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After months of anticipation, a return fight for heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko has been announced. After some speculation that it would be Jaideep Singh, RIZIN led us to believe that it was indeed not happening, well today it was confirmed. Fedor Emelianenko vs. Jaideep Singh headlines RIZI...
RIZIN FF: Fedor Emelianenko Press Conference goes live Tonight at 10PM ET Tonight all the speculation regarding heavyweight legend Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent for RIZIN 2 on New Years Eve can finally come to an end, as RIZIN has scheduled a Press Conference to announce Fedor’s next foe. (EN) Liv...
WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING – GLOBAL CHAMPIONSHIP ADDS MICHIHIRO OMIGAWA AND HISAE WITANABE TO ROSTER Fight Scheduled for February 7 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan LAS VEGAS, NV December 17, 2015 World Series of Fighting – Global Championship (WSOF-GC) has added two ...
RIZIN FF has announced the debut of Kaido Höövelson, better known as; BARUTO. He will take on combat sports legend Jérôme Le Banner on December 31. RIZIN announces BARUTO vs. Jérôme Le Banner for 12/31 30-year-old Baruto (0-0) will be making his MMA debut following his run as a sumo-wrestler whic...
RIZIN has announced via Press Release two more fights for their debut card on December 29 featuring the likes of HINATA and Carlos Toyota. Two more fights added to RIZIN 1 KAZUYUKI MIYATA vs. HINATA WATANABE First bout announced was a fight between Kazuyuki Miyata (14-9) and one of Japan’s best k...
Akebono/Sapp II to be contested under Shoot Boxing rules, two K-1 bouts added to RIZIN events (Press Release) RIZIN FF officials announced today that the highly anticipated rematch between Akebono and Bob Sapp will be contested under Shoot Boxing rules. In K-1 rules action, it was announced that ...
Initially slated to face BAMMA heavyweight champ Godbeer, RIZIN FF has announced that ‘King Mo’ Lawal will instead fight former BAMMA light heavyweight title challenger; Brett “The Spartan” McDermott. ‘King Mo’ gets replacement for RIZIN GP Brett McDermott (5-2) is coming off a quick (T)KO win at...
Fighters comment on the highly-anticipated tournament that will award its winner a $300,000 grand prize RIZIN FF Heavyweight Tournament Matchups and Fighter Quotes TOKYO, JAPAN (Nov. 30, 2015) –A drawing to determine the tournament brackets and first stage matchups for the RIZIN FIGHTING GRAND-PR...
On Wednesday Rizin FF continued to fill their inaugural card on New Year’s Eve, with the announcement of new roster fighters they confirmed four new bouts, including the already reported Souwer vs. ‘Jienotsu’ contest, at a press conference today. Former DREAM featherweight champion Hiroyuki Takay...
Tsuyoshi Kosaka signs with Rizin Fighting Federation “TK” Tsuyoshi Kosaka (26-18-2 ) has signed with Rizin Fighting Federation following an almost ten year absence from MMA. Rizin boss Nobuyuki Sakakibara tweeted about his meeting with the PRIDE and Rings veteran this morning. Around the same tim...
After years of anticipation, Andy Souwer is finally set to make his MMA debut. He will take on Yuichiro ‘Jienotsu’ Nagashima in Japan. The bout was reported on liverkick.com late Monday. Souwer (0-0) will be making his MMA debut after amassing a record of 153-15-1 in kickboxing. He is a 4x S-cup ...
Tonight the co-main event of Jungle Fight 82 in Sao Paulo, Brazil saw Bruno Cappelozza (6-3) take on the undefeated Sandro Bezerra (6-0) for the vacant Jungle Fight heavyweight title. After winning by (T)KO, it was confirmed by Nobuyuki Sakakibara on Twitter that Cappelozza punched his ticket to ...
Rizin Fighting Federation has announced their sixth signing, and it’s in the form of former Sumo wrestler Kaido Hoovelson, better known as; BARUTO. Here is the official statement; “A long awaited man from the Professional Sumo world who has the potential to be the top fighter has made his decisio...
The first bout for new promotion Rizin Fighting Federation has been revealed, and it features two legends in Japanese combat sports as Shinya Aoki takes on Kazushi Sakuraba. The bout was confirmed at Rizin’s press conference this morning in Tokyo. Aoki (38-6, 1NC) is the current ONE Championship ...
Rumor: Takanori Gomi & Tatsuya Kawajiri to Coach “TUF Japan” It has been rumored that Takanori Gomi & Tatsuya Kawajiri are the TUF Japan coaches and will rematch once the season is finished. Kawajiri has decided to move back up to 155 pounds for the rematch. They fought back at Pride Bushido 9...
Mr. Hollywood, Johnny Case (18-4) is set to make his UFC debut at this Friday’s Japan event from the historic Saitama Super Arena. He was set to make his promotional debut at UFC Fight Night 44 against Joe Ellenberger, however an eye injury forced him out of action just five days prior. The eye […]