Rizin FF

Patricky Pitbull will be the next member of the Bellator MMA roster to try his hand at winning big in Japan — as part of the RIZIN Fighting Federation lightweight grand prix. At Bellator 222 in New York on Friday,...

RIZIN President Nobuyuki Sakakibara expects cross-promotional efforts to continue, and has an idea for where a rubber match between Kyoji Horiguchi and Darrion Caldwell could take place. New York, NY — One of the most interesting aspects to Bellator 222...

RIZIN 17 is set for Saitama, Japan, just outside Tokyo this July, with a potential qualifying bout for the promotion's upcoming lightweight grand prix announced. The Grand Prix business is in full swing once again in MMA. With both Bellator...

All fighters made weight for Sunday's RIZIN 16, featuring the return of Tenshin Nasukawa, and a rematch between Ayaka Hamasaki and Jinh Yu Frey. RIZIN Fighting Federation's second event of 2016 was set to unfold Sunday in Kobe, Japan. Once...

Tenshin Nasukawa has had a late change of opponents for June's RIZIN 16 in Kobe. The upcoming RIZIN 16 card is, once again, featuring MMA and kickboxing standout Tenshin Nasukawa in action. However, a planned title bout for the ISKA...

Daron Cruickshank returns at RIZIN 16, which is now complete, the promotion revealed Monday. The RIZIN 16 card has been finalized. In a press release Monday, RIZIN officials unveiled the full line-up for the show, featuring 14 bouts. While a...

RIZIN FF revealed the name of Tenshin Nasukawa's opponent for RIZIN 16 on Wednesday, as well as an additional kickboxing match. Tenshin Nasukawa was previously announced as making a quick turnaround for RIZIN 16. Having competed just last month at...

Nearly three years later, Invicta FC camp Jinh Yu Frey will finally get her shot at a rematch with rival Ayaka Hamasaki, at the upcoming RIZIN 16. Hot on the heels of RIZIN 15 in April, Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation...

Japan's RIZIN FF kicked off 2019 with RIZIN 15, which crowned Jiří Procházka as light heavyweight champ, and saw Kyoji Horiguchi continue to excel outside the UFC. RIZIN 15 went down over the weekend (Sunday, to be exact) in Yokohama,...

All fighters made weight in Yokohama, Japan for Saturday's RIZIN 15 card, featuring names like Tenshin Nasukawa, Kyoji Horiguchi, and King Mo Lawal. Hours after the UFC put on a show in St. Petersburg, Japan's RIZIN was back in action,...