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In what is somewhat shocking news, and something that has flown completely under-the-radar, Japanese veteran Masanori Kanehara (27-14-5) has announced his retirement from MMA. At 37-years-old, Masanori Kanehara was given a shot to compete in RIZIN Fighting Federation this past weekend at RIZIN 21. He fought DEEP champion Victor Henry in arguably the people’s main…
RIZIN 21 is finally here! Tonight, live from the Hamamatsu Arena, RIZIN Fighting Federation returns with a solid RIZIN 21 card featuring MMA and kickboxing fights. All fighters are weighed in and ready to go, and the action kicks off in less than an hour. In the main event, fan-favorite superstar Mikuru Asakura returns to…
RIZIN 21 is just hours away at this point, and all fighters are weighed in and ready to go tonight at the Hamamatsu Arena. Below, you can find the weigh-in results of all 13 bouts, along with quotes from all fighters involved. Every competitor is on-weight and it is worth knowing that the “Jiu-Jitsu Gauntlet”…
Finally, the MMA world has gotten confirmation that RIZIN 21 will be on FITE TV and available internationally through the service. “Why is this news? RIZIN is always on FITE TV!” Fair point. But for about a week recently, the future between RIZIN and FITE seemed uncertain. Reports coming out of Japan suggested that RIZIN…
As reported earlier in the week, Hamamatsu resident Roberto de Souza will compete at RIZIN 21 later this month in a grappling match. His opposition has been announced, and it comes in the form of a five-person team fronted by Japanese trailblazer Yuki Nakai. Holding a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu since 2012, de Souza…
Roberto de Souza (9-1), who lives and trains in the Hamamatsu region of Japan, will, in fact, be competing in front of his hometown fans at RIZIN 21 later this month. With that being said, it will not be in mixed martial arts action like his last three outings in RIZIN Fighting Federation. According to…
As reported last week, RIZIN Fighting Federation has signed another potentially stellar Azerbaijan fighter in the form of Vugar Keramov (14-3), and he now has an opponent for his promotional debut. Later this month, he takes on former Pancrase title-challenger (13-8) of Guam. After spending the vast majority of his career at featherweight, “Vugi” had…
RIZIN Fighting Federation has continued to add some phenomenal talent to it’s bantamweight division, and those new names are featured in three new 135-pound additions to the RIZIN 21 fight card. This, of course, topped by DEEP title-holder Victor Henry (19-4) taking on Masanori Kanehara (27-13-5) of UFC, DEEP, Sengoku, and Fighting Network ZST fame….
Just weeks out from the big Hamamatsu event, RIZIN 21 finally has a handful of bouts announced. This includes the return of Japanese star Mikuru Asakura (12-1, 1NC) against a debuting Mexican. Asakura has won eight-straight fights and remains unbeaten when competing in RIZIN – which he has done exclusively since joining the roster in…
Manel Kape vs. David Dvorak will be one of the two final flyweight UFC fights of 2022. Before Amir Albazi and Alessandro Costa duke it out on the main card, former Rizin champion Manel Kape and “the Undertaker” Dvorak will put on a show on the prelims. Kape who is coming off of back-to-back wins…
