Rizin FF

For the first time in RIZIN Fighting Federation history, the promotion is set to hold an event outside Japan, with the previously announced RIZIN Landmark 7 booked for November 4, 2023 in Azerbaijan. The card will take place at the...

RIZIN Bantamweight champion Manel Kape will make his highly-anticipated UFC debut at UFC 252 against Brazil’s Rogerio Bontorin. According to a report from Brazilian outlet Combate, RIZIN bantamweight champion Manel Kape will make his UFC debut against Rogerio Bontorin at...

The first fight for July's Super RIZIN 3 has been announced. On Monday, RIZIN Fighting Federation officials announced that Mikuru Asakura, one of the promotion's biggest stars, will take on Ren Hiramoto at the event on July 28, 2024. The fight...

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,...

RIZIN 37 continues to grow. The card, which will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on July 31, has seen a number of new match-ups announced just a day after the event was officially unveiled. Among...

Bellator featherweight champion Patricio Pitbull will be out of action until 2024 following surgery to fix herniated discs, per his team. Following the first knockout loss of his career at Super RIZIN 2 the featherweight revealed that he would need...

Japanese fans, and those staying up late or getting up early in the west, go an impressive card with RIZIN 19, which saw four finishes to start the promotion's lightweight grand prix. RIZIN 19 went down Saturday morning (in the...

The return of Mirko Cro-Cop, and a kickboxing super-fight between MMA veteran Kyoji Horiguchi and Tenshin Nasukawa are among the highlights planned for RIZIN 13 next month. Mirko Cro-Cop will return to action after an injury forced him out of...

Japan's RIZIN FF is the latest promotion to announce the cancellation of a key event. RIZIN 22 was expected to take place later this month at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. However, RIZIN CEO Nobuyuki Sakakibara has announced...

Saturday's RIZIN 40 was quite the spectacle, with a host of electrifying finishes leading up to the Bellator MMA vs. RIZIN cross-over card at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year's Eve. Perhaps the biggest shock, however, was the sight...