taking place at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan. Topped by former featherweight champ Juntaro Ushiku taking on former Rings champ Mikuru Asakura (notable to western fans...
RIZIN 43 Announced for Sapporo, Featuring Featherweight Title Fight
RIZIN 43 has been officially announced for Sapporo, Hokkaido on Saturday, June 24, 2023. Taking place at the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Ice Arena in Sapporo, the event is set to feature a featherweight title fight as its main event, with...
RIZIN 41 Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Saturday, April 1 with RIZIN 41 going down at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan. The ten-fight card was topped by a kickboxing match-up featuring standout bantamweight Kouzi taking on Ryusei Ashizawa....
RIZIN 42 Full Card Includes John Dodson, Spike Carlyle, Kai Asakura
May's RIZIN 42 card has been announced in its entirety, and some familiar names will be taking part. Among the standouts in action, Kai Asakura (19-4) returns for the first time since December 2021. The former bantamweight champion will seek...
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Former Bellator MMA bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta has been granted leave to hunt for a title in Japanese promotion RIZIN. Archuleta will face UFC and RIZIN veteran Naoki Inoue at RIZIN 42 on May 6, 2023, promotion officials announced Monday. "The...
RIZIN 41 Sees Multiple Fights Announced, Including Return of UFC Vet Horie
April 1's RIZIN 41 will mark the first card of the year for the Japanese fight promotion, with the organization touching down in Osaka for the event. On Wednesday, multiple bouts for the show were announced, by both promotion officials...
A.J. McKee Fends Off Late Surge by Roberto de Souza, Bellator Goes 5-0 at...
Having fought the entirety of his career inside the confines of the Bellator MMA cage, there was arguably no better representative of the promotion to top the show at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN on New Year's Eve than A.J....
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Patricio Pitbull Avoids Kleber Koike’s Ground Game, Claims Decision Win
The champion versus champion aspect of Patricio Pitbull vs. Kleber Koike at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN made it arguably the most intriguing fight of the entire card. While other bouts on the cross-promotional New Year's Eve battle featured current and...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Kyoji Horiguchi Sails Past Hiromasa Ougikubo, Goes 3-0 in Career...
In a bit of quirky matchmaking, Japan's Kyoji Horiguchi, RIZIN's reigning bantamweight champion, represented Bellator during Saturday's Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-promotion. Make that former bantamweight champ — ahead of the fight, Horiguchi vacated his title, opting to focus...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Juan Archuleta Survives Late Choke Attempt, Wins Decision Over Soo...
Bantamweight action at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN saw two of the respective promotion's best 135lb'ers go head-to-head on New Year's Eve. The second fight in at the Saitama Super Arena just outside Tokyo had former Bellator MMA champ Juan Archuleta...
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