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Kenta Takizawa, Pancrase knockout-artist, signs to fight in RIZIN

Kenta Takizawa, Pancrase knockout-artist, signs to fight in RIZIN

As if RIZIN Fighting Federation’s bantamweight division wasn’t stacked enough, they continue to add to it with more phenomenal talent. This time in the form of 25-year-old Pancrase title-challenger Kenta Takizawa (10-5) of Reversal Gym Tokyo Standout. Fighting under the Pancrase banner for all but two of his professional bouts, Takizawa rebounded from a title…

RIZIN 20 is The Body Lock’s 2019 Event of the Year

RIZIN 20 is The Body Lock’s 2019 Event of the Year

On New Year’s Eve, while many combat sports fans (and journalists apparently) were out celebrating the arrival of a new decade, hardcore MMA fans tuned in to RIZIN 20, the Japanese promotion’s blockbuster end-of-year card. A handful of events held by other major promotions throughout the year featured several incredible fights, or a number of excellent…

RIZIN 20 Results
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RIZIN 20 Results

The final event of 2019 is here, and per usual it’s being held by RIZIN Fighting Federation! Tonight, the Saitama Super Arena will be the site of a stacked RIZIN 20 fight card featuring three title fights, a kickboxing superfight, the conclusion of a star-studded Lightweight Grand-Prix featuring Patricky Freire (22-8), Luiz Gustavo (10-1), Johnny…

Tenshin Nasukawa to face KING OF KNOCKOUT champion Rui Ebata at RIZIN 20
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Tenshin Nasukawa to face KING OF KNOCKOUT champion Rui Ebata at RIZIN 20

Two more kickboxing bouts have been added to RIZIN 20 to bolster the card further with names like Tenshin Nasukawa and Taiju Shiratori. Tenshin Nasukawa (35-0) draws arguably his biggest challenge to date in a RIZIN ring as he faces 2019 KING OF KNOCKOUT bantamweight champion Rui Ebata (41-2-3) of Tokyo, Japan. At this point,…

Bellator Japan adds multiple bouts featuring promotional reps and RIZIN fighters
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Bellator Japan adds multiple bouts featuring promotional reps and RIZIN fighters

As Bellator MMA heads to Japan for the first time ever, the promotion is looking to bring an absolutely stacked card to the fans in attendance next month at the Saitama Super Arena. Some of the new bouts include previously talked about Bellator vs. RIZIN match-ups, but that’s not all. RIZIN Fighting Federation will also…

RIZIN 19 Weigh-In Results: All fighters on-weight ahead of Lightweight Grand-Prix

RIZIN 19 Weigh-In Results: All fighters on-weight ahead of Lightweight Grand-Prix

RIZIN 19 Weigh-In Results: All fighters on-weight ahead of Lightweight Grand-Prix Tonight, live from the Edion Arena in Osaka, Japan, RIZIN Fighting Federation returns with a stacked RIZIN 19 fight card. The card features a lot of prominent talent and is headlined by RIZIN light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka as he takes on former UFC…

Patricky Freire talks RIZIN 19, soccer kicks, and fighting Kawajiri

Patricky Freire talks RIZIN 19, soccer kicks, and fighting Kawajiri

Patricky Freire (21-8) is the latest Bellator export to travel to Japan to test his mettle against the RIZIN stable. The Brazilian is a part of the RIZIN Lightweight Grand Prix that kicks off this weekend at RIZIN 19 in Osaka, Japan.  The tournament features a mix of international talent at varying stages of their…

RISE World Series winner Taiju Shiratori draws TAIGA at RIZIN 19
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RISE World Series winner Taiju Shiratori draws TAIGA at RIZIN 19

Just weeks after the conclusion of the -61kg RISE World Series, two competitors from the tournament are scheduled to meet in a kickboxing match-up we weren’t able to see – despite many wanting to see it. The winner of the entire -61kg tournament, Taiju Shiratori (17-5), will face K-1 veteran TAIGA (20-9) at RIZIN 19….

Lightweight Grand Prix opening round matchups announced for RIZIN 19

Lightweight Grand Prix opening round matchups announced for RIZIN 19

After having the lightweight tournament participants revealed to us last week, RIZIN has now announced the opening round matchups for RIZIN 19 on October 12. The first matchup revealed out of the four pits entertaining Australian striker, Damien “Beatdown” Brown (19-12), against rising Azerbaijan representative, Tofiq Musayev (15-3). The 29-year old Musayev currently rides an…