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In almost exactly a months time, RIZIN will hold their 19th event as RIZIN 19 takes place in Osaka, Japan on October 12. RIZIN revealed on Wednesday morning who the participants of their upcoming eight-man lightweight Grand Prix tournament will be. The specific matchups have yet to be announced. Patricky “Pitbull” Freire (21-8) Johnny Case…
Tonight, live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan, a stacked RIZIN 18 fight card will go down, live on FITE TV. This morning, the weigh-ins took place. All fighters made weight and are ready for action tonight. Before they take over Nagoya, however, all 26 fighters competing gave the media in Japan one final…
It never crossed the mind of Alesha Zappitella to take an extended break after suffering her first career loss. The 24-year-old tasted defeat for the first time in June against former UFC strawweight Viviane Pereira at Invicta FC 35 but chose to take the positives from the experience rather than harp on the negatives. “I…
If you don’t watch RIZIN CONFESSIONS, then you absolutely should. Start right now with RIZIN CONFESSIONS #43. It is a YouTube docu-series from RIZIN Fighting Federation, subtitled in English every time. They’ve been going on for well over a year now, and hopefully, there is many more to come. The series typically has episodes regarding…
Roughly twelve-hours ago, fan favourite Seo Hee Ham (21-8) was in the ring for her highly-anticipated RIZIN debut. And now, she already has her next fight with the company set. This morning at RIZIN 17, the world saw what Ham can do. Whether they were familiar with the top-notch Korean beforehand or not, it’s hard…
This morning, live from Japan, the RIZIN 17 weigh-ins went down. Thankfully, every fighter on the card made weight and all fights are a go for tonight! Also at the weigh-ins, every fighter competing on the RIZIN 17 fight card gave the fans and media one final quote to take into fight night. Check out…
RIZIN Fighting Federation has continued to announce bouts for their August 18 show in Nagoya, Japan with the addition Ayaka Hamasaki, Justin Scoggins, and more. In the latest batch of announcements for RIZIN 18, the promotion has announced some returning fan-favorites, as well as some brand new promotional signings. The new bouts include the return…
RIZIN 18 is beginning to take shape in a big way following a press conference Monday, live from Japan. Excellent kickboxing match-ups, highly-anticipated debuts, and a Kyoji Horiguchi (28-2) dream match of sorts have all been announced to take place at the event, which is in five weeks time. Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Kai Asakura In…
Damien Brown speaks with John Hyon Ko before his upcoming fight with Koji Takeda at RIZIN 15 on April 21 in Yokohama, Japan.
This Sunday on April 21, the MMA community will be treated to the first RIZIN event of 2019 and it looks to be a good one. On Wednesday, the organization revealed the card’s official bout order which also provided news of some changes to what we were originally expecting. Upon initial announcement, a fun flyweight…
