Kyoji Horiguchi Beats Makoto Shinryu for Flyweight Gold, Proposes in Cage at RIZIN 45
A night of surprises and explosive finishes (is it really a RIZIN show without a soccer kick finish?), RIZIN 45 had a little bit of everything — and was capped off by a flyweight title fight as Kyoji Horiguchi...
Kai Asakura Floors Juan Archuleta with Knee, Claims Gold at RIZIN 45
Juan Archuleta may have been stripped of his bantamweight title for missing weight ahead of RIZIN 45 — but he showed up at the Saitama Super Arena on New Year's Eve ready to fight. In a mulligan he would later...
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...
Dominick Reyes vs. Carlos Ulberg Drops Off UFC 297
With UFC 297 just three weeks away, the first UFC Pay-Per-View event of 2024 has lost a light heavyweight match-up. Dominick Reyes, a former title challenger at 205lbs, was to have faced Carlos Ulberg at the event on January 20,...
RIZIN 45 Full Results
Closing out 2023 for the MMA world, RIZIN 45 went down on New Year's Eve (local time in Japan) at the Saitama Super Arena. The promotion's annual New Year's Eve super-show was headlined by a flyweight title fight, as Kyoji...
MMA 2023 Year in Review: Knockout of the Year
It's that time of year again — time to hand out the (virtual) hardware for our 2023 MMA awards. Knockout of the Year had plenty of contenders, including human highlight reel Justin Gaethje, lightweight champ Islam Makhachev, and recent...
New Year, New Fight? Conor McGregor Says Fight Announcement Coming on New Year’s Day
Could the long wait for an announcement regarding Conor McGregor's next fight finally be over? The former UFC double-champ has not fought since breaking his leg in the rubber match of his trilogy with Dustin Poirier in July of 2021....
RECENT
UFC Vegas 119: Manel Kape Gets Revenge in Come-From-Behind TKO of...
Since returning to the UFC last year, Japan's Kyoji Horiguchi has reinserted himself into the flyweight title conversation, and on Saturday looked to make...