Rizin FF

Ending weeks of speculation, RIZIN FF made it official on Wednesday: Japan's 'Fireball' Kid is back! Takanori Gomi, once considered one of the fiercest talents at lightweight, will return to action in December. On Wednesday, RIZIN FF announced that Gomi...

Japan's RIZIN, like its predecessor PRIDE, is no stranger to grand prix tournaments. And in 2021, it will be the bantamweight division looking to run the gauntlet to an eventual title fight. On Friday, the Japanese promotion hosted a press...

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...

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...

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 newly announced RIZIN 25 card, set to go down on November 21 in Osaka, Japan, will feature the crowning of a new featherweight champion. In just the promotion's second visit to the the southern Honshu city, Mirkuru Asakura will...

It seems like bad luck just follows some guys and it seems to have bit Rizin heavyweight Todd Duffee again as he's been pulled from Rizin Landmark 6 this weekend due to visa issues. Rizin announced the change on Thursday. In...

RIZIN's next offering will come on March 21, the Japanese MMA promotion announced Friday. Taking to social media to reveal their upcoming card, RIZIN 27, promotion officials also had a number of fights to announce — including a women's super...

Rizin Bantamweight champion Juan Archuleta is set to make his first title defense come New Year’s Eve, where he’ll met by Kai Asakura at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan. This isn’t the first time “The Spaniard” has been matched...

Standout kickboxing star and RIZIN wunderkind Tenshin Nasukawa will return to action at this month's RIZIN 15 in Yokohama, Japan. Just days after RIZIN officials announced they'd inked Manny Pacquiao to a deal for ... something, the promotion has added...