Japan's Hiromasa Ougikubo (25-6-2) has a rare opportunity in front of him at Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN. Down 0-2 in his career series against Kyoji Horiguchi, the RIZIN bantamweight grand prix winner gets a third crack at his rival on...

Roberto de Souza, RIZIN's reigning lightweight champion, caps off the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN card on New Year's Eve by taking on former Bellator featherweight champ A.J. McKee. The fight features two of the best athletes in either company, and...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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 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...