Several Fights Announced for Upcoming RIZIN 46
Japanese MMA powerhouse RIZIN Fighting Federation will head to the Ariake Arena in Tokyo on April 29, 2024 for RIZIN 46, and the card is beginning to take shape. On Wednesday, promotion officials announced a number of bookings via press...
Ayaka Hamasaki Wants to Send Message at RIZIN Landmark 8 After Lengthy Layoff
The time away for former RIZIN super atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki was far from expected, and when the Japanese star returns to the ring this weekend, it will have been almost 17 months to the day since we last...
Manny Pacquiao Appears at RIZIN 45, Bout with Floyd Mayweather Teased
If you take what occurred in the ring at RIZIN 45 on New Year's Eve at face value, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. might just be set to run it back in 2024 — inside the RIZIN ring. During...
Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo Tops RIZIN Landmark 8
The first event of 2024 for Japanese promotion RIZIN had its main event set, as Yoshinori Horie vs. Luiz Gustavo will top RIZIN Landmark 8 in February. News of the booking was announced by promotion officials during Sunday's RIZIN 45,...
Naoki Inoue, RENA Set to Appear at RIZIN 46 in March
With RIZIN 45 closing out the year, Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation has given fans a glimpse of its 2024 schedule. Among several events announced for the new year, RIZIN 46, on March 23, will take place at the Kobe World...
Chihiro Suzuki to Defend Featherweight Title Against Masanori Kanehara at RIZIN 47
Newly crowned RIZIN Fighting Federation featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki will make the first defense of his title against Masanori Kanehara next May. The fight, announced during Sunday's RIZIN 45 broadcast, will take place at RIZIN 47. No other fights have...
Juan Archuleta Misses Weight, Stripped of Bantamweight Title Ahead of RIZIN 45
Juan Archuleta has been stripped of his bantamweight championship after missing weight ahead of RIZIN 45. RIZIN officials announced the news following Saturday's official weigh-in. Archuleta missed the mark by nearly six pounds (63.80kg), leaving only opponent Kai Asakura eligible...
John Dodson Surprised by RIZIN 45 Match-Up, Plans to “Destroy” Ougikubo As Quickly As...
39 and feeling fine is one way to describe flyweight John Dodson these days. The former two-time UFC title challenger sits on a three-fight win streak in MMA as he heads into RIZIN 45, where he's been paired up with...
Miyuu Yamamoto Aiming to Be First to Beat Seika Izawa in Retirement Fight at...
Miyuu Yamamoto has had a good long while to wrap her head around her upcoming retirement from MMA, having announced her final fight back in March. That fight finally arrives at RIZIN 45 on New Year's Eve, where the 49-year...
RIZIN 45 Adds Multiple Bouts, Including Miyuu Yamamoto Retirement Fight
RIZIN Fighting Federation's annual New Year's Eve show, RIZIN 45, has had multiple fights announced, including the retirement bout for Miyuu Yamamoto. Yamamoto, 49, previously fought for the promotion's super atomweight title, coming up short against Ayaka Hamasaki in 2020....