RIZIN CONFESSIONS #25: Mayweather vs. Tenshin Announcement
Just over one month after #24, RIZIN CONFESSIONS is back with another episode of their hit docu-series.
RIZIN CONFESSIONS #25 focuses on Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14. More so the initial announcement and the days leading up to & following it. We also get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Tenshin Nasukawa’s RISE 129 bout last month against Taiki Naito.
Per usual, MMASucka has you covered with all the noteworthy moments; timestamps includes. If you have 27 minutes to spare, sit back, turn on English subtitles and enjoy RIZIN CONFESSIONS #25!
- “I love the country of Tokyo.” (0:05 – 0:20)
- Floyd Mayweather on his lavish lifestyle (1:03 – 1:25)
- Mayweather on match-up vs. Tenshin Nasukawa (1:30 – 2:03)
- Mayweather learning how to pronounce ‘Tenshin’ (2:20 – 2:26)
- Kyoji Horiguchi excited to see Mayweather (3:30 – 3:50)
- Mayweather shows up to RIZIN 14 announcement presser (3:55 – 4:20)
- Mayweather/Tenshin promo, Tenshin arrives at RIZIN 14 presser (4:21 – 5:45)
- Sakakibara, Mayweather, Tenshin answer questions from media (5:45 – 7:42)
- Tenshin on when/how he initially heard about fighting Mayweather (7:43 – 8:05)
- 16yo Tenshin watches and provides commentary on Mayweather/Pacquiao (8:18 – 8:50)
- Mayweather on why boxing is the best combat sport (9:17 – 9:50)
- Tenshin on Mayweather’s “impeccable” defense, and how he will best it (9:51 – 11:10)
- Tenshin on repping Japan as the only Japanese to fight Mayweather (11:20 – 11:50)
- Nobuyuki Sakakibara on cancellation talks from Floyd, confirming fight (12:00 – 15:00)
- Tenshin backstage for RISE 129 bout, 44 days before NYE bout (15:25 – 15:50)
- Tenshin Nasukawa vs. Taiki Naito II, intros & fight (16:33 – 18:20)
- Tenshin trains boxing with Yuichi Kasai (19:55 – 25:40)
- Tenshin on Conor McGregor (25:50 – 26:37)
- Tenshin on training in the US with world-class boxers ahead of RIZIN 14 (26:39 – 27:05)
