Juan Archuleta Says Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN Fighters Were “Hand-Selected by the Emperor”
Bellator bantamweight Juan Archuleta sees Saturday's Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN event as something special. "The Spaniard," a former champion in the promotion, spoke in poetic terms of the warrior spirit that is driving him as he prepares to take on...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN / RIZIN 40 Weigh-In Results
One last major event in the mixed martial arts calendar year remains, with Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN representing a true cross-promotion between Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation and the Viacom-backed Bellator. More than just a handful of fun throw-away fights, Bellator...
Ahead of Cross-Promotion Milestone, Kyoji Horiguchi Hopes Bellator MMA Opens Flyweight Division
Strange as it may seem, Japanese star Kyoji Horiguchi will represent American promotion Bellator MMA at a massive cross-promotional event with RIZIN Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve. "Yeah of course, it's a little strange, you know? Because I'm Japanese....
RIZIN’s Sakakibara Hopes Crossover with Bellator Start of New Movement in MMA
Along with Obon and Golden Week, New Years in Japan is among the three biggest national holidays — and MMA has become a New Year's Eve tradition. So it's no surprise to see arguably RIZIN's biggest card to date...
Johnny Case, John Dodson and More Join RIZIN 40
New Year's Eve keeps getting bigger, with RIZIN 40 (the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN super show) adding even more names. Late Wednesday, RIZIN officials announced another three fights for the Saitama card, including Luiz Gustavo vs. Johnny Case, Hideo Tokoro...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN: Khabib Nurmagomedov Set As Team Bellator Captain, More Fights Announced
Former UFC lightweight champion and current coach/Eagle FC promoter Khabib Nurmagomedov will serve as captain for Team Bellator when the promotion goes head-to-head with RIZIN Fighting Federation on New Year's Eve. The cross-promotion billed as Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN also...
Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN Card Adds Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Koji Takeda
The cross-promotional showdown between Bellator MMA and RIZIN Fighting Federation this New Year's Eve has added another fight to its line-up. In a press release on Friday, Bellator officials announced that Gadzhi Rabadanov, representing the American fight promotion, would take...
RIZIN Landmark Vol. 4 Full Results
RIZIN Fighting Federation was in action on Sunday (early Sunday for western fight fans) with RIZIN Landmark Vol 4. The night in Nagoya started out with a string of stoppages, with five straight bouts ending inside the distance. While that...
First Match-Ups Announced for Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN New Year’s Eve Show
RIZIN 40 will take place on December 31, 2022, and as previously announced, the card will be set up as a Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-promotional event. In a press conference on Wednesday, the promotions revealed that the main card...
RIZIN 39 Full Results
Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returned to action on Sunday, October 23, 2022 with RIZIN 39 going down at the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. The event was headlined by a featherweight title fight that saw former KSW star Kleber...