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RIZIN 17: Four Fights to Look Forward to

This Saturday night we have an incredible RIZIN 17 show airing live from the famous Saitama Super Arena. On paper, this card could be,...

RIZIN 11 Recap: Fantastic fights, wild finishes, and one stinker

RIZIN 11 went down late last night/early this morning. Perhaps overshadowed by UFC Calgary, the Japanese-based juggernaut took to the Saitama Super Arena with...

Takanori Gomi faces Melvin Guillard at RIZIN 11

We finally received confirmation that Andy Souwer was indeed out of his RIZIN 11 bout vs. Takanori Gomi. Now facing Gomi will be a fellow...

Kai Asakura returns against Topnoi Thanongsaklek at RIZIN 11

RIZIN announces another fun fight for their upcoming show in Saitama. 24-year-old slugger Kai Asakura returns to the ring to face Tiger Muay Thai fighter...

RIZIN 11 & RIZIN 12 Fighter Quotes (Nakai, Yachi, Hioki, Young, and more!)

Last week, Rin Nakai was announced for next month's RIZIN 11 show, on top of seven fights being announced for August's RIZIN 12 show. Fourteen...

Rin Nakai faces Shizuka Sugiyama at RIZIN 11 in July

RIZIN 11 in Saitama gets an addition in the form of a battle between female powerhouses; Rin Nakai and Shizuka Sugiyama. The fight was announced...

Takanori Gomi meets Andy Souwer at RIZIN 11

RIZIN 11 continues to get even better with the addition of an absolute banger in the lightweight division. Japanese MMA legend Takanori Gomi will head to the RIZIN...

Asakura vs. RENA II, Jiri Prochazka among three additions to RIZIN 11

RIZIN 11 in Saitama has added three more bouts, including the previously reported Kanna Asakura vs. RENA rematch. No big write-up on Kanna vs. RENA...

RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix and super fights announced for July

RIZIN returns on July 30 live from Saitama. Last night at a press conference in Japan, the promotion began to announce match-ups for the first...

Sakakibara’s new promotion; Rizin Fighting Federation revealed

Former PRIDE boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara introduced his new promotion during a press conference from Tokyo this morning. No name was officially announced as Fedor Emelianenko's...

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