Bellator and Rizin are back it once again.
Following the success of Bellator vs. Rizin last New Year’s Eve, the two MMA promotions jus knew they had to make a sequel event. Bellator vs. Rizin 2 takes place this weekend from the Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan.
In the main event, former Bellator Champ Patricky Pitbull takes on Rizin royalty Roberto ‘Satoshi’ De Souza. This is a quarterfinal matchup of the Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix.
The inaugural Bellator flyweight championship will co-headline with Kyoji Horiguchi taking on Makoto Shinryu.
Bellator vs. Rizin 2 Results:
- Patricky Pitbull defeats Roberto de Souza by TKO (leg kick and punches) in Round 3 (0:49) – Bellator Lightweight World Grand Prix quarterfinal
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Makoto Shinryu declared a no-contest (accidental eye poke from Horiguchi) – for the Bellator flyweight championship
- Kana Watanabe defeats Veta Arteaga via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Magomed Magomedov defeats Danny Sabatello via submission (guillotine) in Round 1 (3:55)
- Andrey Koreshkov defeats Lorenz Larkin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Check out the highlights below:
BIG elbow from @da_MONSOON! 👀#BellatorXRizin is LIVE@SHOsports 🇺🇸 / @UNEXT_fight 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/he04ssgUJa
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
👀 @da_MONSOON staggers @SpartanKoresh!#BellatorXRizin is LIVE@SHOsports 🇺🇸 / @UNEXT_fight 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/sVEWHgHv4X
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
🔥 𝗧𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲!@magomedovtiger1 submits @ShockThisWorld, proclaiming himself "The Dagestan Gangster" 👊#BellatorXRizin is LIVE@SHOsports 🇺🇸 / @UNEXT_fight 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/5nYsr4Z0IW
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
👀 @MS_VETA finishes strong over @KanaWatanabe821!#BellatorXRizin is LIVE@SHOsports 🇺🇸 / @UNEXT_fight 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/Pob0Zgectc
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
Tough start to this fight for @makoto0705mma after an accidental eye poke from @kyoji1012.#BellatorXRizin is LIVE@SHOsports 🇺🇸 / @UNEXT_fight 🇯🇵 pic.twitter.com/MJYkgagqQJ
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
𝑰𝑻'𝑺 𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑹! 🔥
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) July 30, 2023
A menacing leg kick from @PatrickyPitbull earns him a spot in the #BellatorLWGP semifinals. #BellatorXRizin pic.twitter.com/oSYyrH4tDs
