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This weekend Rizin presents what will maybe be their biggest card to date. Over 40,000 people will make their way to the stadium portion of the Saitama Super Arena to attend Super Rizin 3. It’s a feat that an MMA organization hasn’t done in over 15 years. Rizin is scheduled to put on its biggest […]
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 […]
This Saturday night we have an incredible RIZIN 17 show airing live from the famous Saitama Super Arena. On paper, this card could be, as the kids says, “lit.” It is a 12 fight card with 10 MMA fights and two kickboxing fights. Many of the fights have some incredible stories behind them. In this […]
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 an arguable Event of the Year contender. There were ten fights in total. One kickboxing bout and nine stellar mixed martial arts fights. W...
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 UFC veteran in the form of Melvin Guillard. Takanori Gomi vs. Melvin Guillard Takanori Gomi (35-15, 1NC) returns to RIZIN not only looking to secure his first ...
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 11 in Saitama gets an addition in the form of a battle between female powerhouses; Rin Nakai and Shizuka Sugiyama. The fight was announced at a RIZIN press conference late Tuesday. Rin Nakai vs. Shizuka Sugiyama 57kg One of the most renowned female fighters in Japan, 31-year-old Rin Nakai (...
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 ring for the second time when he takes on kickboxing legend Andy Souwer in Saitama. The promotion announced the fantastic bout via pr...
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...
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 round of their bantamweight grand-prix, as well as separate bouts they are referring to as ‘super fights’. RIZIN Bantamweight Grand-Prix and super fights ...
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 opponent on New Years Eve, but they did promise the announcement would be revealed via press release in the future. The pro...
Following the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter: China Finale on Saturday night, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced the date of its next trip to Macau, and Japan. UFC announces return to Macau and Japan on Aug. 23, Sept. 20 respectively UFC Asia Managing Director Mark Fischer revea...
Press Release – November 9th, 2012 Tokyo, Japan (Nov 9th, 2011) – Following the recent GLORY Sports International (GSI) announcement that it will be producing DREAM 18 at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve, the company has now announced it will merge GLORY 4: Tokyo Grand Slam with DREAM 18 to...
Press Release – November 9th, 2012 Tokyo, Japan (Nov 9th, 2011) – Following the recent GLORY Sports International (GSI) announcement that it will be producing DREAM 18 at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve, the company has now announced it will merge GLORY 4: Tokyo Grand Slam with DREAM 18 to...