Tag: RIZIN

Super Atomweight Championship Fight Among Six Bouts Announced For RIZIN 26

A championship fight between Ayaka Hamasaki and Miyuu Yamamoto was among a series of fights announced for RIZIN 26 on Wednesday. The fight for the promotion's vacant super atomweight championship joins a lineup scheduled to happen at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on New Year's Eve. The matchup comes after former champion Seo Hee … Continue reading Super Atomweight Championship Fight Among Six Bouts Announced For RIZIN 26 →

RIZIN 25 Live Coverage

Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN Fighting Federation will return on Saturday night with RIZIN 25 from the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. In their final event before their annual New Year's Eve card, the promotion will look for their first featherweight champ in a fight between Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito. Follow along throughout the evening … Continue reading RIZIN 25 Live Coverage →

Kyoji Horiguchi To Rematch Kai Asakura In Return on New Year’s Eve

A rematch between Kyoji Horiguchi and Kai Asakura will be on RIZIN's annual New Year's Eve card next month. The fight will take place at Saitama Super Arena and be for Asakura's RIZIN Bantamweight Championship, as announced at a press conference on Friday. The fight is a rematch from 2019, where Asakura pulled off an upset, … Continue reading Kyoji Horiguchi To Rematch Kai Asakura In Return on New Year’s Eve →

Krazy Bee’s Kotetsu Boku To Face Rikuto Shirakawa At RIZIN 25

RIZIN Fighting Federation's mostly announced November 21st card has gotten a 10th bout attached to it, as featherweights Kotetsu Boku and Rikuto Shirakawa will compete on the card. The fight joins a show at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan, which has a featherweight title fight in the main event. RIZIN announced the booking via … Continue reading Krazy Bee’s Kotetsu Boku To Face Rikuto Shirakawa At RIZIN 25 →

Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito To Fight For Inaugural RIZIN Featherweight Belt on November 21st

Japanese MMA promotion RIZIN will crown their first featherweight champion on November 21st, as Mikuru Asakura will fight Yutaka Saito at the Osaka-jo Hall in Osaka, Japan. The fight will headline RIZIN 25, which had nine fights in total announced for it on Monday. Asakura will carry an eight-fight win streak into the ring in … Continue reading Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito To Fight For Inaugural RIZIN Featherweight Belt on November 21st →

Seo Hee Ham Vacates RIZIN Super Atomweight Championship

RIZIN Super Atomweight Champion Seo Hee Ham has vacated her belt, per an announcement by the promotion on Friday. The South Korean fighter captured the RIZIN belt on New Year's Eve 2019, winning a split decision over former champion Ayaka Hamasaki at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The fight arguably crowned Ham as the … Continue reading Seo Hee Ham Vacates RIZIN Super Atomweight Championship →

Five-Time RIZIN Fighter Tofiq Musayev Joins Azerbaijani Armed Forces Amid Intensified Nagorno-Karabakh Region Turmoil

RIZIN Lightweight Grand Prix winner Tofiq Musayev will be joining the Azerbaijan Armed Forces amid the country's quickly intensified conflict against Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region this week. News of Musayev's enlistment was first reported by Bruno Massami on Monday. The Nagorno-Karabakh region has been an issue between Azerbaijan and Armenia since 1988. Prior to a … Continue reading Five-Time RIZIN Fighter Tofiq Musayev Joins Azerbaijani Armed Forces Amid Intensified Nagorno-Karabakh Region Turmoil →