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RIZIN has finally returned! The Japanese MMA promotion will be putting on its first show since it took a hiatus when the COVID-19 pandemic hit Japan. It is a part of a double bill of shows with RIZIN 22 going up tonight and RIZIN 23 tomorrow. In the main event, Krazy Bee‘s Yusuke Yachi (21-9) wil...
DEEP JEWELS 23 – Results This weekend, starting on Friday, March 8, DEEP will hold yet another double-header DEEP x DEEP JEWELS show. This arguably their most stacked yet. Beginning with DEEP JEWELS 23, the show will air on Abema TV and feature some of Japan’s finest female athletes and numerous ...
Kanna Asakura faces champ Tomo Maesawa at DEEP JEWELS 23 Recent RIZIN title-challenger Kanna Asakura is set to return to the ring in March when she heads to DEEP JEWELS to take on their atomweight champion, Tomo Maesawa, in a non-title bout. The fight was confirmed early Wednesday. 21-year-old Ka...
‘RIZIN: Yarennoka!’ adds Japanese celebrity Nanaka Kawamura In the latest addition to RIZIN’s NYE ‘Yarennoka!’ show, Japanese ‘idol’ Nanaka Kawamura will face Ai Shimizu. Known as “The Strongest Underground Idol,” 22-year-old Nanaka Kawamura (2-2) has been single-handedly selling out DEEP JEWELS ...
Gabi Garcia, Miyuu Yamamoto return at RIZIN 14 The news around RIZIN 14 continues! Last month, the announcements started rolling out. From Floyd Mayweather vs. Tenshin Nasukawa to Ayaka Hamasaki vs. Kanna Asakura, and Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Darrion Caldwell. The card seriously began to take shape, a...
A few days ago, RIZIN announced that Kanna Asakura would face Ayaka Hamasaki in a stellar atomweight contest at RIZIN 14. This fight was pretty inarguably to determine the best 105-lb woman on the planet. Well now, RIZIN has added even more stakes to the match-up. During a RIZIN 14 press conferen...
Over the weekend, an incredible RIZIN 11 took place at the Saitama Super Arena. Amidst the chaos, we received a few announcements regarding September’s RIZIN 13 show. In a fantastic atomweight contest, former Invicta titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki returns to RIZIN to take on equally seasoned DEEP JEW...