RIZIN 12 next month has added another fight, and it comes in the form of a 70kg kickboxing showdown.
The bout was announced early Thursday.
『 #RIZIN12 』対戦カード決定！
8月12日（日）ドルフィンズアリーナ（愛知県体育館）にて開催する
『 RWEDDINGS presents RIZIN.12 』で松倉 信太郎 選手vs. 奥山貴大 選手の対戦が決定しました！大会概要・チケット情報は➡️https://t.co/afFi6CCuJx #RIZINFF #RIZIN2018 pic.twitter.com/pCVD2rI20b
— RIZIN FF OFFICIAL (@rizin_PR) July 26, 2018
A veteran of Kunlun Fight and K-1, Japan’s Shintaro Matsukura enters the bout as a former foe of kickboxing stars such as Hinata. He seemed to be a very hot up-and-comer in his early years of kickboxing, seemingly peaking as a teenager. But, as he got older and gained more experience, he appeared to be less impressive.
Could this be due to the jump in competition? Perhaps. But older clips of Shintaro Matsukura will show you what he’s capable of. Whether or not we see it from him at this stage? That’s a different question. Let’s see if his recent work at Tiger Muay Thai pays off!
Opposite the aforementioned Matsukura, we will see a fellow Japanese battler in the form of Takahiro Okuyama. He is a veteran of the famed Shoot Boxing promotion and a former opponent of MASAYA. Of his more recent victories, we’ve seen Okuyama stop Tayori Matsushima and outpoint Tingun Shinkoiwa.
RIZIN Fighting Federation seems to have a good relationship with Shoot Boxing, and Okuyama will fight in RIZIN whilst essentially being lent from Shoot Boxing.
RIZIN 12 is slated to go down on August 12, live from the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan.
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