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RIZIN 11 and 12 have each added a solid bout to its lineups. Daron Cruickshank (20-10 MMA, 3-2 RFF) returns to take on Tom Santos (9-5 MMA, 0-0 RFF) at RIZIN 11 on July 29 at lightweight. Former UFC veteran Angela Magana (11-9 MMA) will make her RIZIN debut opposite Kanako Murata (7-1 MMA, 3-1 […]
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 ‘Topnoi’ Thanongsaklek Tiger Muay Thai in a sure-to-be standup war at RIZIN 11. RIZIN announced the bout early Tuesday morning. Kai Asakura vs....
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 fighters showed up the press conference, and all of them had a message to the media in Japan regarding their opponent, the event, the fight, and more. Eve...
RIZIN 12 is slated to take place on August 12, live from Nagoya, Japan. But, prior to tonight, no fights had been announced. Well, seven – yes, seven – bouts were announced just moments ago at a press conference in Japan. Yusuke Yachi vs. Bruno Carvalho 70kg KRAZY BEE’s Yusuke Yachi (20-6) heads ...
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 II here, though. Check out the previous report here. The bout has been confirmed, no official title confirmation as of yet, though. We’re gonna focus...
Last night, it was announced that in July we would be getting a compelling flyweight rematch between Kyoji Horiguchi and Hiromasa Ogikubo. The pair of former opponents appeared in front of the media in Japan, and both had some interesting things to say about their upcoming match-up. Prior to sign...
After five months away, RIZIN returned last night. And, to no one’s surprise, RIZIN 10 was worth the wait. We didn’t witness the most finish-heavy show go down in Fukuoka this morning, but what we did see was spectacular nonetheless. The finishes we saw were incredible, and the three-round wars w...
RIZIN is back! Check the RIZIN 10 Results below. After five months away, the return of RIZIN is tonight! They come back with a loaded RIZIN 10 fight card from Fukuoka, Japan. In the main event of the evening, one of the best flyweight/bantamweight fighters on planet earth returns. Fresh off his t...
Tonight, live from Fukuoka, Japan, RIZIN returns with a stellar RIZIN 10 fight card. Earlier this morning, the fighters weighed in. Check out those RIZIN 10 Weigh-In Results below. All athletes involved made the weight necessary, and all provided media in Japan with some interesting quotes – like...
RIZIN 10 gets two more excellent fights! UFC and WEC veteran Diego “The Gun” Nunes will make his RIZIN debut against Japanese fan-favorite Yusuke Yachi. And, in a battle of heavyweight debutants, Croatia’s Ante Delija faces Brazil’s Ricardo Prasel. The fights were announced at a RIZIN press conf...
February 2018 provided a decent number of contenders for a potential Fight of the Month candidate. The first event of the month was CES 48, where we saw the first potential contender as Brian Marino and Jerome Mickle slugged it out in Rhode Island. That same weekend we saw Thiago Santos and Antho...
RIZIN closes out the year with arguably the best MMA event of 2017. Their typical double-header featured incredible action, with three separate one-night tournaments taking place on the final night of the year. Check out full results of Night 1 here, and find out the full results of Night 2 here....