Rizin FF

RIZIN Fighting Federation's inaugural lightweight champion will be crowned at RIZIN 28 later this month. On Tuesday, promotion officials announced via press release that Tofiq Musaev (18-3) will return following an 18-month layoff to take on Roberto Satoshi Souza (11-1)....

RIZIN 29 has been pushed back due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In a press release distributed Wednesday, RIZIN FF officials revealed that the event, originally slotted for May 30, would now take place on June 27. Per that release,...

Due to a state of emergency being declared in several Japanese cities as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, RIZIN 28 has been pushed back. In what appears to be a first, the event will now take place...

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...

RIZIN Fighting Federation kicked off its 2021 with RIZIN 27 this past Sunday. Hot on the heels of that successful event, which saw Ayaka Hamasaki defend her super atomweight title, the promotion is ready for more. On Thursday, the...

The Japan MMA Official Committee (JMOC), which oversees RIZIN FF and other promotions in the country, has announced penalties for the post-fight brawl following Tsuyoshi Sudario vs. Kazushi Miyamoto at RIZIN 27. Earlier today, RIZIN announced that Sudario had...

RIZIN's first card of 2021 went down on Sunday, topped by a super atomweight title fight. Ayaka Hamasaki managed to defeat Kanna Asakura once again in the main event, the second time she has defeated the young star for gold...

Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation returns to action this Sunday with RIZIN 27, and on Saturday, all fighters weighed in for the promotion's first event of 2021. In the main event, current super atomweight champion Ayaka Hamaski, a former Invicta FC...

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 26, which this year marked the annual New Year's Eve show for the Japanese promotion, saw Kyoji Horiguchi return to action for the first time in over a year — and take his revenge on Kai Asakura, the...