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RIZIN Men's Festival
RIZIN Men's Festival is an upcoming event that will be held by RIZIN Fighting Federation at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan0.0
Year:
2025
RIZIN 50
RIZIN 50 is RIZIN's first Shikoku tournament as a part of the opening commemoration event of Anabuki Arena. The main event is a bantamweight title match between Naoki Inoue and Yuki Motoya!0.0
Year:
2025
RIZIN DECADE
Witness the Fight Card of the Decade! Celebrate 10 years of Japan's RIZIN Fighting Federation's spectacular martial arts legacy with the ultimate year-end event! This is more than a fight card—it’s a night of champions, legends, and rising stars.0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN LANDMARK 10 in NAGOYA
RIZIN LANDMARK 10 live from the Port Messe Nagoya in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on November 17. Vugar Karamov returns to the ring for the first time in a year, and don't miss his grappler showdown with Majima!0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN 48
Satoshi clashes with Gustavo, who has won 4 consecutive RIZIN wins, in a title match for the first time in about two and a half years!0.0
Year:
2024
Super RIZIN 3
Super RIZIN.3 was a combat sports event that took place on Sunday, July 28, 2024 the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Mikuru Asakura vs. Ren Hiramoto: The ultimate showdown, a battle between two people aiming for the top of the next generation!0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN 47
Kyoji Horiguchi faces former Bellator champion Sergio Pettis in a revenge match!0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN 46
Featherweight champion Chihiro Suzuki's first defense will be against Masanori Kanehara from Japan!0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN LANDMARK 9 in KOBE
Lightweight champion Roberto "Satoshi" de Souza's return match will be against K-Taro Nakamura in a lower weight class!0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in SAGA
RIZIN LANDMARK 8 in SAGA took place Saturday, February 24, 2024 with 14 fights at Saga Arena in Saga, Japan.0.0
Year:
2024
RIZIN 45
RIZIN 45 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event will be a bantamweight title showdown between Juan Archuleta and Kai Asakura. American athlete “The Spaniard” Archuleta picked up the RIZIN title earlier this year and is now looking to add his first title defense. Additionally, the 36-year-old athlete is a former Bellator MMA world champion. Japan’s Kai Asakura is a fan favorite. He and his brother are known for their exciting and tactical style of fighting. Throughout his career, the majority of his wins were captured by way of knockout or TKO. Asakura is coming off a of knockout by way of a knee to the body to earn his title shot.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in AZERBAIJAN
RIZIN LANDMARK 7 in Azerbaijan was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, November 4, 2023 at the National Gymnastic Arena in Baku, Azerbaijan.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN LANDMARK 6 in NAGOYA
RIZIN LANDMARK 6 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. The card features the return of former UFC fighter Rogerio Bontorin, who was tagged with a flying knee in his promotional debut.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN 44
RIZIN 44 live from Saitama Super Arena, Japan. The fight card has well over 11 matches and will have Juntarou Ushiku vs Kyohei Hagiwara as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!0.0
Year:
2023
Super RIZIN 2
On July 30th Super RIZIN 2 is live from Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The fight card has well over 8 matches, 3 of them are with titles on the line and will have Mikuru Asakura vs Vugar Karamov fighting for the RIZIN Featherweight Title as main event of the evening, finishing the entire lineup with a bang!0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN 43
RIZIN 43 live from the Makomanai Sekisui Heim Arena in Sapporo, Japan. The event has been somewhat overshadowed by the colossal Rizin vs Bellator 2 event just around the corner. While not having the star power of the July’s copromotion Rizin’s inaugural venture into Hokkaido is stacked with intriguing, well matched fights that promise a bit of everything. 13 matches grace the main card with an additional 4 preliminaries, showcasing the caliber of fighters fans have come to expect.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN 42
RIZIN 42 was a combat sports event that took place on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at the Tokyo Ariake Arena in Tokyo, Japan.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN LANDMARK 5 in YOYOGI
RIZIN 41 was a combat sports event that took place on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN 41
RIZIN 41 was a combat sports event that took place on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan.0.0
Year:
2023
RIZIN 40
RIZIN 40 was a mixed martial arts event that took place on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN LANDMARK 4 in NAGOYA
The “LANDMARK” series will be presented in a different way than previously seen. In the past, “LANDMARK” was a short show that consisted of four or five fights in the RIZIN ring. Another theme of the series was how the cards would take place at an undisclosed location. That will all change this weekend. After RIZIN lost a sponsor this year and in turn had to fold their “TRIGGER” series, the “LANDMARK” show will stick around but adopt a lot of the characteristics of the other b-show. This weekend’s card will be longer in length, and like how “TRIGGER” used to be, it will take place inside a cage instead of the RIZIN ring.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 39
Notable RIZIN names Yusuke Yachi and Tsuyoshi Sudario were among the 14 names announced for RIZIN 39 on Wednesday. The new matchups are joining a card that take place on October 23rd at the Marine Messe Fukuoka Hall A in Fukuoka, Japan. Yachi will have a tough challenge in his attempt to snap a losing streak. He is being paired up against South African lightweight talent Boyd Allen, who will be fighting in the promotion for the first time. Allen has a pro record that includes 16 wins through 21 appearances. He has fought numerous times in notable regional promotion EFC since 2012.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 38
RIZIN 38 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event includes the continuation of their Super Atomweight Grand Prix and Hiromasa Ougikubo’s first appearance since winning a bantamweight tournament last year. In what is the biggest return of the night, RIZIN Bantamweight Champion Kyoji Horiguchi fights in Japan for the first time since late 2020, facing Kintaro in the main event.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 37
RIZIN 37 live from Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. This event kicks off an eight-woman super atomweight tournament this weekend. The bracket includes current divisional champ Seika Izawa, former titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki, previous grand prix winner Kanna Asakura, among the many names appearing.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 36
RIZIN holds its first event in nearly two months. RIZIN 36 live from the Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan, for a card that has seen some late changes. RIZIN’s card is headlined by Ren Hiramoto and Hiroaki Suzuki. That wasn’t the original main event, but it was put into that spot after former bantamweight champion Kai Asakura was forced out of his bout against Yang Ji-yong.0.0
Year:
2022
THE MATCH 2022
Tenshin vs Takeru0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN LANDMARK vol.3
RIZIN LANDMARK vol.3 live from Japan. The top fight of the card is currently scheduled to be a clash between featherweights Kleber Koike and Kyohei Hagiwara. Koike, a former KSW Champion, has yet to lose since joining RIZIN in late 2020. He scored his fourth consecutive submission win for the promotion in February, catching Ulka Saski with a rear naked choke in the main event of a “TRIGGER” card. On the other hand, Hagiwara will be fighting to bounce back from a loss. He had a two-fight winning streak snapped in his last appearance, as Satoshi Yamasu submitted him in the main event of RIZIN 34 in March.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 35
RIZIN 35 live from the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. The event is just 10 bouts in total but includes a solid three-fight lineup of title bouts at the top of the card. In the main event, Roberto Satoshi Souza will look to defend his RIZIN belt and avenge his sole pro loss when he fights Johnny Case.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN TRIGGER 3rd
RIZIN TRIGGER 3rd will kick off a doubleheader of events, live from the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Tokyo, Japan. A rematch between RIZIN vet Yusuke Yachi and returning talent Luiz Gustavo headlines the event, pitting the lightweights up against each other nearly four years after their first meeting. This eight-bout show takes place inside a cage.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 34
RIZIN 34 will be the first numbered event of the year, live from Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan. This event will feature a 17-fight card from the Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, flashy featherweight Kyohei Hagiwara will meet former DEEP Impact Champion Satoshi "DOMINATOR" Yamasu.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN LANDMARK vol.2
RIZIN will present its second “LANDMARK” event, showcasing five matchups between MMA and kickboxing rulesets. In the main event, former K-1 Japan kickboxer Ren Hiramoto will search for his first MMA win when facing Chihiro Suzuki.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN TRIGGER 2nd
RIZIN will kick off their 2022 schedule with their second-ever “TRIGGER” card live from Ecopa Arena in Shizuoka, Japan. The event is set to take place in a cage and showcase some of the lesser-known names from the MMA world in Japan. The event has a high-profile fight set for the main event, as Ulka Sasaki will search for his first featherweight win against rising contender Kleber Koike.0.0
Year:
2022
RIZIN 33
Rizin 33 - Saitama is a combat sport event held by Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2021, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN TRIGGER 1st
RIZIN Trigger at the Kobe World Memorial Hall. Surging Featherweight contenders Shoji Maruyama and Kyohei Hagiwara headline the first event of the TRIGGER series. A flyweight showdown between ZST Champion Saomoto and GRACHAN Champion Matsuba announced. Grand Prix participant Shian and former Shooto title challenger Uoi Fullswing clash in Bantamweight tilt.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 32
RIZIN 32 live for the first time from the Okinawa Arena in Okinawa, Japan. The card will be headlined by experienced fighters RENA and Miyuu Yamamoto, who will be meeting in the ring for the second time. The event is also set to include numerous veterans and local talent from Okinawa.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 31
RIZIN 31 live from the Pia Arena MM in Yokohama, Japan. The Main event will be a featherweight title match. The champion, Saito, will put the belt on the line for the first time when facing regional champion Juntaro Ushiku.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 30
RIZIN’s Bantamweight Grand Prix was narrowed down to eight fighters earlier this year, as the 16-man bracket kicked off during two cards in the summer. Getting closer to the promotion’s famous New Year’s Eve show, RIZIN will determine their bantamweight semi-finalists on here at RIZIN 30.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 29
RIZIN 29 live from Maruzen Intec Arena in Osaka, Japan. The even features tournament bouts set in the bantamweight division for both MMA and kickboxing. The MMA affairs are a continuation of the grand prix that kicked off earlier in June at Rizin 28. Several notable stars, including Kai Asakura and Hiromasa Ougikubo, advanced during that night of action. This weekend, veterans Takafumi Otsuka and Masakazu Imanari will try to add their names to that list. Meanwhile, the kickboxing bracket gets underway with the likes of Taiju Shiratori, Ryo Takahashi, Genji Umeno and Kouzi competing for a place in the next round.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 28
RIZIN 28 will mark RIZIN's first event at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. Undefeated kickboxing star Tenshin Nasukawa will fight one bout against three separate opponents and the bantamweight grand prix will get underway, all at RIZIN 28. The show also features a featherweight contest between Mikura Asakura and Kleber Koike Erbst and a clash for the vacant Rizin lightweight world title between Tofiq Musayev and Roberto de Souza.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 27
RIZIN 27 live from the Nippon Haishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan. The spotlight shines on Rizin women’s atomweight champion Ayaka Hamasaki. The 38-year-old Invicta and Deep Jewels veteran is among the best 105-pound ladies to ever grace a ring or cage, and she has yet to slow down. Hamasaki is 21-3 in more than 11 years of action. Two of her losses came in strawweight affairs against Claudia Gadelha and Livinha Souza. Her third stumble came in a recent trilogy fight with perhaps the only woman that can be considered her equal, Seo Hee Ham. Now, Hamasaki puts her belt on the line in a rematch against Kanna Asakura.0.0
Year:
2021
RIZIN 26
RIZIN 26 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The bill is topped by a highly anticipated rematch between current Rizin bantamweight kingpin Kai Asakura and former titleholder Kyoji Horiguchi. The two first met in a non-title affair when Horiguchi held both the Rizin and Bellator gold. Asakura finished the former UFC flyweight in just over a minute. The rivals were set to fight again at the New Year’s Eve show last year, but a leg injury forced Horiguchi to the sidelines and set the table for a title bout between Asakura and Manel Kape. Kape left with the strap, but it eventually found its way back to Asakura. Now, Horiguchi hopes to not only avenge his prior loss, but regain the belt he was forced to vacate.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 25
RIZIN returns to Osaka, Japan, for RIZIN.25, which is headlined by a title bout featuring Mikuru Asakura and Yutaka Saito for the RIZIN featherweight championship. Asakura is riding an eight-fight winning streak and has compiled a 7-0 record within the Rizin organization. Now, he prepares for the biggest fight of his career in an effort to capture the Rizin gold. His opponent, Saito, is a seasoned MMA veteran who has compiled an 18-4-2 record and is coming off a devastating knockout victory via soccer kicks over Kazumasa Majima. He plans to play spoiler and hand Asakura his first defeat in the promotion while capturing the league’s featherweight championship in the process.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 24
RIZIN 24 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. The promotion’s 28th event features a sold-out attendance of just 5,000 people due to government restrictions in place during the midst of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In the night’s headliner, promotional superstar and Japanese combat-sports phenom Tenshin Nasukawa looks to remain undefeated when he takes on former K-1 title challenger Kouzi. The 22-year-old kickboxing prodigy seeks to add to an already impressive legacy in only his second bout of the year. Meanwhile, Kouzi is set to compete for the first time since leaving K-1 on a three-fight winning streak.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 23
RIZIN 23 serves to crown a new bantamweight champion when Hiromasa Ougikubo meets Kai Asakura in the headliner. The undercard is full of prospects, including Kazumasa Majima, Makoto Takahashi and Tatsuki Saomoto. Kickboxing fans will be treated to a rematch between Taiga and Kento Haraguchi, plus the return of KAITO.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 22
RIZIN 22 is heavy on quality kickboxing and women’s MMA, while also featuring a lightweight showdown between Yusuke Yachi and Roberto de Souza. The lineup also includes Ayaka Hamasaki, Kanna Asakura, Naoki Inoue, Yoshinari Nadaka and Rui Ebata.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 21
Asakura takes center stage in a featherweight clash with Daniel Salas. Salas seeks to shock the Japanese crowd when he takes on Asakura, who has won 13 of his 14 pro bouts.0.0
Year:
2020
RIZIN 20
The final event of 2019 is here, and per usual it’s being held by RIZIN Fighting Federation!0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN 19
RIZIN 19 live from the EDION Arena in Osaka, Japan. In the main event, Kai Asakura is on a mission to keep his momentum going following a shocking victory over a Kyoji Horiguchi when he takes on Ulka Sasaki. Also on the card, Eight men are on the hunt for a lightweight tournament championship. Jiří Procházka, who captured Rizin’s light heavyweight crown with an April victory over Muhammed King Mo, meets Fabio Maldonado. The two will clash in a 220-pound catchweight affair.0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN 18
RIZIN 18 live from the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya, Japan. In the evening’s main event, former UFC title challenger and current Rizin and Bellator champion Kyoji Horiguchi takes on rising star Kai Asakura. The co-main event pits the promotion’s women’s super atomweight titleholder Ayaka Hamasaki against Thailand’s Suwanan Boonsorn in a non-title affair.0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN 17
RIZIN 17 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. In the evening’s main event, lightweights Yusuke Yachi and Mikuru Asakura lock horns. Also the card, numerous UFC veterans are in action as Ulka Sasaki takes on longtime veteran Shintaro Ishiwatari, Ultimate Fighter 24 runner-up Hiromasa Ogikubo clashes with Yuki Motoya, Johnny Case challenges Satoru Kitaoka, Tatsuya Kawajiri battles unbeaten Russian Ali Abdulkhalikov, Mizuto Hirota faces off with grappling ace Roberto de Souza, and UFC veteran and current ROAD FC champion Seo Hee Ham meets Tomo Maesawa.0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN 16
RIZIN 16 live from the Kobe World Memorial Hall in Kobe, Japan. The event features family members of the late “Kid” Yamamoto, as his sister Miyuu Yamamoto faces Kanna Asakura and his nephew Erson Yamamoto battles Tim Eschtruth. Tenshin Nasukawa also competes at the event in a kickboxing match.0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN 15
RIZIN 15 live from the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan. The promotion returns to Yokohama for the first time in two years with many of the biggest stars in the promotion. The inaugural Rizin light heavyweight title will be on the line when 2015 RIZIN Heavyweight GP winner King Mo meets the man he defeated to win the grand prix, Jiří Procházka. In the night’s co-headliner, RIZIN bantamweight champion Kyoji Horiguchi takes on former UFC flyweight Ben Nguyen. Since leaving the UFC with a 7-1 record, Horiguchi has won eight straight fights, including stoppages over Bellator champ Darrion Caldwell, former consensus No. 1 flyweight Ian McCall, and former King of Pancrase Shintaro Ishiwatari.0.0
Year:
2019
RIZIN Heisei's Last Yarennoka!
RIZIN Heisei’s Last Yarennoka! live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The event features a clash of former champions in the main event. Former Sengoku, Deep and King of Pancrase champion Satoru Kitaoka meets former Shooto welterweight world champ Tatsuya Kawajiri in a battle of two of the best lightweights in Japanese MMA history.0.0
Year:
2018
RIZIN 14
RIZIN 14 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The biggest event in the promotion’s history features 14 fights in the final MMA event of the year. In the night’s headliner, boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. competes in the country of Japan for the first time in a three-round boxing exhibition with Japanese prodigy Tenshin Nasukawa, who is undefeated as a professional combat-sports athlete. The co-headliner features two of the best bantamweights in the world. Bellator bantamweight champion Darrion Caldwell challenges Kyoji Horiguchi for the inaugural RIZIN bantamweight title.0.0
Year:
2018
RIZIN 13
RIZIN 13 will be the promotions biggest event to date from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Following the tragic loss of Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto this month, two generational talents from their respective combat sports will compete in a clash featuring two of Japan’s best. Yamamoto’s protege Kyoji Horiguchi will strap on the big gloves when he crosses over into kickboxing to take on undefeated 20-year-old phenom Tenshin Nasukawa. In addition to the headliner, Mirko Cro Cop returns against streaking heavyweight Roque Martinez, former Invicta FC atomweight champ Ayaka Hamasaki meets DEEP titleholder Mina Kurobe, and former UFC fighters Diego Brandão and Daron Cruickshank will clash at lightweight.0.0
Year:
2018
RIZIN 12
RIZIN 12 live from the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium in Nagoya, Japan, for the first time. The main event of the evening features the consensus No. 1 lightweight in RIZIN, Yusuke Yachi, taking on late-replacement opponent Luiz Gustavo. Yachi rides a six-fight winning streak into the ring following wins against UFC veterans Diego Nunes, Takanori Gomi and Daron Cruickshank. Gustavo comes in with a lengthy winning streak of his own into his promotional debut. Gustavo has stoppages in all eight of his professional wins.0.0
Year:
2018
RIZIN 11
RIZIN 11 live from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. The main event of the evening is a much-anticipated rematch between Rizin women’s super atomweight grand-prix winner Kanna Asakura and highly decorated Shoot Boxing champion Rena “RENA” Kubota. In addition to the headliner, The Ultimate Fighter 24 finalist and current Shooto world champion Hiromasa Ogikubo gets his chance for redemption against Japanese superstar Kyoji Horiguchi.0.0
Year:
2018
RIZIN 10
RIZIN hold its first event of the year on May 6, with RIZIN 10 in the promotion’s second trip to the Marine Messe Fukuoka in Fukuoka, Japan. Japan’s best MMA fighter today, Kyoji Horiguchi, continues to set out to prove his worth on the world stage when he takes on the former consensus No.1 flyweight in the world, Ian McCall. In the co-headliner of the evening, teenage kickboxing phenom Tenshin Nasukawa returns to the ring against WSOF flyweight champion Yusaku Nakamura. The 19-year-old super prospect Nasukawa has defeated all 29 opponents in his pro career across MMA, kickboxing and Muay Thai rules, including 23 victories by way of stoppage.0.0
Year:
2018
Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura
Rizin 2017 in Yokohama: Sakura was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 16, 2017 at the Yokohama Arena in Yokohama, Japan.0.0
Year:
2017
RIZIN 1
Rizin Fighting Federation 1 was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on April 4, 2016 at the Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan.0.0
Year:
2016
RIZIN IZA
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 2 - Iza was a mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 31, 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .0.0
Year:
2015
RIZIN SARABA
Rizin World Grand Prix 2015: Part 1 - Saraba was an inaugural mixed martial arts event held by the Rizin Fighting Federation on December 29, 2015 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan .0.0
Year:
2015