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RIZIN is returning to its home arena, the famous Saitama Super Arena, for RIZIN 24. All fighters made weight and 11 fights in total are expected to go down. There will be eight MMA fights and three kickboxing matches. This is one of the most diverse cards RIZIN has put on this year with a […]
In Japanese kickboxing, you don’t see a lot of theatrics from the fighters. One of the notable exceptions is “Black Panther” BeyNoah (15-2, 8 KO). The 24-year-old kickboxer has earned a reputation for his dance-filled entrances and charismatic personality. He is also a top-level kickboxer with fa...
When RIZIN 21 started announcing matches for their first show of 2020, five kickboxing matches were announced. Some names might be recognizable to hardcore J-Kick fans but for most tuning in, this will be the first time seeing these fighters. These kickboxers have mostly gotten the opportunity to...
Tenshin Nasukawa gets ISKA title shot at RIZIN 16 Yes, more announcements! RIZIN 16 has added two solid kickboxing match-ups featuring Tenshin Nasukawa and teammate Taiju Shiratori. Just one month prior to his RISE World Series 2019 semi-final match-up, Tenshin Nasukawa will return to the RIZIN r...
Floyd Mayweather eyeing big TMT-branded events in Japan As announced a few weeks back, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather is looking to expand his business in Japan following his blockbuster NYE 2018 exhibition bout with Tenshin Nasukawa at RIZIN 14. Floyd Mayweather is looking to bring TMT (The Mone...
RISE Evol. 3 – Results RISE Kickboxing returned yesterday with one of their lower-tier shows in the form of RISE Evol. 3 live from the Shinjuku FACE in Tokyo, Japan. Topped by Tomo Arimatsu and Azusa Kaneko, the card also featured Taiki Sawatani, Teppei Tsuda, and Kazuma Mori, among others. Again...
Tenshin Nasukawa and TAIGA get kickboxing fights at RIZIN 15 Two fan-favourite Japanese fighters will compete in separate kickboxing bouts at RIZIN 15 to finalize 13-fight card. Following an unreal knockout in the -58kg RISE World Series 2019 quarter-finals, the phenomenal Tenshin Nasukawa will ...
RISE 131 – Results Just two weeks after their fantastic RISE World Series 2019: 1st Round show, RISE takes over Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan with a solid RISE 131 fight card. The show features the RISE Queen Atomweight Tournament semi-finals featuring sister of Tenshin, Riri Nasukawa, as well as...
RISE World Series 2019: 1st Round – Results What a card RISE put together for this one! Tonight, live from the Ota-City General Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan, the organization launches RISE World Series 2019 with their 1st Round match-ups. Over the course of 2019, RISE will complete tournaments at bo...
2018 was an incredibly successful year for RIZIN. Not only was it a year of exciting fights and finishes, but they also managed to sell out the famous Super Saitama Arena twice. First was RIZIN 13, headlined by now RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tenshin Nasukawa in a kickboxing m...
Early this morning, RISE 129 went down in Japan. It was a stellar card, topped by a rematch between Tenshin Nasukawa and Taiki Naito. Back in 2015, a 16-year-old Tenshin stopped an 18-year-old Naito to win the -55kg BLADE FC JAPAN CUP TOURNAMENT. Both had improved drastically since this date, how...
The kickboxing phenom is back! 20-year-old Tenshin Nasukawa returns against a familiar face at RISE 129. Yesterday at a press conference in Japan, RISE announced a good amount of fights for their 129th installment on November 17. And among them was a highly-anticipated rematch between Tenshin Nas...
Ahead of their return next weekend, RIZIN Fighting Federation has announced two new additions for the upcoming RIZIN 12 show in Nagoya. RIZIN announced early Saturday morning that two new kickboxing match-ups will be joining the card. One of which will feature the return of recent promotional deb...
The RISE 125 show in Chiba, Japan was headlined by RIZIN superstar Tenshin Nasukawa, who won an absolute war vs. Rodtang Jitmuangnon. Also on the loaded card was Riri Nasukawa – Tenshin’s 15-year-old sister! See how she did here. Tenshin Nasukawa will compete in the upcoming RIZIN KICK Tournament...
Just a few moments ago, the RISE 125 card started live from Chiba, Japan. In the night’s main event, Japanese prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa will return to the ring against quite arguably his toughest foe to date. Opposite him will be a man known as the “Muay Tank”, Thailand’s Rodtang Jitmuangnon – who...
Another bout has been announced for RIZIN’s return in May. This time, a kickboxing contest between Issei “Sunrise Prince” Ishii and Daishin Sakai. RIZIN.10 FUKUOKA 追加カード。 RIZIN.10 FUKUOKA Additional Fight Card. 石井一成 vs 栄井大進 キックボクシングルール(51.5kgs) Issei Ishii vs Daishin Sakai Kickboxing rules (51.5k...